Jeff Baena

Jeff Baena is a writer and director currently living in Los Angeles. He grew up in Miami and studied film production at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Baena co-wrote I Heart Huckabees with David O. Russell. He made his feature directorial debut with Life After Beth (2014), and has since followed it up with Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017) and Horse Girl (2020). His latest project, Cinema Toast, a found-footage anthology series, started airing on Showtime on April 20. (Photo by Katrina Marcinowski.)

Talks

Jeff Baena’s Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

Food
By Jeff Baena | May 31, 2024
By Jeff Baena | May 31, 2024

Jeff Baena’s Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

From the Talkhouse Reader, the writer-director shares the recipe for the best cookie in the world, which he took 12 years to develop.

Three Great Things: Jeff Baena

Film
By Jeff Baena | May 5, 2021
By Jeff Baena | May 5, 2021

Three Great Things: Jeff Baena

The writer-director, whose found-footage anthology series Cinema Toast just hit Showtime, shares some of the things that bring him joy in life.

Jeff Baena’s Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

Food
By Jeff Baena | May 5, 2021
By Jeff Baena | May 5, 2021

Jeff Baena’s Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

The man behind Showtime's new anthology show Cinema Toast spent 12 years creating the best cookie in the world. Now you can make it yourself.