Gren Wells

Gren Wells is a Kentucky-born filmmaker, screenwriter, and actress who works and resides in Los Angeles.

Gren Wells
Born
Louisville, Kentucky United States
OccupationFilmmaker, Screenwriter, Actor
Known forA Little Bit of Heaven, The Road Within

Early life

Wells was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut.[1] After attending Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, Wells moved to New York City, where she starred in six indie films over a two-year span, one of which, Man About Town, won Best Short Film at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.[2] After moving to Los Angeles, Wells became a stand-up comic and wrote her first feature script, A Little Bit of Heaven.

Career

Her first script, A Little Bit of Heaven, was sold to 20th Century Fox.[3] This script later found a home at The Film Department and starred Kate Hudson, Gael García Bernal, Kathy Bates, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lucy Punch, Romany Malco, and Peter Dinklage.[4]

Her second film, The Road Within, is Wells' directorial debut.[5] After premiering at the Los Angeles Film Festival [5] it was acquired by Well Go USA. It stars Zoë Kravitz, Dev Patel, Robert Sheehan, Robert Patrick and Kyra Sedgwick and is scheduled for theatrical release on April 17, 2015.[6]

Awards

Wells was chosen as one of Variety's Top 10 Directors to Watch for 2014.

References
  1. Plyer, Will (1 October 2004). "Gren Wells". Done Deal Professional. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. "Man About Town". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. "Executive Profiles: John Davis". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. Dargis, Manohla (3 May 2012). "Dancing on Her Own Grave With a Spring in Her Step: 'A Little Bit of Heaven,' With Kate Hudson". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  5. Silverstein, Melissa (18 June 2014). "LAFF Women Directors: Meet Gren Wells (The Road Within)". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  6. Punter, Jennie (4 September 2014). "Well Go USA Nabs Rights to Gren Wells' 'The Road Within'". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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