Jennifer Elster is an only child born and raised in New York City. Elster is an experimental artist, filmmaker, writer, photographer, performer and founder of The Development, an underground, multi-faceted studio in New York City. Elster’s work compulsively penetrates depth while playing with the boundaries of filmmaking. Elster takes an unabashed look, both documentary and fiction, into the complexities of the psychology of existence with original vocalization by Yoko Ono and a daring cast that includes Alan Cumming, Moby, Terrence Howard, Paz de la Huerta, Bob Mankoff, Rufus Wainwright, Temple Grandin, Famke Jannsen, Questlove, Liya Kebede, Dave Matthews, Aimee Mullins, Will Shortz, Jorgen Leth and others.Elster disappeared for many years into the The Development, which has become an experiential form of artwork in itself; a living exhibit. There she works incessantly, rarely stopping to share her work, compulsively creating. During these years Elster directed a body of work, a collection of upcoming feature films including The Peculiar Underground, Into the Cave, In My Mirror, Concrete Underground, A Walk Into A Split Mind, The Mill and …In the Woods aka The Being Experience. Elster’s work explores the depths of the deep, internal world.The interactive site ITWPathway and The Prologue for the film series The Being Experience were released; however, the series release date is yet to be announced. In the winter of 2014 Elster will launch both ChannelELSTER, an online website for Out of the Ordinary Cinema, and J. Elster, a handmade collection of custom leather accessories and artwork.Elster is the author of Headville.Only the prologue has been released online of the introspective film series entitled THE BEING EXPERIENCE. "What on Earth is The Being Experience? Puzzled and intrigued?" Described by Rolling Stone as an "enigmatic series...search for hints", and Paste Magazine as an "eerie psychological ride", PART ANIMAL was the official launch of the first installment from The Prologue on the channel at THE BEING EXPERIENCE. "A daring walk into the unknown, the film series delves deep inside each subject and ends up in unchartered terrain"—The Huffington Post calls the experience a "seduction into our own existence" and “a mysterious, existential film journey.” The multi-part film series is a "mystery to everyone, even its subjects". The cast were not told anything before signing onto the project. Appearing to be dropped off in the middle of nowhere, "Elster's subjects are both literally and figuratively unaware of their path," leading many of them to be very pensive about themselves and their lives. Yoko Ono contributed first time original vocalizations for a feature film, which are scored throughout. USA Today noted that people have been speculating about Elster's "mysterious multimedia project for a long time"—saying "in fact, it's been nearly three years since 'clues' began popping up online." An interactive online expe
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