Joe Swanberg
Directing • Born 1981-08-31
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.
Filmography
64 credits
Cats and Trees
Movie • 2012
Al
LOL
Movie • 2006
Tim
A Horrible Way to Die
Movie • 2010
Kevin
Kissing on the Mouth
Movie • 2005
Patrick
Nights and Weekends
Movie • 2008
James
Stage Brother
Movie • 2012
Self
You're Next
Movie • 2013
Drake Davison
V/H/S
Movie • 2012
Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")
Regional Bloodshed
Movie • 2016
self
Silver Bullets
Movie • 2011
Ethan
Uncle Kent
Movie • 2011
Joe
Art History
Movie • 2011
Sam
Empire Builder
Movie • 2012
The Husband
Marriage Material
Movie • 2012
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
Movie • 2009
Hazmat Team
Detonator
Movie • 2013
Sid
Drinking Buddies
Movie • 2013
Angry Car Guy
White Reindeer
Movie • 2013
George
Proxy
Movie • 2014
Patrick Michaels
The Sacrament
Movie • 2014
Jake
Paintbrush
Movie • 2008
The Mountain, the River and the Road
Movie • 2009
The Timebox Twins
Movie • 2007
Boy
Happy Christmas
Movie • 2014
Jeff
Hohokam
Movie • 2007
The Jeffery
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
Movie • 2014
Akin
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
Movie • 2011
Grammy's
Movie • 2007
Clarence
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Movie • 2019
Self
Caitlin Plays Herself
Movie • 2011
Joe
24 Exposures
Movie • 2013
Literary Agent
Blackout
Movie • 2023
Stuart
The Zone
Movie • 2011
Director
Autoerotic
Movie • 2011
Audrey the Trainwreck
Movie • 2010
Jeremy Roth
There
Movie • 2015
Toth
Good Guy with a Gun
Movie • 2022
Tom Greenwood
Joshy
Movie • 2016
Aaron
Lace Crater
Movie • 2015
Dean
Be Good
Movie • 2012
Joe
Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her
Movie • 2010
Brandon
Coven of the Black Cube
Movie • 2024
Officer Lindley
Blackmail Boys
Movie • 2010
Flames
Movie • 2017
Joe Swanberg
Birthday Suit
Movie • 2009
Quiet City
Movie • 2007
Adam
You Wont Miss Me
Movie • 2009
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do
Movie • 2019
Pauly
Present Company
Movie • 2008
Archibald King
The Kings of Yorktown
Movie • 2013
Bartender
Uncle Kent 2
Movie • 2016
Joe
Offseason
Movie • 2022
George Darrow
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Movie • 2015
Brock
Killing the canary
Movie
Chris
Loafers
Movie
Cameron's Boss
Invention
Movie • 2025
John
Bless Me Father
Movie • 2001
Father Sexy
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City
Movie
Charlie
Fast Star Wellness
Movie
Chasing the Party
Movie • 2025
Staten
Invader
Movie • 2024
Invader
The Show About the Show
TV • 2015
Young American Bodies
TV • 2006
Ben
PRISMA
TV • 2024
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