s ▁So ▁Lov ely ▁from ▁the ▁She ' s ▁Del ov ely ▁screen play ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁written . ▁The ▁film ▁star red ▁Se an ▁P enn , ▁as ▁John ▁Cass av etes ▁had ▁wanted . ▁Alex andra ▁Cass av etes ▁directed ▁the ▁document ary ▁Z ▁Channel : ▁A ▁Magn ific ent ▁Ob session ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁served ▁as ▁ 2 nd ▁Unit ▁Director ▁on ▁her ▁brother ▁Nick ' s ▁film , ▁Al pha ▁Dog . ▁Cass av etes ' s ▁younger ▁daughter ▁Z oe ▁Cass av etes ▁wrote ▁and ▁directed ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁film ▁Bro ken ▁English , ▁featuring ▁Row lands ▁and ▁Parker ▁P ose y . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁wrote ▁that ▁Cass av etes ▁" may ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁American ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁half ▁century " — this ▁in ▁announ cing ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁films ▁he ▁directed , ▁plus ▁others ▁he ▁acted ▁in , ▁were ▁being ▁screen ed ▁in ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁t ribute ▁at ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁throughout ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Independent ▁Spirit ▁Awards ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁categories ▁after ▁Cass av etes , ▁the ▁Independent ▁Spirit ▁John ▁Cass av etes ▁Award . ▁ ▁A ▁one ▁person ▁show ▁about ▁John ▁Cass av etes ▁titled ▁Independent ▁ ▁premier ed ▁at ▁Ess ential ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁John ▁D .