Ephi Stempler

BIOGRAPHIE

Ephi Stempler is a writer, director, and producer who primarily focused on issues within the LGBTQ community. His 14 years in the classroom included a four year stint as a teaching artist for the Oakland-based non-profit Community Works where he developed and directed productions based on the real-life experiences of children impacted by incarceration. In helping youth find their creative voices, Ephi was inspired to find his own. He began writing essays and short films. In 2016, he wrote an essay that was published in the “Modern Love” column of the New York Times called “Platonic, Until Death Do Us Part.” In June 2019, Ephi earned an MFA in Screenwriting at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles and now splits his time between L.A. and Berkeley. "The Girl That Got Away" is his first film and is a collaboration with Bay Area videographer Lauren Veen.

FILMOGRAPHIE