Joe Swanberg

Directing·Aug 31, 1981·Detroit, Michigan, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Sun Never Sets2026 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Thingy2026 · Producer	Producer
The Roast of Caveh Zahedi2026 · Self	Self
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round2026 · Producer	Producer
Loafers2026 · Cameron's Boss	Cameron's Boss
Kenneled2025 · Producer	Producer
Invention2025 · John	John
Chasing the Party2025 · Staten	Staten
The Becomers2024 · Producer	Producer
Coven of the Black Cube2024 · Officer Lindley	Officer Lindley
Invader2024 · Invader, Producer	Invader, Producer
Blackout2023 · Stuart	Stuart
Good Guy with a Gun2022 · Tom Greenwood	Tom Greenwood
Offseason2022 · George Darrow	George Darrow
Build the Wall2020 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography	Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
The Rental2020 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre2019 · Self	Self
NNobody Likes You as Much as I Do2019 · Pauly	Pauly
Flames2017 · Joe Swanberg	Joe Swanberg
Win It All2017 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
RRegional Bloodshed2016 · self	self
Uncle Kent 22016 · Joe	Joe
Joshy2016 · Aaron	Aaron
Lace Crater2015 · Dean	Dean
Digging for Fire2015 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Bloomin Mud Shuffle2015 · Brock, Producer	Brock, Producer
Queen of Earth2015 · Producer	Producer
TThere2015 · Toth	Toth
Happy Christmas2014 · Jeff, Director, Producer, Writer	Jeff, Director, Producer, Writer
The Sacrament2014 · Jake	Jake
Proxy2014 · Patrick Michaels	Patrick Michaels
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely2014 · Akin	Akin
All the Light in the Sky2013 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
White Reindeer2013 · George	George
Drinking Buddies2013 · Angry Car Guy, Director, Writer, Producer	Angry Car Guy, Director, Writer, Producer
You're Next2013 · Drake Davison	Drake Davison
24 Exposures2013 · Literary Agent, Director, Writer	Literary Agent, Director, Writer
The Kings of Yorktown2013 · Bartender	Bartender
DDetonator2013 · Sid	Sid
Privacy Settings2013 · Director	Director
Stage Brother2012 · Self	Self
V/H/S2012 · Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon"), Director	Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon"), Director
EEmpire Builder2012 · The Husband	The Husband
Stray Bullets2012 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Marriage Material2012 · Actor, Director, Producer, Writer	Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
CCats and Trees2012 · Al	Al
Be Good2012 · Joe	Joe
Caitlin Plays Herself2011 · Joe, Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography	Joe, Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography

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