Joe Swanberg
- Born
- August 31, 1981 (45 years old)
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Joe Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent film director, producer, writer, and actor. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film movement. His films often focus on relationships, sex, technology, and the filmmaking process, and include V/H/S (2012), Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007), Win It All (2017), Digging For Fire (2015), and Nights and Weekends (2008), the last of which was co-directed by Academy Award nominee Greta Gerwig.
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Known for
Filmography
- —HelldoradoHelldoradoFilm · Producer
- —Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock ComedyUntitled Joe Swanberg Rock ComedyFilm · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
- 2026The Sun Never SetsFilm · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
- 2026Castration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passageFilm · Thanks
- 2026Yellow EyesFilm · Producer
- 2026Strange EggFilm · Executive Producer
- 2026ThingyFilm · Producer
- 2026Monkey’s Magic Merry Go RoundFilm · Producer★ 7.8
- 2026Castration Movie Expansion Pack i. You're Weird, But I Love You!Film · Thanks
- 2025KenneledFilm · Producer
- 2025Castration Movie Anthology II. The Best of Both WorldsFilm · Thanks
- 2024Castration Movie Anthology I. TrapsFilm · Thanks
- 2024The BecomersFilm · Producer
- 2024InvaderFilm · Producer
- 2020Build the WallFilm · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
- 2020The RentalFilm · Producer, Screenplay, Story★ 5.5
- 2019DepravedFilm · Executive Producer★ 5.6
- 2019Holy TrinityFilm · Executive Producer
- 2019Sword of TrustFilm · Executive Producer★ 6.0
- 2018Madeline's MadelineFilm · Executive Producer★ 5.9
- 2018Golden ExitsFilm · Executive Producer★ 5.8
- 2017Person to PersonFilm · Executive Producer★ 5.2
- 2017Win It AllFilm · Director, Editor, Writer, Producer★ 5.7
- 2016Little SisterFilm · Executive Producer★ 6.0
- 2016EasySeries · Director, Writer, Creator★ 6.0
- 2015Digging for FireFilm · Director, Writer, Producer★ 5.2
- 2015Bloomin Mud ShuffleFilm · Producer
- 2015Queen of EarthFilm · Producer★ 6.0
- 2014Listen Up PhilipFilm · Thanks★ 5.8
- 2014Happy ChristmasFilm · Director, Producer, Writer★ 5.1
- 2014LookingSeries · Director★ 7.5
- 2013All the Light in the SkyFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography★ 5.0
- 2013Drinking BuddiesFilm · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer★ 6.0
- 201324 ExposuresFilm · Director, Writer, Editor★ 4.0
- 2013The Unspeakable ActFilm · Thanks★ 5.6
- 2013Privacy SettingsFilm · Director
- 2012V/H/SFilm · Director, Editor★ 6.1
- 2012Stray BulletsFilm · Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2012Marriage MaterialFilm · Director, Producer, Writer
- 2011Caitlin Plays HerselfFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 2011Silver BulletsFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Sound, Director of Photography★ 4.1
- 2011Art HistoryFilm · Director, Editor, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography★ 4.4
- 2011What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date RapeFilm · Producer
- 2011AutoeroticFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Makeup Effects★ 4.1
- 2011The ZoneFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor★ 4.9
- 2011Uncle KentFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 5.3
- 2010Open FiveFilm · Director of Photography
- 2010Blackmail BoysFilm · Director
- 2009WreckedFilm · Director★ 3.8
- 2009Birthday SuitBirthday SuitFilm · Director, Writer
- 2009Son of a SeahorseSon of a SeahorseFilm · Second Unit Director
- 2009Alexander the LastFilm · Director, Producer, Writer, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Editor★ 4.6
- 2009One ShotOne ShotFilm · Director
- 2008Nights and WeekendsFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor★ 5.6
- 2008Ginger SandFilm · Director of Photography
- 2008Swedish BlueballsFilm · Director
- 2007Hannah Takes the StairsFilm · Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer★ 5.2
- 2007In Search of a Midnight KissFilm · Thanks★ 6.6
- 2006Young American BodiesSeries · Creator
- 2006Thanks for the Add!Film · Editor, Director, Cinematography
- 2006LOLFilm · Director, Writer, Director of Photography★ 5.7
- 2005Kissing on the MouthFilm · Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Story, Writer
- 2005Hissy FitsHissy FitsFilm · Director
- 2003MikeyMikeyFilm · Director
- 2001Bless Me FatherFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
