Em Weinstein

Emil Weinstein is an award-winning writer and director for television, film and theater.

While getting his M.F.A. at Yale School of Drama, Emil directed the first workshop production of Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris, an all-female, pop-infused Romeo & Juliet, and Arden, an immersive original musical.

Emil has developed, written, and developed work for theater companies such as The Old Globe, Rattlestick Theater, New Georges, the 52nd Street Project, New York Theater Workshop, Shakespeare & Company, The Prototype Festival, Collaboraction, Working Theater, En Garde Arts, Two River Theater and the National Queer Theater.

Emil’s short film Candace has played at festivals worldwide including the American Pavilion Emerging LGBTQ Filmmakers Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won Best Film.

Emil recently directed four episodes of season three of The L Word Generation Q. He’s written for AMC’s Invitation to a Bonfire, and Amazon’s reboot of A League of Their Own.

Emil’s short film In France Michelle is a Man’s Name has won two Academy Award Qualifying Grand Jury Prizes for Best Narrative Short at Slamdance (2021) and Outfest (2020). It won an award for Best US Short at 2021 The San Diego International Film Festival and the award for Best Writing at the 2021 Shark Awards. It continues to play at festivals around the world.

Catch Emil as a co-host on Where There’s a Will (a podcast about William Shakespeare) and Queer the Air (a podcast about trans and queer sexuality).

Emil graduated summa cum laude from Smith College and received an M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama. Emil is repped by CAA and Adventure Media.

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