Revisiting Jeff Baena's film career before death at 47

Jeff Brothers He has previously written and directed a list of television shows and independent films His sudden death In January 2025.

“(Directing) is all I want to do; it felt really good and fun,” Baena said. amazing In 2014, marking his directorial debut Life after home. “I've been a writer for 12 years and it's always been a means to an end, I never wanted to be a writer, I wanted to be a director, so that was always my intention and it felt right.

Life after home It is marked with a star Aubrey Plazawho started dating Baena four years ago. The couple who married in 2020, later cooperated On movies Three small hours and Spin me round.

““It's a great experience to work with your partner in this way,” Plaza gushed MovieFreak In 2017. “I've worked with Jeff since his first film. I've seen him develop, I've seen him grow. It's a really special dynamic we have. It's hard sometimes, but it's also really rewarding Do something together“.

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Baena echoed Plaza's sentiments several years later, saying Speaker reel In 2022 it is “amazing”.

“I would work with her if she wasn't my wife, but fortunately she is my wife,” Baena joked. “The opportunity to do something creative (together) where we both achieve — how rare is that?”

Brothers He died nearly three years later In January 2025, at the age of 47. Keep scrolling to revisit his star-studded films:

“I love the Huckabees”

Baena co-wrote the 2004 film with David O Russellwho also served as director. The film shines Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg, Jason Schwartzman, Naomi Watts, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin and Isabelle Huppert.

“Life after Beth”

Life after home It was Baena's directorial debut, which he also wrote before its release in 2014. In addition to Plaza, the film appears Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines, Anna Kendrick and Matthew Gray Gubler.

“Joshi”

He wrote and directed Joshi In 2016, working with actors Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally, Nick Kroll, Jenny Slate, Brett Gelman, Lauren Graham and Alison Briein addition to the plaza.

“Jeff (came) to the group community In our sixth season, he asked me to play a small role in his movie, Joshi,Berry recalled working with Baena during a 2022 interview with Collider. “There was no script for it. All of his films I was in, before this one, were completely improvised. So, he came to the dressing room (room). We scheduled a meeting, and he came to meet me. …I knew a lot of the cast members in that movie. Nick Kroll, Jenny Slate, and Adam Pally were friends of mine. I just thought, “Yes, this sounds fun.” It's been one day. I'm in two scenes in this movie. I thought the story was great. “And then, it just grew from there.”

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“little hours”

The following year, Brie and Plaza reunited to play the nuns in 2017's Small watches. wild couple, Dave FrancoHe also starred in the film as well Kate Micucci, Fred Armisen, Jemima Kirke and Nick Offerman.

Brie told Collider in 2022 that Baena set up Small watches In a phone call with her and Franco, who were excited at the prospect of working on a completely improvised film.

“horse girl”

Bry led the Baena team once again Horse girlwhich debuted in 2020. Shannon also participated in the film, Goldenette, Stella Chestnut, John Ortiz and Debby Ryan.

“Dave and I He lived very close to Jeff and Aubrey. “Jeff and I started taking walks together on a regular basis, just like friends, and during these long drives, we would talk about different ideas,” Brie told Collider two years later. “Eventually, I felt comfortable enough with him to talk about my idea Horse girlWhich we co-wrote and produced together. That was a good experience.”

“Cinema toast”

Baena created and co-wrote the eclectic 2021 TV show with episodes starring the likes of Brie, Christina Ricci, Chloe Fineman, Daphne Joy Randolph and Jake Johnson.

“This project is coming my way. I liked the idea of ​​it,” Plaza said. Awards monitoring In 2021. “It just felt like a new art form to me, like, it's more than just overdubbing a movie, it's creating a new movie out of old stuff, and, I don't know, there's just something very film noir and morbid about it.” He – she. For me, it spoke to my film school mind.

“Turn me round”

The brothers co-wrote 2022 Spin me round With Brie, who also starred in the romantic comedy alongside Plaza. Other performers included Jake Baking, Lil Rel Howery, Ego Nwodim, Alessandro Nivola and Zach Woods.

“It's a crazy benefit to have the person you're collaborating with on all fronts also be on the other side of the camera,” Baena said. AV Club In August 2022 in collaboration with the film's leading lady, Brie. “Because in addition to understanding where the text is coming from and what the intention is, they can also set the tone in terms of acting.”