Neal Jimenez

Neal Jimenez
Born	May 22, 1960 Sacramento, California
Occupation	Screenwriter, Film Director

Neal Jimenez (born May 22, 1960) is a screenwriter and film director. He is best known for the writing of his macabre 1980's film River's Edge. He was a member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994.^[1] He won Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Feature and Best Screenplay for The Waterdance.^[2]

Jimenez attended UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. In 1984, while a film student, he went hiking with some friends and slipped on a rock, falling twenty feet into a shallow pool below. He was initially a paralyzed from the neck down but subsequent surgeries restored movement to his upper body and he has been a paraplegic since. The film The Waterdance, which he wrote and co-directed, was partly based on his experience in rehabilitation.^[3][4]

Filmography as a Writer

• Hideaway - 1995
• Sleep with Me - 1994
• The Waterdance - 1992
• The Dark Wind - 1991
• For the Boys - 1991
• Where the River Runs Black - 1986
• River's Edge - 1986

Filmography as a Director

• The Waterdance - 1992

References

1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0422791/bio
2. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0422791/awards
3. "Dealing With Script He Never Wanted To Write". Los Angeles Times. April 9, 1986.
4. "The Rehab Men". The Chicago Tribune. May 10, 1992.

External links

• Neal Jimenez at the Internet Movie Database
• Neal Jimenez at AllMovie