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Joe Swanberg

Writer | Actor | Producer

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Joe Swanberg was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1981. He moved around quite a bit growing up, even spending two years on an island in the Pacific Ocean named Kwajalein. He studied film production at ... read full biography

Known for You're Next (2011), V/H/S (2012), Drinking Buddies (2013), Digging for Fire (2015)

Details

Aug 31, 1981 (age 39) | 6' 3" (1.90m)

External links

1 official web site & 9 more links

Images (59)

Still of Joe Swanberg and Kate Lyn Sheil in Autoerotic

Still of Joe Swanberg and Kate Lyn Sheil in Silver Bullets

Still of Joe Swanberg and Kate Lyn Sheil in Empire Builder

Still of Joe Swanberg, Kate Lyn Sheil and Jude Swanberg in Empire Builder

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Awards

1 win & 14 nominations

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Filmography

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121 titles

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
Offseason (2021) George George See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (98 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Build the Wall (2020) Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Writer Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Writer See fewer
The Rental (2020) Producer, Writer (screenplay by), Writer (story by) Producer, Writer (screenplay by), Writer (story by) See fewer		$404K	$1.6MM	$4.3MM
Horse Girl (2020) Thanks Thanks See fewer
Depraved (2019) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Holy Trinity (2019) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Sword of Trust (2019) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer		$19K	$322K	$323K
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do (2019) (Short) - Pauly Pauly See fewer
Madeline's Madeline (2018) Executive Producer, Special Thanks Executive Producer, Special Thanks See fewer		$18K	$186K	$197K
Golden Exits (2017) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer		$12K	$42K	$42K
Person to Person (2017) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer		$12K	$48K	$48K
The Little Hours (2017) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer		$57K	$1.6MM	$1.6MM
Win It All (2017) Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer
What Children Do (2017) Kickstarter Backer Kickstarter Backer See fewer
XX (2017) Singing Panda (segment "The Birthday Party") (uncredited), Special Thanks Singing Panda (segment "The Birthday Party") (uncredited), Special Thanks See fewer		$6K	$31K	$56K
Little Sister (2016) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
The Alchemist Cookbook (2016) Thanks Thanks See fewer
Joshy (2016) Aaron Aaron See fewer
Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015) Brock, Producer Brock, Producer See fewer
Uncle Kent 2 (2015) Joe, First 12 Min (additional photography), Executive Producer Joe, First 12 Min (additional photography), Executive Producer See fewer
Lace Crater (2015) Dean, Producer Dean, Producer See fewer
Queen of Earth (2015) Associate Producer (Forager), Producer Associate Producer (Forager), Producer See fewer		$11K	$91K	$95K
Digging for Fire (2015) Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer		$25K	$119K	$119K
Results (2015) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer		$18K	$105K	$105K
There (2015) Toth Toth See fewer
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014) Akin Akin See fewer
Listen Up Philip (2014) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer		$23K	$200K	$214K
Happy Christmas (2014) Jeff, Director, Producer, Writer Jeff, Director, Producer, Writer See fewer	$70K	$8K	$30K	$30K
Journeyman (2014) (Short) - Jake Hopkins Jake Hopkins See fewer
Empire Builder (2014) The Husband The Husband See fewer
The Sacrament (2013) Jake Williams Jake Williams See fewer	$4MM	$583	$9K	$9K
Proxy (2013) Patrick Michaels Patrick Michaels See fewer
Pollywogs (2013) Very Special Thanks Very Special Thanks See fewer
24 Exposures (2013) Literary Agent, Director, Editor, Writer Literary Agent, Director, Editor, Writer See fewer
White Reindeer (2013) George George See fewer
Drinking Buddies (2013) Angry Car Guy, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Angry Car Guy, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer		$20K	$343K	$402K
Detonator (2013) Sid Sid See fewer
Privacy Setting (2013) (Short) - Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
All the Light in the Sky (2012) Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer
Born & Raised (2012) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Stray Bullets (2012) (Video) - Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
V/H/S (2012) Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon"), Director (segments: The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger), Editor (segments: The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger), Segment Producer (segments: The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger), Sound Designer (segments: The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger) Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon"), Director (segments: The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger), Editor (segments: The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger), Segment Producer (segments: The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger), Sound Designer (segments: The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger) See fewer		$36K	$100K	$1.9MM
