Cord Jefferson
An episode of the Maltin on Movies podcast, hosted by Leonard Maltin & Jessie Maltin, titled "Cord Jefferson" was published on February 9, 2024 and runs 49 minutes.
February 9, 2024 ·49m · Maltin on Movies
Episode Description
Cord Jefferson is riding high as the Oscar-nominated writer and director of American Fiction, which has widely and properly been acclaimed as one of the best films of the past year. Even more exciting is the fact that Jefferson has never made a movie before. Leonard and Jessie enjoyed exploring the building blocks of his career that led to this achievement. He was on the writing staff of Larry Wilmore's Late Night comedy show and Aziz Ansari's Master of None, among others, when a series of events pointed him toward filmmaking. Step One was finding a property he cared enough about to adapt and then direct. Unlike other neophytes who get their first break right out of film school, Cord had traveled the world and worked as a journalist before he ever stepped foot on a movie set. We are eager to see what comes next.
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