Zach Helm

Zach Helm (born January 21, 1975) is an American writer and film director.

As a playwright Helm has had two plays produced; "Last Chance for a Slow Dance" and "Good Canary", the latter having its 2007 world premiere in Paris under the direction of John Malkovich. The play received six Moliére nominations, the most of that year and also won France's Crystal Globe award for Best Play.

His debut screenplay, "Stranger than Fiction", was directed by Marc Forster and was released on November 10, 2006 and Helm received the National Board of Review award and the PEN USA award for best screenplay.

His directorial debut "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" was released in November of 2007.

Helm was raised in Pike, California. He is a graduate of DePaul University. He is married to actress Kiele Sanchez.

Credits

Feature films

* "Stranger than Fiction" (writer)
* "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" (writer, director)

Plays

* "Good Canary"
* "Last Chance for a Slow Dance"

External links

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