C. Mason Wells

C. Mason Wells (born March 8, 1984) is an American independent filmmaker and programmer working out of New York City. He has penned screenplays for Joe Swanberg, Alex Ross Perry, Nathan Silver and Aaron Katz.

C. Mason Wells
Occupation(s)Writer, Film Programmer, Actor
Years active2006–present

Career

In 2006 Wells wrote the feature film LOL with Kevin Bewersdorf and Joe Swanberg. Swanberg would go on to direct the film. Shortly thereafter Wells co-wrote the scripts for Indie film classics Quiet City by Aaron Katz and The Color Wheel by Alex Ross Perry.[1]

Wells worked as a programmer at the IFC Center for several years before becoming the Director of Repertory Programming at the iconic Quad Cinema in New York City after its revitalization.[2]

Wells left the Quad Cinema in 2019 and announced he would join the team at the film distribution company Kino Lorber as the director of theatrical sales.[3]

In 2023, Wells co-wrote the script for Between the Temples with Nathan Silver. The film went into production comedy starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane and it follows the story of a neurotic Cantor and an adult Bat Mitzvah student.[4]

Filmography
Year Title Writer Director Actor
2006 LOL Yes No Yes
2007 Quiet City No No Yes
20011 The Color Wheel No No Yes
2012 Leaves Yes No Yes
2013 Judy Judy Judy Yes Yes No
2017 Thirst Street Yes No No
2018 The Great Pretender No No Yes
2019 Fourteen No No Yes
2023 Between the Temples Yes No No
2023 The Prima Donna Yes No No

References
  1. "C. Mason Wells | Viennale".
  2. "Christopher Wells Joins Quad Cinema as Director of Repertory Programming (2016) | Lauren Townsend". 19 January 2016.
  3. "Kino Lorber Hires C. Mason Wells as Director of Theatrical Sales (2019) | Christian Blauvelt". 4 April 2019.
  4. "Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane Starring in 'Between the Temples,' an 'Anxious Comedy' About a Cantor and His Student (2023) | Brett Lang". 10 May 2023.
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