David Lowery (director)
{{short description|American filmmaker}}
{{distinguish|David Lowery (musician)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = David Lowery
| image = David Lowery in 2018.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Lowery in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|26}}
| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
| education = Irving High School
| occupation = Filmmaker, actor
| years_active = 2000–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Augustine Frizzell|2010}}
}}
David Lowery (born December 26, 1980) is an American filmmaker. His film Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013), starring Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. In 2016, he directed the Disney film Pete's Dragon (2016), a live-action film which he had co-written. It was a new work loosely based on the same original story as the Disney 1977 musical of the same name. In 2017, he directed the drama film A Ghost Story and in 2018, he directed The Old Man & the Gun. In 2021, he directed the fantasy epic The Green Knight.
Early life
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,{{cite web|first=Tara|last=Aquino|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/08/aint-them-bodies-saints-interview-rooney-mara-ben-foster-david-lowery/david-lowery|title=Rethinking the West with "Ain't Them Bodies Saints," David Lowery's Artful Sophomore Feature|work=Complex|date=August 16, 2013|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=June 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619085939/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/08/aint-them-bodies-saints-interview-rooney-mara-ben-foster-david-lowery/david-lowery|url-status=live}} on December 26, 1980,Mead, Rebecca (January 2012). "Into the Deep". Allure. pp. 103–106. David Lowery is the eldest of nine children born to Madeleine and Mark Lowery. When he was seven, his family moved to Irving, Texas, for his father's work. Lowery attended Irving High School.{{cite web|first=Christopher|last=Kelly|url=http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2013/august/david-lowery-aint-them-bodies-saints|title=How David Lowery Became Dallas' Most Important Filmmaker|work=D Magazine|date=August 2013|access-date=2014-05-23|archive-date=2014-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230935/http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2013/august/david-lowery-aint-them-bodies-saints|url-status=live}}
At the age of 19, Lowery wrote and directed his first film, a short entitled Lullaby.
Career
Lowery's first feature film, St. Nick, which follows two runaway children abandoned by their guardians, premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest festival.{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Schager|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/st-nick/5430|title=St. Nick - Film Review|work=Slant Magazine|date=April 17, 2011|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=May 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225920/http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/st-nick/5430|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-david-lowery-kaya-scodelario-412754|title=Sundance 2013: 5 Faces to Watch|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 16, 2013|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129225602/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-david-lowery-kaya-scodelario-412754|url-status=live}} It won the Texas Filmmaker Award at the 2009 AFI Dallas International Film Festival.{{cite web|first=Jeremy|last=Kay|url=http://www.screendaily.com/gigantic-skin-among-key-winners-at-afi-dallas-festival/4043920.article|title=Gigantic, Skin among key winners at AFI Dallas festival|work=Screen International|date=April 6, 2009|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529141438/http://www.screendaily.com/gigantic-skin-among-key-winners-at-afi-dallas-festival/4043920.article|url-status=live}}
In 2011, Lowery started his own production company, Sailor Bear.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/exec/david-lowery|title=David Lowery|website=Variety|access-date=2018-06-18|archive-date=2018-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314011321/http://variety.com/exec/david-lowery/|url-status=live}} That same year, he wrote and directed the short film entitled Pioneer, which played at the Sundance Film Festival that year.{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Kohn|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-interview-aint-them-bodies-saints-director-david-lowery-explains-making-more-accessible-movies-and-why-he-cant-stop-editing-them|title=Sundance Interview: 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints' Director David Lowery Explains Making More Accessible Movies and Why He Can't Stop Editing Them|work=IndieWire|date=January 20, 2013|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055159/http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-interview-aint-them-bodies-saints-director-david-lowery-explains-making-more-accessible-movies-and-why-he-cant-stop-editing-them|url-status=live}}
