Jeff Crispi
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Jeff and his younger sister Alyson were raised by their parents, Jack
and Kathy, a History Teacher and an Art Buyer in the suburbs of Long
Island, New York. At an early age, he excelled at athletics which
developed into a brief stint as a semi-professional racquetball player.
After the discouragement of almost failing an introductory film course
at Binghamton University, he earned his Bachelor's degree in
psychology. For several years he worked at various mental health
facilities. Then, upon attending a Q & A screening of the aptly named
"The Kid Stays In The Picture" (2002) his passion for cinema was
rekindled. The evening's host was a location scout and helped Jeff
secure his first role in Richard D'Angelo's "First Person"(2003). While
taking various film courses and learning the craft, Jeff met professor,
filmmaker and media artist Lise Swenson, a producer of "Strange
Culture"(2007) who grew to be a trustworthy mentor. Jeff also founded
Avalon Studios in 2003 which produces the Avalon Micro Film Festival
Tour in addition to independent films. The AMFF Tour includes music and
short films by international award-winning filmmakers and takes place
in different U.S. cities each year. More recently, ground-breaking
documentaries like "Man On A Wire" (2008) and "Capitalism: A Love
Story" (2009) have lead Jeff into documentary filmmaking.