Ari Handel

American neuroscientist

Ari Handel
Born	Zürich, Switzerland
Alma mater	Harvard University, New York University
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film producer

Ari Handel is a Swiss-born American neuroscientist, film producer and writer. He is known for co-writing the films Noah and The Fountain with his Harvard Dunster House suitemate Darren Aronofsky and for producing these films along with four other films: The Wrestler, Black Swan, Mother!, and The Whale. He started co-writing the film Noah around 2003.

Early life and career

Handel grew up in a Jewish family in Newton, Massachusetts. He was born in Zürich, Switzerland, while his father was studying abroad, but he only lived there for about a year. Handel had an internship for Nova at WGBH, the Boston PBS station. He has a PhD in neurobiology from New York University.^[1] Torn between science writing and science education, he eventually became a film writer in an attempt to become a better communicator of science.^[2]

References

^ "Screenwriter Ari Handel, On The Making Of Noah". March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
^ Marris, Emma (November 20, 2006). "Movie squares up to death: The Fountain explores the roles of science and spirituality in understanding life". Nature: news061120–1. doi:10.1038/news061120-1. S2CID 178802581. Retrieved March 26, 2014.