In 2013, Lowery wrote, directed and edited his second feature film, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara.{{cite web|first=Derek|last=Smith|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/film/aint-them-bodies-saints|title=Ain't Them Bodies Saints - Film Review|work=Tiny Mix Tapes|date=August 20, 2013|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529122613/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/film/aint-them-bodies-saints|url-status=live}} The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web|first=Kristian|last=Lin|url=http://www.fwweekly.com/2013/01/28/north-texas-films-at-sundance-howd-they-do/|title=North Texas Films at Sundance: How'd They Do?|work=Fort Worth Weekly|date=January 28, 2013|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529141420/http://www.fwweekly.com/2013/01/28/north-texas-films-at-sundance-howd-they-do/|url-status=live}} It was selected to compete at the Critics' Week section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|first=Nigel M.|last=Smith|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/cannes-reveals-the-international-critics-week-lineup-aint-them-bodies-saints-makes-the-cut|title=Cannes Reveals International Critics' Week Lineup; 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints' Makes the Cut|work=IndieWire|date=April 22, 2013|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111754/http://www.indiewire.com/article/cannes-reveals-the-international-critics-week-lineup-aint-them-bodies-saints-makes-the-cut|url-status=live}} Lowery has said that he drew from great directors and their works for this film, citing Claire Denis's 35 Shots of Rum,{{cite web|first=Eddie|last=Harrison|url=http://film.list.co.uk/article/54555-interview-david-lowery-director-of-aint-them-bodies-saints/|title=Interview: David Lowery, director of Ain't Them Bodies Saints|work=The List|date=September 4, 2013|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529123238/http://film.list.co.uk/article/54555-interview-david-lowery-director-of-aint-them-bodies-saints/|url-status=live}} Robert Altman's McCabe & Mrs. Miller,{{cite web|first=Anthony|last=Gibson|url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/21/david-lowery-i-wanted-to-capture-the-essence-of-the-great-directors-such-as-robert-altman-for-aint-them-bodies-saints-4311328/|title=David Lowery: I wanted to capture the essence of the great directors, such as Robert Altman, for Ain't Them Bodies Saints|work=Metro|date=February 21, 2014|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511034613/http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/21/david-lowery-i-wanted-to-capture-the-essence-of-the-great-directors-such-as-robert-altman-for-aint-them-bodies-saints-4311328/|url-status=live}} and Paul Thomas Anderson and David Fincher as influences.{{cite web|first=Gordon|last=Cox|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/lowery-texan-talent-is-sundance-bound-1118063983/|title=Lowery: Texan talent is Sundance-bound|work=Variety|date=January 7, 2013|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=April 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415191520/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/lowery-texan-talent-is-sundance-bound-1118063983/|url-status=live}}
In addition to having edited films such as Amy Seimetz's Sun Don't Shine and Shane Carruth's Upstream Color,{{cite web|first=Tara|last=Aquino|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/08/movie-directors-35-and-under/david-lowery|title=David Lowery - 25 Directors Who Are 35 and Under You Should Know|work=Complex|date=August 17, 2013|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=July 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720145317/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/08/movie-directors-35-and-under/david-lowery|url-status=live}} Lowery co-wrote Pit Stop with director Yen Tan.{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Olsen|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2013-aug-17-la-et-mn-david-lowery-aint-them-bodies-saints-story.html|title=David Lowery's rapid rise with 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 17, 2013|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=September 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911111141/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/aug/17/entertainment/la-et-mn-david-lowery-aint-them-bodies-saints|url-status=live}} At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, it was announced that Lowery would write and direct the film adaptation of the novel The Yellow Birds, written by Iraq War veteran Kevin Powers; it was a 2012 National Book Award finalist. The film was eventually directed by Alexandre Moors and stars Jack Huston, Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich and Jennifer Aniston.{{cite web|first=Dave|last=McNary|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/cannes-benedict-cumberbatch-tye-sheridan-in-iraq-war-drama-yellow-birds-1201184190/|title=CANNES: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tye Sheridan in Iraq War Drama 'Yellow Birds'|work=Variety|date=May 17, 2014|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051948/https://variety.com/2014/film/news/cannes-benedict-cumberbatch-tye-sheridan-in-iraq-war-drama-yellow-birds-1201184190/|url-status=live}}
