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Jeremy Saulnier

{{Short description|American filmmaker (born 1976)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox artist

| name = Jeremy Saulnier

| image = Jeremy Saulnier Deauville 2013.jpg

| caption = Saulnier in 2013

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|06|10}}

| birth_place = Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.

| education = New York University (BFA)

| children = 3

| spouse = Skei Saulnier

| field = Film director, cinematographer, screenwriter

}}

Jeremy Saulnier ({{IPAc-en|s|oʊ|ˈ|n|j|eɪ}} {{respell|soh|NYAY}};{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=Mekado |date=April 16, 2016 |title=Anatomy of a Scene: 'Green Room' |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000004327745/anatomy-of-a-scene-green-room.html |access-date=May 14, 2020}} born June 10, 1976{{Cite magazine |last=Mead |first=Rebecca |date=April 28, 2014 |title=The Revengers |magazine=The New Yorker |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/04/28/the-revengers |access-date=April 11, 2017}}) is an American film director, cinematographer and screenwriter.

Early life and education

Saulnier was born on June 10, 1976, in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from New York University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in filmmaking with honors.

Career

In 2007, he released his first feature film, Murder Party which he wrote and directed starring his childhood friend, Macon Blair.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

In 2013, he released Blue Ruin which was met with critical acclaim. It holds a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 77/100 in Metacritic. He was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards and made a run at Cannes.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

In 2015, Saulnier directed his third feature film, the horror-thriller Green Room, which stars Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, and Imogen Poots.{{Cite web |title=Nominations: John Cassavetes Award |url=http://www.spiritawards.com/spiritawardcategory/john-cassavetes-award/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231151614/http://www.spiritawards.com/spiritawardcategory/john-cassavetes-award/ |archive-date=December 31, 2015 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |website=spiritawards.com}}{{Cite web |title=Blue Ruin director Jeremy Saulnier on going to extremes |url=https://thedissolve.com/features/emerging/534-blue-ruin-director-jeremy-saulnier-on-going-to-ext/ |website=The Dissolve}}{{Cite web |last=Eric Kohn |date=May 29, 2015 |title=Cannes: Why Jeremy Saulnier Didn't Make a Studio Movie Af – Indiewire |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/cannes-why-jeremy-saulnier-didnt-make-a-studio-movie-after-blue-ruin-20150529 |website=Indiewire}} The film was distributed by A24 and has a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{Cite web |title=Green Room |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_room_2016 |access-date=February 26, 2019 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}

Saulnier's next film was an adaptation of William Giraldi's 2014 thriller novel Hold the Dark for Netflix, from a screenplay by Macon Blair.{{Cite web |last=Wampler |first=Scott |title=GREEN ROOM Director Will HOLD THE DARK For Netflix | Birth.Movies.Death |url=http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/01/23/green-room-director-will-hold-the-dark-for-netflix |access-date=April 11, 2017 |website=Birthmoviesdeath.com|date=January 23, 2017 }}

Filmography

Short film

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Year

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1998

| Goldfarb

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

2004

| Crabwalk

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

Feature film

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Year

! Title

!width=65|Director

!width=65|Writer

!width=65|Producer

! Notes

2007

| Murder Party

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes|Executive}}

| Also casting director, cinematographer and camera operator

2013

| Blue Ruin

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| Also cinematographer

2015

| Green Room

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

|

2018

| Hold the Dark

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

|

2024

| Rebel Ridge

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|Also editor

Television

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Year

! Title

!width=65|Director

!width=65|Executive
producer

! Notes

2013

| The Killer Speaks

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| Episode "Mad Maks: Maksim Gelman"

2019

| True Detective

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| Episodes "The Great War and Modern Memory" and "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com%2Flive-feed%2Ftrue-detective-season-3-director-exits-2-episodes-1098793&usg=AOvVaw3OD8g2Liq4KBZ3G1ZVctIc {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

Cinematographer only

References

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External links

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Category:Living people

Category:1976 births

Category:Screenwriters from Virginia

Category:American cinematographers

Category:English-language film directors

Category:American horror film directors

Category:Film directors from Virginia

Category:Writers from Alexandria, Virginia

Category:21st-century American screenwriters

Category:21st-century American male writers