Marriage Material (2012) Joe, Director, Producer, Writer Joe, Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
Be Good (2012) Joe Joe See fewer
Cats and Trees (2012) Al Al See fewer
The Kings of Yorktown (2012) Bartender Bartender See fewer
You're Next (2011) Drake Drake See fewer	$1MM	$7MM	$18MM	$27MM
The Color Wheel (2011) Thank You For Feedback And Support Thank You For Feedback And Support See fewer		$4K	$19K	$19K
The Zone (2011) Director, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Director, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer
Caitlin Plays Herself (2011) Joe, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Joe, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer
Silver Bullets (2011) Ethan, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, … See more Ethan, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Sound, Writer See fewer
Art History (2011) Sam / director, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Sam / director, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer
What Fun We Were Having (2011) Actor, Producer Actor, Producer See fewer
Autoerotic (2011) Actor, Director, Special Effects Makeup, Producer, Writer Actor, Director, Special Effects Makeup, Producer, Writer See fewer
Leave Durov to the Dogs: A Comanche Parable (2011) (Short) - Grateful Thanks Grateful Thanks See fewer	$2K
The Innkeepers (2011) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$750K	$30K	$78K	$1.2MM
Uncle Kent (2011) Joe, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Joe, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer
A Horrible Way to Die (2010) Kevin Kevin See fewer
11/4/08 (2010) Self, Cinematographer Self, Cinematographer See fewer
Incredibly Small (2010) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$30K
Blackmail Boys (2010) Andrew Kenneth Tucker Andrew Kenneth Tucker See fewer	$20K
Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her (2010) Brandon Brandon See fewer
Open Five (2010) Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
The World of Film Festivals (2010) (Video) - Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
Audrey the Trainwreck (2010) Jeremy Roth Jeremy Roth See fewer
It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home (2009) Producer Producer See fewer
St. Nick (2009) Second Unit Director, Second Team Camera Operator Second Unit Director, Second Team Camera Operator See fewer
The Mountain, the River and the Road (2009) Tom Tom See fewer
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009) Hazmat Team Hazmat Team See fewer	$5MM
Son of a Seahorse (2009) (Video) - James / Paul, Unit Director (Chicago) James / Paul, Unit Director (Chicago) See fewer	$500
Andante (2009) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$900
The House of the Devil (2009) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$900K	$25K	$101K	$101K
Alexander the Last (2009) Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer
One Shot Film (2009) (Short) - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
Irregular Fruit (2009) (Short) - Additional Photographer, Special Thanks Additional Photographer, Special Thanks See fewer
You Wont Miss Me (2009) Actor Actor See fewer		$2K	$2K	$2K
Birthday Suit (2009) (Short) - Self, Director, Writer Self, Director, Writer See fewer
I Love You This Much (2009) (Short) - Thanks Thanks See fewer
Cookies & Cream (2008) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Nights and Weekends (2008) James / Mattie's boyfriend, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer (screenplay) James / Mattie's boyfriend, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer (screenplay) See fewer		$3K	$5K	$5K
Ginger Sand (2008) (Video) - Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer	$500
Paintbrush (2008) (Short) - Danny Danny See fewer
About Film Festivals (2008) (Video) - Cinematographer, Producer Cinematographer, Producer See fewer
Swedish Blueballs (2008) (Short) - Cinematographer, Director, Producer, Writer (story) Cinematographer, Director, Producer, Writer (story) See fewer
Present Company (2008) Archibald King Archibald King See fewer	$2K
Untied Strangers (2008) (Short) - Wes Wes See fewer	$300
Eastern College (2008) Thanks Thanks See fewer
Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer		$6K	$23K	$27K
The Timebox Twins (2007) (Short) - Boy Boy See fewer	$500
Grammy's (2007) (Short) - Clarence Clarence See fewer
Quiet City (2007) Adam Adam See fewer	$2K	$5K	$16K	$16K
Hohokam (2007) The Jeffery The Jeffery See fewer	$10K
LOL (2006) Tim, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Tim, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer	$3K
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) The Producers Wish To Thank The Producers Wish To Thank See fewer		$31K	$307K	$347K
Thanks for the Add! (2006) (Short) - Cinematographer, Director, Editor Cinematographer, Director, Editor See fewer
Kissing on the Mouth (2005) Patrick, Director Of Photography, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Patrick, Director Of Photography, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer
The Puffy Chair (2005) Thanks Thanks See fewer	$15K	$26K	$195K	$195K
Hissy Fits (2005) (Short) - Actor, Director, Producer, Writer Actor, Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
Mikey (2003) (Short) - Cinematographer, Director, Editor Cinematographer, Director, Editor See fewer