In April 2016, Lowery directed a remake of Disney's Pete's Dragon, which was met with positive reviews.[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/petes_dragon_2016/ Pete's Dragon (2016)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214020448/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/petes_dragon_2016 |date=2021-02-14 }} Rotten Tomatoes. Lowery also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Toby Halbrooks.[https://deadline.com/2013/03/after-gritty-sundance-debut-on-aint-them-bodies-saints-david-lowery-to-reinvent-petes-dragon-for-disney-457388/ "After Gritty Sundance Debut On ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’, David Lowery To Reinvent ‘Pete's Dragon’ For Disney."] Deadline Hollywood (March 19, 2013). In July 2016, it was announced Lowery would direct an episode of Breakthrough for National Geographic Channel.{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160725006259/en/National-Geographic-Channel-Greenlights-Season-Critically-Acclaimed|title=National Geographic Channel Greenlights Second Season of Critically Acclaimed Series BREAKTHROUGH|website=Business Wire|date=July 25, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2017|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108132716/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160725006259/en/National-Geographic-Channel-Greenlights-Season-Critically-Acclaimed|url-status=live}} In November 2016, it was announced Lowery had shot a new film, A Ghost Story, over the summer with Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck as a secret project.{{cite web|url=https://thefilmstage.com/news/casey-affleck-and-rooney-mara-secretly-shot-a-new-feature-with-david-lowery-this-summer/|title=Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara Secretly Shot a New Feature With David Lowery This Summer|website=The Film Stage|first=Jordan|last=Raup|date=November 22, 2016|access-date=November 22, 2016|archive-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217123920/https://thefilmstage.com/news/casey-affleck-and-rooney-mara-secretly-shot-a-new-feature-with-david-lowery-this-summer/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/11/rooney-mara-casey-affleck-secret-new-film-david-lowery-aint-them-bodies-saints-1201749014/|title=Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck Shot A Secret New Film With David Lowery|website=Indiewire.com|first=Vikram|last=Murthi|date=November 22, 2016|access-date=November 22, 2016|archive-date=November 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123054429/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/11/rooney-mara-casey-affleck-secret-new-film-david-lowery-aint-them-bodies-saints-1201749014/|url-status=live}}
Lowery next directed the 2018 drama film The Old Man & the Gun, starring Robert Redford as bank robber, Forrest Tucker, and Casey Affleck.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/robert-redford-fox-searchlight-casey-affleck-the-old-man-and-the-gun-1202049524/|title=Fox Searchlight Landing Robert Redford & Casey Affleck Starrer 'Old Man And The Gun'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=March 23, 2017|access-date=April 3, 2017|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614144125/https://deadline.com/2017/03/robert-redford-fox-searchlight-casey-affleck-the-old-man-and-the-gun-1202049524/|url-status=live}}
=2020s=
Lowery followed up The Old Man and the Gun with the medieval fantasy The Green Knight which stars Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Barry Keoghan, Ralph Ineson and Sean Harris.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/the-old-man-the-gun-director-david-lowery-a24-green-knight-1202496454/|title='The Old Man & The Gun' Director David Lowery, A24 Team On Fantasy Epic 'Green Knight'|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=November 6, 2018|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223143647/https://deadline.com/2018/11/the-old-man-the-gun-director-david-lowery-a24-green-knight-1202496454/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/green-knight-trailer-dev-patel-david-lowery-a24-1202211018/|title='The Green Knight' Trailer: Dev Patel, David Lowery Dazzle With Indie Fantasy Epic|website=IndieWire|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=February 13, 2020|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-date=February 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213144227/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/green-knight-trailer-dev-patel-david-lowery-a24-1202211018/|url-status=live}} The film was scheduled to world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020, and