JP Allen is an award-winning writer/director of independent feature films and stage plays. His first feature film, COFFEE AND LANGUAGE, was hailed by Variety as "brilliant . . . liberating and emotionally striking" and premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Starfish Award and for Best Screenplay. He also wrote and produced the film STEPHANIE'S IMAGE starring Best Actress Academy Award Winner Melissa Leo. His other films include GAMBLING (based on his novel), BELIEF, MEETING WITH CHEKHOV, SEX AND IMAGINING, CENTAUR and LOVE AND DEMONS.