Steven Shainberg

Steven Shainberg born 5 February 1963 is an American film director and producer He is the nephew of author Lawrence Shainberg Both are part of the Shainberg family of Memphis Tennessee founder of the Shainbergs chain of stores which is now part of Dollar General Shainberg received his BA from Yale University in English Literature and East Asian studies After graduation he worked as a location manager assistant director production coordinator and assistant editor on a number of films commercials and rock videos He also worked as an independent producer developing adaptations of Joseph Conrads The Secret Agent and Henry James The Americans At the American Film Institute he directed and wrote four short films including The Prom starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and J T Walsh The Prom won the Grand Prize at the Houston International Film Festival the Critics Award at the Breckenridge Film Festival and the Silver Medal for Drama at the New York Film Festival In 1998 his short film series Mr Virgil ran for almost six months on MTV as well as his video for Debbie Harrys Strike Me Pink Description above from the Wikipedia Steven Shainberg licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia