Dean Fleischer Camp

Dean Fleischer Camp^[1][2][3][a] (born February 28th, 1984) is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor.^[6] He created the Marcel the Shell with Shoes On short films with Jenny Slate,^[7][8][9] whom he was married to from 2012 to 2016. He also directed and starred in the feature film of the same name, which he co-wrote with Slate and Nick Paley.^[10] For their work in the feature film, Fleischer Camp and Paley were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing at the 38th Independent Spirit Awards.^[11] Fleischer Camp was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 95th Academy Awards.^[12] He also directed the 2016 documentary Fraud.^[13]

Dean Fleischer Camp
Born	(1984-02-28) 28 February 1984 (age 41) Henrico Country, Virginia, United States
Education	New York University (BFA)
Occupations	Film director producer screenwriter
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Jenny Slate ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2016)​

In July 2022, it was announced that Fleischer Camp would direct the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch for Disney.^{[14][15][16][17]}

Early life

Fleischer Camp is a graduate of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.^[5] He grew up in Henrico County, Virginia and graduated from Douglas S. Freeman High School.^[18]

Personal life

In September 2012, Fleischer Camp married actress Jenny Slate. The pair announced their separation in May 2016. They collaborated on the Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, on both the books, the short films, and later the 2021 feature film, the last of which subtly alludes to their previous marriage in a few scenes.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
2016	Fraud	Yes	No	No	Documentary
2021	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also editor and actor (as "Dean")
2025	Lilo & Stitch	Yes	No	No	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Editor	Notes
2010	Superego	No	No	Yes	TV movie
2014	Thank You Very Much with Host Jack Antonoff	No	Yes	No
	Rubberhead	Yes	No	No
2015	Better. Dumber. Faster. with Kurt Braunohler	Yes	No	No	TV special
2019	The Bible	Yes	Yes	Yes	TV short

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	DoP	Editor
2008	Steven	No	No	No	No	Yes
2009	Science Fair (Or: Migratory Patterns & the Flight of the March Brown Mayfly)	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Fashion Kills!	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
	Reality Boom	No	No	No	No	Yes
2010	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2011	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2012	Smile	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
2013	We Do Not Belong	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
2014	Catherine	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2016	Hospital Head Doctor	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

Notes

1. Also spelled as Dean Fleischer-Camp according to some sources.^[4][5]