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NYU Tisch School of the Arts

Charlie Kaufman

Screenwriter, Director and Novelist

Film · New York, NY

About Charlie

Charlie Kaufman, a Tisch School of the Arts alumnus, is a screenwriter, director and novelist known for stories about memory, identity and creative anxiety. He wrote Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, then directed Synecdoche, New York and Anomalisa. Kaufman's work has become a reference point for ambitious screenwriting that bends structure without losing emotional stakes. His profile should highlight originality, risk and the literary possibilities of film.

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