Neal Edelstein

Neal Edelstein is an independent film producer and is known as an early technology adopter.

Neal Edelstein
Born	Winnetka, Illinois
Occupation	Film producer
Known for	The Straight Story Mulholland Drive

Biography

Early life

Neal Edelstein was born in Winnetka, Illinois, USA.[1] He graduated from the New Trier High School.[2]

Career

He began his film career in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s. In 1997, he produced David Lynch's segment in the French film Lumiere and Company, shot with the original Lumiere brothers's camera.[1] After completion of the film, Edelstein and Lynch became partners in The Picture Factory, where Edelstein produced The Straight Story and Mulholland Drive, as well as worked with Lynch to conceive and launch DavidLynch.com.[1]

Later, he formed Macari/Edelstein Filmed Entertainment with New Line Cinema executive Mike Macari. Their first project was the American remake of the Japanese horror film The Ring,[3] followed by The Ring Two.[1] Edelstein was instrumental in creating the viral marketing campaign for The Ring with director Gore Verbinski. Other credits include Disney-distributed The Invisible, directed by David Goyer, and Shelter, starring Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhyes Meyers.[1]

Additionally, he is the founder of Hooked Digital Media,[4] a production company that delivers filmed stories for the mobile and tablet generation. In 2013 they released Haunting Melissa, a storytelling iOS app that rolls out new chapters and content of varying duration.[5]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit
1999	The Straight Story
2001	Mulholland Drive
2002	The Ring	Co-executive producer
2005	The Ring Two	Co-executive producer
2007	The Invisible
2008	Amusement
2010	Shelter
2014	Dark Hearts
2017	Rings	Executive producer
	Temple
2019	Fractured
TBA	Hairstyles of the Damned
	Kung Fu High School
	Southern Gospel

As director

Year	Film
2014	Dark Hearts

As writer

Year	Film
2017	Temple

Thanks

Year	Film	Role
2011	Untitled	Special thanks

Television

Year	Title	Notes
1999	Mulholland Drive	Television pilot
2013	Haunting Melissa

As director

Year	Title
2013	Haunting Melissa

References

1. Neal Edelstein at IMDb
2. "New Trier High School Class Of 1987".
3. "Neal Edelstein Produced 'The Ring'". IMDb.
4. "Neal Edelstein, founder of Hooked Digital Media".
5. "Storytelling app 'Haunting Melissa' channels digital-age spirit". Los Angeles Times. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.