Biography
Andy Bienen is a screenwriter and associate professor of film at Columbia University. He holds an MFA in Film from Columbia’s School of the Arts.
Bienen co-wrote the screenplay for Boys Don't Cry (1999) with director Kimberly Peirce. The film received Academy Award recognition and was added to the National Film Registry in 2019. His other credits include the story for Yellow Rose (2019) and story consultant work on Toe to Toe (2009). He has taught screenwriting at New York University, the New School and La Fémis in Paris.
