Jonathan M. Parisen

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name = Jonathan M. Parisen

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awards = Jonathan M. Parisen (born 26 December 1971) is an American film-maker who wrote, produced and directed "Stairwell: Trapped in the World Trade Center", the first dramatization of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York City.

Parisen has directed four feature films:
*"800" (1998), the only film dealing with the 1996 TWA flight 800 disaster over Long Island, New York
*"The Atomic Space Bug" (1999), a horror film that paid tribute to the horror films of the 1950s and starred B-movie legend Conrad Brooks (Ed Wood’s "Plan 9 from Outer Space")
*"" (2002) the first 9/11 dramatization
*"A Conversation with Norman" (2005), a tribute to Alfred Hitchcock’s "Psycho" (1960). ("A Conversation with Norman" premiered in New York City on 13 July 2005, just three days short of the original New York premiere of "Psycho" 45 years earlier._

In 1997 Parisen co-wrote "Class of Nuke ’Em High Part 4", the still unproduced sequel to the popular Troma Studios series "Class of Nuke ’Em High". Parisen serves on the board of the Rec-Youth Multimedia film festival (film festival showcasing youth produced movies) which occurs once a year at Tribecca Cinemas in New York City.

Parisen also works as an instructor of Journalism and Television performance at the Connecticut Schools of Broadcasting.

In 2003 and 2004, Parisen worked as a television reporter for Time Warner Cable in New York City. He covered such stories as the Port Mobil Explosion in February 2003, the 2003 North America blackout, and the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash.

In June 2006 Parisen was one of over two hundred film directors who worked on the documentary "A Broad Way" which is due out in late 2007.

As of October 2008, Parisen is in production on a disaster film entitled "Hellevator." Parisen can also be seen in the horror film "I Sell The Dead" Starring Ron Pearlman which is due out in 2008.

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