be released on May 29, 2020, but the premiere and release were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/a24s-fantasy-film-the-green-knight-to-make-world-premiere-at-sxsw-1202872259/|title=A24's Fantasy Film 'The Green Knight' To Make World Premiere At SXSW|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-date=March 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302180500/https://deadline.com/2020/03/a24s-fantasy-film-the-green-knight-to-make-world-premiere-at-sxsw-1202872259/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=March 6, 2020|title=City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events|url=https://www.sxsw.com/2020-event-update/|access-date=July 7, 2020|website=South by Southwest|archive-date=March 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306220834/https://www.sxsw.com/2020-event-update/|url-status=live}} It was released on July 30, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/the-green-knight-trailer-a24-dev-patel-1234970370/|title='The Green Knight' Trailer: Watch Dev Patel Slay Monsters in A24's Medieval Fantasy|website=Variety|first=Antonio|last=Ferme|date=May 11, 2021|access-date=June 7, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607121534/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/the-green-knight-trailer-a24-dev-patel-1234970370/|url-status=live}}
Lowery directed a segment of the anthology film The Year of the Everlasting Storm which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in July 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/jafar-panahi-laura-poitras-among-directors-on-secret-neon-film-the-year-of-the-everlasting-storm/5159791.article|title=Jafar Panahi, Laura Poitras among directors on secret Neon film 'The Year Of The Everlasting Storm'|website=Screen International|first=Jeremy|last=Kay|date=May 19, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607120139/https://www.screendaily.com/news/jafar-panahi-laura-poitras-among-directors-on-secret-neon-film-the-year-of-the-everlasting-storm/5159791.article|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url= https://m.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/the-films-of-the-official-selection-2021|title=The films of the Official Selection 2021|website=Cannes Film Festival|date=June 3, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2021}} and was released in theatres on 3 September 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/movies/the-year-of-the-everlasting-storm-review-home-movies.html|title='The Year of the Everlasting Storm' Review: Home Movies|last=Kenigsberg|first=Ben|website=The New York Times|date=2 September 2021|access-date=14 February 2023|archive-date=14 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214052316/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/movies/the-year-of-the-everlasting-storm-review-home-movies.html|url-status=live}}
After working with Disney on Pete's Dragon, Lowery signed on to direct a live-action adaptation of their 1953 animated film Peter Pan in April 2016.{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=April 13, 2016|title=Disney Sets 'Pete's Dragon' Helmer David Lowery For New Live Action Peter Pan Film|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/peter-pan-live-action-disney-film-david-lowery-petes-dragon-1201736940/|access-date=March 25, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=April 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413235004/http://deadline.com/2016/04/peter-pan-live-action-disney-film-david-lowery-petes-dragon-1201736940/|url-status=live}} The film, titled Peter Pan & Wendy and starring Alexander Molony as Peter Pan, Jude Law as Captain Hook, and Ever Anderson as Wendy Darling, was released on Disney+ on April 28, 2023.{{Cite web|title='Peter Pan & Wendy' Trailer Unveils Jude Law's Captain Hook, Yara Shahidi's Tinkerbell and a Whole New Neverland|last=Reul|first=Katie|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/peter-pan-wendy-trailer-disney-remake-1235456315/|date=February 28, 2023|access-date=March 25, 2023|magazine=Variety|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301022427/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/peter-pan-wendy-trailer-disney-remake-1235456315/|url-status=live}}
In March 2023, it was announced Lowery would write and direct the music drama film Mother Mary for A24, with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel starring and Jack Antonoff and Charli XCX writing original songs for the project.{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=March 21, 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/michaela-coel-anne-hathaway-mother-mary-david-lowery-a24-1235305228/|title=Michaela Coel And Anne Hathaway To Star In Pop Music Epic 'Mother Mary' For David Lowery And A24|access-date=March 22, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321222824/https://deadline.com/2023/03/michaela-coel-anne-hathaway-mother-mary-david-lowery-a24-1235305228/|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Lowery married filmmaker Augustine Frizzell in 2010.