Tommy OHaver is an American film director and screenwriter He grew up in Carmel Indiana a suburb of Indianapolis He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Journalism and Comparative Literature During the midnineties he attended the MFA Film program at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts1 While there he directed shorts that appeared at major festivals including Sundance and The New York Film Festival Billys Hollywood Screen Kiss featuring Sean Hayes was OHavers directorial debut The film focuses on a man played by Hayes who fixates on another man whose sexuality he doesnt know played by Brad Rowe Billys Hollywood Screen Kiss played in competition at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival It is credited with helping Hayes win a role on the long running TV series Will and Grace Get Over It starred Kirsten Dunst Ben Foster Mila Kunis and Zoe Saldana in a teen comedy about a school theater production OHavers third film Ella Enchanted features Anne Hathaway in a modern take on the princess fairy tale Catherine Keener Ellen Page and James Franco star in An American Crime which premiered at Sundance in 2007 The film is based on a true story about an Indiana woman who in 1965 was charged with the murder of her neighbors daughter The initial reaction at Sundance was mixed but the film went on to garner critical praise Keener received an Emmy and Golden Globe nomination for her performance OHaver and his writing partner Irene Turner were nominated for a Writers Guild Award for the film as well He is currently in preproduction on Golden Gate a thriller for Summit Entertainment produced by Neil Meron Craig Zadan and Alison Rosensweig
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