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Justin Kuritzkes is a playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Kuritzkes most recently wrote CHALLENGERS, directed by Luca Guadagnino, produced by Amy Pascal and Rachel O’Connor, and starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist. The film was released by Amazon MGM in 2024. Justin also wrote QUEER, adapted from the William S. Burroughs novel of the same name, which marks his second collaboration with director Guadagnino. The film, starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, played at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, and was released by A24, also in 2024. Productions of Justin’s plays have been staged by The New Group, JACK, and Actors Theatre of Louisville, and he has been awarded residencies from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the Edward F. Albee Foundation. His debut novel, FAMOUS PEOPLE, was published by Henry Holt in 2019.