Indie Filmmaker Jeff Baena Has Passed Away At 47
deadline.comTragic news. Jeff Baena has died. The screenwriter and film director is best known for Life After Beth (2014), Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), Horse Girl (2020), Spin Me Round (2022), and for co-writing I Heart Huckabees (2004).
He is also the husband of actress and producer Aubrey Plaza, and they have been married since 2021. Circumstances of his passing are unclear at this moment, and we will update the post as more comes in.
After graduating NYU Film School, Baena moved to Los Angeles to start building his career. He became a production assistant for Robert Zemeckis, working on a number of films, followed by a job as an assistant editor for writer-director David O.
Russell. Baena perhaps is known for co-writing I Heart Huckabees which was nominated for the 2004 Gotham Award for Best Feature.
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