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Past Television (9 titles)	Episodes
Soundtrack (2019) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 2019) Director (2 episodes, 2019) See fewer Track 7: Sam and Frank (Dec 18, 2019) Season 1, Episode 7 - Director (directed by) Director (directed by) See fewer Track 4: Margot and Frank (Dec 18, 2019) Season 1, Episode 4 - Director (directed by) Director (directed by) See fewer	2
Easy (2016–2019) (TV Series) - Writer (25 episodes, 2016), Director (25 episodes, 2016), Writer (created by) (25 episodes, 2016), Executive Producer (25 episodes, 2016), Editor (9 episodes, 2016) Writer (25 episodes, 2016), Director (25 episodes, 2016), Writer (created by) (25 episodes, 2016), Executive Producer (25 episodes, 2016), Editor (9 episodes, 2016) See fewer She's Back (May 10, 2019) Season 3, Episode 9 - Director, Executive Producer, Writer (created by), Writer Director, Executive Producer, Writer (created by), Writer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	25
Love (2016–2017) (TV Series) - Director (3 episodes, 2016) Director (3 episodes, 2016) See fewer Back in Town (Mar 10, 2017) Season 2, Episode 12 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Marc Maron: More Later (2015) (TV Special) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Looking (2014) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2014) Director (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Looking in the Mirror (Feb 23, 2014) Season 1, Episode 6 - Director Director See fewer	1
Dead and Lonely (2009– ) (TV Mini-series) - Production Crew Production Crew See fewer
Young American Bodies (2007–2009) (TV Series) - Ben (23 episodes, 2007), Director Of Photography (2 episodes, 2008), Camera Operator (2 episodes, 2008), Producer (2 episodes, 2008), Writer (2 episodes, 2008), … See more Ben (23 episodes, 2007), Director Of Photography (2 episodes, 2008), Camera Operator (2 episodes, 2008), Producer (2 episodes, 2008), Writer (2 episodes, 2008), Editor (1 episode, 2008), Director (1 episode, 2008) See fewer More Than Friends (2009) Season 4, Episode 6 - Ben Ben See fewer See more See fewer Loading	23
Saturday Night Live (2008) (TV Series) - Cinematographer (1 episode, 2008) Cinematographer (1 episode, 2008) See fewer Paul Rudd/Beyoncé (Nov 15, 2008) Season 34, Episode 8 - Cinematographer (segments: Noah Baumbach) Cinematographer (segments: Noah Baumbach) See fewer	1
Tight Shots (2007–2008) (TV Series) - Actor Actor See fewer

Self (13 titles)
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre (2019) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Flames (2017) Joe Swanberg Joe Swanberg See fewer
The Show About the Show (2017) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2017) Self (1 episode, 2017) See fewer The Whole World Is Coming to an End (Jan 19, 2017) Season 2, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
In Defense of Henry (2016) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Regional Bloodshed with Joe Swanberg and Spencer Parsons (2016) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Everything Doesn't Suck (2015) Self Self See fewer
The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015– ) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode) Self (1 episode) See fewer 'Digging for Fire' Season 1, Episode 15 - Self Self See fewer
Live@Sundance (2014) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014) Self (1 episode, 2014) See fewer 1/19/2014 with Shira Lazar (Jan 19, 2014) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self Self See fewer
10 Questions for Joe Swanberg (2012) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Seventh Art (2012) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2012) Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Issue 5 (Jun 1, 2012) Season 1, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer
Inconvenient Interviews with Risa (2011) (Video) - Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
Stage Brother (2011) Self Self See fewer
FilmFellas: A Webisodic Series (2009) (TV Series) - Self (5 episodes, 2009) Self (5 episodes, 2009) See fewer The New Audience (May 1, 2009) Season 2, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading