Steven Shainberg

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Secretary Trailer

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 Shainberg's 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 Conrad’s 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 Harry’s "Strike Me Pink".

Most Popular Steven Shainberg Trailers

Total trailers found: 13

Secretary Trailer (2002)

20 September 2002

A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.

Hit Me Trailer (1996)

09 September 1996

A bellhop living with his mentally impaired brother becomes involved with an unbalanced woman and a scheme to steal guests' valuables.

Broken English Trailer (2007)

22 June 2007

Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children, while she's in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who constantly reminds her of it all.

The Prom Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

Marty is not comfortable showing his body at college or private. He is suffering from a skin disease called nevus flammeus.

Rupture Trailer (2016)

04 November 2016

A single mom tries to break free from a mysterious organization that has abducted her.

Never Forever Trailer (2007)

20 June 2007

When an American woman begins a dangerous relationship with an attractive immigrant worker, in order to save her marriage, she finds her true self.

Alice & Viril Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

Alice asks Viril to hold his head under water for three minutes.

Last Looks Trailer (2022)

27 January 2022

A disgraced ex-cop seeks solace by moving to the woods, but his quiet life comes to an end when a private eye recruits him to investigate the murder of an eccentric TV star's wife.

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus Trailer (2006)

30 August 2006

In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents.

At Close Range Trailer (1986)

18 April 1986

Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town.

Angela & Viril Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

While Angela meditates, Viril is typing the numbers one through one thousand.

Big Men Trailer (2014)

14 March 2014

For her latest industrial exposé, Rachel Boynton (Our Brand Is Crisis) gained unprecedented access to Africa's oil companies.

Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) Trailer (2021)

17 June 2021

A journey across the United States to explore the story of the Civil War of Americans from President Obama's final year in office through the present.