Austin Chick

Austin Chick (born 1971) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, who made the film XX/XY, released in 2002, and August, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Early life Although born in Hartford, Connecticut, Chick moved to New Hampshire as a youngster. In the late 1980s Chick spent a number of years unsure of what he wanted to do with his life and took on a life of a wanderer for some time. He said watching Kings of the Road helped him find direction:.

In 1998, from SUNY Purchase Film School in Purchase, New York.

Career His first major film, which he wrote and directed, was released in 2002. It was titled XX/XY, and it starred Mark Ruffalo and Kathleen Robertson. It examined the complex relationship between three Sarah Lawrence College students, both during their time at the school and then many years later. It was an independent production, which was shown at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival (where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize) and subsequently taken up by IFC Films. Chick directed the film and was also executive producer.

In 2012, he wrote and directed Girls Against Boys (starring Danielle Panabaker and Nicole LaLiberte). It was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2012.

Personal life Chick married actress Morena Baccarin over Thanksgiving in 2011. They had a son. Chick filed for divorce in July 2015, citing irreconcilable differences. In September 2015, his wife responded in a legal declaration involving their divorce that she planned to marry her Gotham co-star, Ben McKenzie, adding that she was pregnant with McKenzie's child. On 18 March 2016, Baccarin and Chick's divorce became official. Baccarin agreed to a stipend for Chick of $5,000 per month in spousal support through December 2018, and $3,500 per month in child support for their son until he reaches 18 years of age.