{{cite web|first=Anthony|last=Mariani|url=http://www.fwweekly.com/2012/03/21/second-annual-visionary-awards/|title=Second Annual Visionary Awards|work=Fort Worth Weekly|date=March 21, 2012|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604162735/https://www.fwweekly.com/2012/03/21/second-annual-visionary-awards/|url-status=live}} {{As of|2013}}, they live in Dallas.{{cite web|first=Eugene|last=Hernandez|url=http://www.filmlinc.com/daily/entry/daily-buzz-sundance-episode-8-david-lowery-aint-them-bodies-saints|title=Daily Buzz: Sundance Episode 8|work=Film Society of Lincoln Center|date=January 25, 2013|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529123711/http://www.filmlinc.com/daily/entry/daily-buzz-sundance-episode-8-david-lowery-aint-them-bodies-saints|url-status=live}} Lowery identifies as an atheist, and has been a vegan since approximately 1996.{{cite web |last1=McKee |first1=Hannah |title=Director David Lowery talks fluffy dragons and Taika Waititi |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/83698831/director-david-lowery-talks-fluffy-dragons-and-taika-waititi |website=Stuff |date=29 August 2016 |access-date=25 November 2018 |archive-date=25 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204451/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/83698831/director-david-lowery-talks-fluffy-dragons-and-taika-waititi |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Whalen |first1=Andrew |title=A Ghost Story Director David Lowery Embraces Death To Transcend Nihilism |url=https://www.player.one/ghost-story-director-david-lowery-interview-poltergeist-conjuring-116181 |website=Player.One |date=12 July 2017 |access-date=25 November 2018 |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902192627/https://www.player.one/ghost-story-director-david-lowery-interview-poltergeist-conjuring-116181 |url-status=live }}
Filmography
=Film=
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| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title !width=65| Director !width=65| Writer !width=65| Editor !width=65| Producer |
|---|
| 2005
| Deadroom | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |
| rowspan=2| 2009
| It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| St. Nick
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |
| rowspan=2| 2013
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| Pit Stop
| {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| 2016
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| rowspan=2| 2017
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |
| The Yellow Birds
| {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| 2018
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| 2021
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |
| 2023
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| TBA
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |
Executive producer
- Minor Setback (2013)
- Person to Person (2017)
- Never Goin' Back (2018)
- Light from Light (2019)
- Miss Juneteenth (2020)
- We're All Going to the World's Fair (2022)
Short films
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !width=65| Director !width=65| Writer !width=65| Producer !width=65| Editor !width=65| DoP !Notes |
| rowspan=2| 2000
| Lullaby | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Also camera operator |
| The Knocker
| {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| rowspan=2| 2003
| Still | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
| Looking for Love
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| rowspan=2| 2006
| G.D.M.F. | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| Some Analog Lines
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
| 2007
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |
| rowspan=3| 2008
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |
| Coda
| {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| Merrily, Merrily
| {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
| rowspan=6| 2009
| The Crane House | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| Boycrazy Promo
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| Boycrazy in Bed
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| Boycrazy Gets a Job
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| Boycrazy Bikini Mishap
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| Boycrazy at the Drug Store
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
| rowspan="2" |2011
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
| My Daily Routine{{Cite web|title=MCU Times|url=https://mcutimes.com/Movies/titles/193127/my-daily-routine|access-date=2021-10-10|website=mcutimes.com|archive-date=2021-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010203915/https://mcutimes.com/Movies/titles/193127/my-daily-routine|url-status=usurped}}
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Documentary short |
| 2014
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |
| 2021
