J. J. Lask

J.J. Lask (born June 15, 1970) is a director, screenwriter, novelist, and editor. His debut novel was published in 2002 titled On The Road With Judas; it was later made into a film of the same name in 2007 and world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Lask was born and raised in Manhattan, New York, of Jewish descent with brother Marlin Lask, son of Bernice and Seymour Lask. Lask grew up in the Kips Bay neighborhood during the turbulent times of the 1980s which would shape his artist self. From eleven years old Lask would production assistant on commercial sets on school holidays and summer breaks to earn money and learn film production and film making. In 1988 Lask dropped out of high school and enrolled in the Lee Strasberg...