THE PUZZLE PALACE
Amassing the world’s largest puzzle collection is a labor of love for one inseparable couple.
(12 minute short documentary)
SCREENINGS
SXSW, World Premiere, March 2024
Milwaukee Film Festival, April 2024
SouthSide Film Festival, June 2024
DC/DOX, June 2024
Crested Butte Film Festival, September 2024
Calgary International Film Festival, September 2024
Charlotte Film Festival, September 2024
Nashville Film Festival, September 2024
Hamptons International Film Festival, October 2024
Philadelphia Film Festival, October 2024
AFI Fest, October 2024
DOC NYC, November 2024
*DOWNLOADABLE PRESS KIT WITH IMAGES
The Team
Produced and Directed by: Jenny Schweitzer Bell and Brian Bell
Featuring: George and Roxanne Miller
Edited and Shot by: Jenny Schweitzer Bell
Executive Producers: XTR, Kenny Laubbacher, Justin Lacob, Bryn Mooser
Composer: Ali Helnwein
Additional Editor: Jonathan Kesselman
About the Filmmakers: Jenny Schweitzer Bell & Brian Bell
Jenny and Brian are a husband-and-wife filmmaking team based in New York City. Together they produced several director-driven, narrative independent feature films from 2001 to 2006. Over the past decade, while Jenny focused on directing commissioned and personal short documentaries, Brian produced studio-backed narrative feature films. Now reunited, they are committed to making films that challenge the status quo and explore the complexities of the human experience.
Jenny’s work has premiered with top-tier publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, National Geographic, and The Atlantic. Her films “The Magic of Chess” and “Girls in Chess” were selected for the 2020 American Film Showcase, and “The Magic of Chess” received a “Best of the Year” nomination at the 2020 Vimeo Film Awards.
Brian is a veteran film producer with over two decades of experience in the industry. He has collaborated with renowned directors such as Ang Lee, Todd Haynes, Noah Baumbach, Jason Reitman, Phil Lord/Chris Miller, and Will Speck/Josh Gordon.
Despite their best efforts, their two teenage daughters have no interest in making movies.