Joe Swanberg

Birthday:
08/31/1981
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.

Credits

Loafers (2026)
as Cameron's Boss
Invention (2025)
as John
Chasing the Party (2025)
as Staten
Coven of the Black Cube (2024)
as Officer Lindley
Invader (2024)
as Invader
Blackout (2023)
as Stuart
Good Guy with a Gun (2022)
as Tom Greenwood
Offseason (2022)
as George Darrow
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre (2019)
as Self
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do (2019)
as Pauly
Flames (2017)
as Joe Swanberg
Regional Bloodshed (2016)
as self
Uncle Kent 2 (2016)
as Joe
Joshy (2016)
as Aaron
Lace Crater (2015)
as Dean
Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)
as Brock
There (2015)
as Toth
Happy Christmas (2014)
as Jeff
The Sacrament (2014)
as Jake
Proxy (2014)
as Patrick Michaels
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014)
as Akin
White Reindeer (2013)
as George
Drinking Buddies (2013)
as Angry Car Guy
You're Next (2013)
as Drake Davison
24 Exposures (2013)
as Literary Agent
The Kings of Yorktown (2013)
as Bartender
Detonator (2013)
as Sid
Stage Brother (2012)
as Self
V/H/S (2012)
as Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")
Empire Builder (2012)
as The Husband
Marriage Material (2012)
Be Good (2012)
as Joe
Cats and Trees (2012)
as Al
Caitlin Plays Herself (2011)
as Joe
Silver Bullets (2011)
as Ethan
Art History (2011)
as Sam
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape (2011)
Autoerotic (2011)
The Zone (2011)
as Director
Uncle Kent (2011)
as Joe
A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
as Kevin
Blackmail Boys (2010)
Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her (2010)
as Brandon
Audrey the Trainwreck (2010)
as Jeremy Roth
Birthday Suit (2009)
The Mountain, the River and the Road (2009)
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)
as Hazmat Team
You Wont Miss Me (2009)
Nights and Weekends (2008)
as James
Paintbrush (2008)
Present Company (2008)
as Archibald King
Quiet City (2007)
as Adam
Hohokam (2007)
as The Jeffery
The Timebox Twins (2007)
as Boy
Grammy's (2007)
as Clarence
LOL (2006)
as Tim
Kissing on the Mouth (2005)
as Patrick
Bless Me Father (2001)
as Father Sexy
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City
as Charlie
Fast Star Wellness
Killing the canary
as Chris
Strange Egg
Executive Producer
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round
Producer
Castration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
Thanks
The Sun Never Sets
Director
The Sun Never Sets
Screenplay
The Sun Never Sets
Producer
The Sun Never Sets
Editor
Castration Movie Expansion Pack i. You're Weird, But I Love You!
Thanks
Kenneled
Producer
Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps
Thanks
The Becomers
Producer
Invader
Producer
Build the Wall
Director
Build the Wall
Screenplay
Build the Wall
Director of Photography
Build the Wall
Editor
The Rental
Producer
The Rental
Screenplay
The Rental
Story
Depraved
Executive Producer
Holy Trinity
Executive Producer
Sword of Trust
Executive Producer
Madeline's Madeline
Executive Producer
Golden Exits
Executive Producer
Person to Person
Executive Producer
Win It All
Director
Win It All
Editor
Win It All
Writer
Win It All
Producer
Little Sister
Executive Producer
Digging for Fire
Director
Digging for Fire
Writer
Digging for Fire
Producer
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Producer
Queen of Earth
Producer
Listen Up Philip
Thanks
Happy Christmas
Director
Happy Christmas
Producer
Happy Christmas
Writer
All the Light in the Sky
Director
All the Light in the Sky
Writer
All the Light in the Sky
Producer
All the Light in the Sky
Editor
All the Light in the Sky
Director of Photography
Drinking Buddies
Director
Drinking Buddies
Writer
Drinking Buddies
Editor
Drinking Buddies
Producer
24 Exposures
Director
24 Exposures
Writer
24 Exposures
Editor
Privacy Settings
Director
V/H/S
Director
V/H/S
Editor
Stray Bullets
Screenplay
Stray Bullets
Producer
Stray Bullets
Director
Marriage Material
Director
Marriage Material
Producer
Marriage Material
Writer
Caitlin Plays Herself
Director
Caitlin Plays Herself
Writer
Caitlin Plays Herself
Producer
Caitlin Plays Herself
Editor
Caitlin Plays Herself
Director of Photography
Silver Bullets
Director
Silver Bullets
Writer
Silver Bullets
Producer
Silver Bullets
Editor
Silver Bullets
Sound
Silver Bullets
Director of Photography
Art History
Director
Art History
Editor
Art History
Writer
Art History
Producer
Art History
Director of Photography
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
Producer
Autoerotic
Director
Autoerotic
Writer
Autoerotic
Producer
Autoerotic
Makeup Effects
The Zone
Director
The Zone
Writer
The Zone
Producer
The Zone
Editor
The Zone
Director of Photography
Uncle Kent
Director
Uncle Kent
Screenplay
Open Five
Director of Photography
Blackmail Boys
Director
Wrecked
Director
Wrecked
Writer
Birthday Suit
Director
Birthday Suit
Writer
Alexander the Last
Director
Alexander the Last
Editor
Alexander the Last
Producer
Alexander the Last
Writer
Alexander the Last
Sound Designer
Alexander the Last
Director of Photography
One Shot
Director
Nights and Weekends
Director
Nights and Weekends
Writer
Nights and Weekends
Producer
Nights and Weekends
Editor
Ginger Sand
Director of Photography
Swedish Blueballs
Director
Hannah Takes the Stairs
Director
Hannah Takes the Stairs
Producer
Hannah Takes the Stairs
Director of Photography
Hannah Takes the Stairs
Editor
Hannah Takes the Stairs
Writer
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Thanks
Thanks for the Add!
Editor
Thanks for the Add!
Director
Thanks for the Add!
Cinematography
LOL
Director
LOL
Writer
LOL
Director of Photography
Kissing on the Mouth
Director
Kissing on the Mouth
Editor
Kissing on the Mouth
Producer
Kissing on the Mouth
Director of Photography
Kissing on the Mouth
Story
Kissing on the Mouth
Writer
Hissy Fits
Director
Mikey
Director
Bless Me Father
Director
Bless Me Father
Writer
Bless Me Father
Producer
Bless Me Father
Editor
Fast Star Wellness
Director
Fast Star Wellness
Screenplay
Yellow Eyes
Producer
Untitled Jae Matthews Horror Feature Film
Producer
Helldorado
Producer

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