About Steven Shainberg
Steven Shainberg is an American film director and producer. He is the nephew of author Lawrence Shainberg. Both are part of the Shainberg family of Memphis, Tennessee, founder of the Shainberg's chain of stores, which is now part of Dollar General. Shainberg's first feature film Hit Me, based on the Jim Thompson novel A Swell-Looking Babe, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1996 was released in theaters in August 1998. The Prom won the Grand Prize at the Houston International Film Festival, the Critics’ Award at the Breckenridge Film Festival, and the silver medal for Drama at the New York Film Festival.
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