| Dig Up My Darling | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Segment of The Year of the Everlasting Storm |
| 2022
| Oak Thorn & The Old Rose Of Love | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
| 2024
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |
Additional credits
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Second unit director and assistant camera |
| Ciao
| Editor and co-producer |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| Additional editor and sound recordist |
| St. Nick
| Editor |
| rowspan=3| 2010
| Lovers of Hate |rowspan=2| Cinematographer |
| Audrey the Trainwreck |
| Shadowboxing
|rowspan=5| Editor |
| rowspan=3| 2011 |
| Uncertain, TX |
| Universal Squadrons |
| rowspan="3" | 2012 |
| Reconvergence
| Cinematographer |
| Nor'easter
|rowspan=2| Editor |
| 2013 |
| rowspan=2| 2014
| Producer |
| Empire Builder
| Editor and cinematographer |
Acting roles
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2002
| Videographer | |
| 2008
| Vampire | |
| 2009
| Stagehand | |
| 2017
| Neighbor's Ghost | Uncredited |
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| Queer | Jim Cochan | |
| An Almost Christmas Story
| Additional voices | Short film |
=Television=
Accolades
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Award !Category !Work !Result |
| 2005
|Texas Film Festival |Best Feature Narrative |Deadroom |{{Won}} |
| 2008
|Grand Jury Award |A Catalog of Anticipations |{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="4" |2009
|Dallas International Film Festival |Grand Jury Prize | rowspan="4" |St. Nick |{{Won}} |
| Sidewalk Film Festival
|Special Jury Award |{{Won}} |
| St. Louis International Film Festival
|New Filmmakers Forum Award |{{Won}} |
| Thessaloniki Film Festival
|Golden Alexander |{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="8" |2011
|24fps International Short Film Festival |Best Short Film | rowspan="8" |Pioneer |{{Won}} |
| Ashland Independent Film Festival
|Best Short Film |{{Won}} |
| Eastern Oregon Film Festival
|Best Short Film |{{Nom}} |
| Hamptons International Film Festival
|Golden Starfish Award |{{Nom}} |
| Philadelphia Film Festival
|Special Jury Award |{{Won}} |
| Sundance Film Festival
|Short Filmmaking Award |{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |SXSW Film Festival
|Competition Award |{{Won}} |
| Grand Jury Award
|{{Won}} |
| rowspan="7" |2013
|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |Best Editing | rowspan="2" |Upstream Color |{{Nom}} |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
|Best Editing |{{Nom}} |
| Deauville Film Festival
|Grand Special Prize | rowspan="4" |Ain't Them Bodies Saints |{{Nom}} |
| Gotham Awards
|Best Feature |{{Nom}} |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival
|Directors To Watch |{{Nom}} |
| Sundance Film Festival
|Grand Jury Prize |{{Nom}} |
| Nashville Film Festival
|Best Screenplay | rowspan="2" |Pit Stop |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="2" |2014
| rowspan="2" |Independent Spirit Awards |John Cassavetes Award |{{Nom}} |
| Best Editing
|{{Nom}} |
| 2016
|Truly Moving Picture Award |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="9" |2017
|Boston Society of Film Critics |Best Film Editing | rowspan="11" |A Ghost Story |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="4" |Deauville Film Festival
|Revelation Prize |{{Won}} |
| Critics Prize
|{{Won}} |
| Jury Prize
|{{Won}} |
| Grand Special Prize
|{{Nom}} |
| Fantasia Film Festival
|Camera Lucida Award |{{Won}} |
| Sitges Film Festival
|Carnet Jove Jury Award |{{Won}} |
| Sundance Film Festival
|Audience Award |{{Nom}} |
| Utah Film Critics Association Awards
|Best Director |{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="4" |2018
|John Cassavetes Award |{{Nom}} |
| International Online Cinema Awards
|Best Film Editing |{{Nom}} |
| London Film Festival
|Best Film | rowspan="2" |The Old Man & the Gun |{{Nom}} |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
|Best Adapted Screenplay |{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="15" |2021
|Golden Eye |The Year of the Everlasting Storm |{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
|Best Director | rowspan="14" |The Green Knight |{{Nom}} |
| Best Adapted Screenplay
|{{Nom}} |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards
|Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie |{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
|{{Nom}} |
| Best Adapted Screenplay
|{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |Gotham Awards
|{{Nom}} |
| Best Screenplay
|{{Nom}} |
| International Online Cinema Awards
|Best Adapted Screenplay |{{Nom}} |
| National Board of Review Awards
|Top Independent Films |{{Won}} |
| Saturn Awards
|{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |Seattle Film Critics Society
|Best Director |{{Nom}} |
| Best Screenplay
|{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
|{{Nom}} |
| Best Director
|{{Nom}} |
References
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External links
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