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Andrew Jarecki
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BirthplaceNew York City, New York, USA
Credits10 titles
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Andrew Jarecki

Actor · Director · Writer· New York City, New York, USA

Andrew Jarecki (born March 24, 1963) is an American filmmaker, musician, and entrepreneur. He is best known for the Emmy-winning documentary series The Jinx. He is also known for the documentary film Capturing the Friedmans, which won eighteen international prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the New York Film Critics Circle award, and was nominated for an Academy Award.

The co-founder/CEO of Moviefone, which provides film schedules over the telephone and was sold to AOL in 1999, Jarecki was encouraged to shoot Capturing the Friedmans by Albert Maysles. He is the brother of filmmaker Eugene Jarecki and half-brother of Nicholas Jarecki. With producer J. J. Abrams, Jarecki cowrote the theme song to Felicity, "New Version of You". His first narrative feature, All Good Things, starring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, and Frank Langella, was released in 2010.

Jarecki graduated from Princeton University with a BA in English Literature. Andrew also plays the drums and sings backing vocals on Bikini Robot Army's single, Joe Strummer's House. Jarecki is the son of financier-philanthropist Henry Jarecki, the brother of documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, finance executive Thomas A. Jarecki, and the half-brother of filmmaker Nicholas Jarecki.

Filmography

10 credits across 4 departments.

YearTitleRoleType
2025The Alabama SolutionDirectorFilm
2025The Alabama SolutionWriterFilm
2025The Alabama SolutionProducerFilm
2015The JinxSelfTV
2010All Good ThingsDirectorFilm
2010All Good ThingsProducerFilm
2010CatfishProducerFilm
2003Capturing the FriedmansDirectorFilm
2003Capturing the FriedmansProducerFilm
1989SwimmingProducerFilm

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