Joe Swanberg

Joe Swanberg

Directing

Born:
1981-08-31
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.

Known For

Filmography

The Sun Never Sets

The Sun Never Sets

7.02026Keith
Movie
Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage

Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage

2026Thanks
Movie
Yellow Eyes

Yellow Eyes

4.82026Producer
Movie
Strange Egg

Strange Egg

2026Executive Producer
Movie
Thingy

Thingy

5.02026Producer
Movie
The Roast of Caveh Zahedi

The Roast of Caveh Zahedi

2026Self
Movie
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round

Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round

7.62026Producer
Movie
Castration Movie Expansion Pack i. You're Weird, But I Love You!

Castration Movie Expansion Pack i. You're Weird, But I Love You!

2026Thanks
Movie
Loafers

Loafers

2026Cameron's Boss
Movie
Kenneled

Kenneled

2025Producer
Movie
Invention

Invention

5.72025John
Movie
Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds

Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds

7.32025Thanks
Movie
Chasing the Party

Chasing the Party

7.02025Staten
Movie
Prisma

Prisma

2024Joe
TV
Castration Movie Anthology I. Traps

Castration Movie Anthology I. Traps

7.22024Thanks
Movie
The Becomers

The Becomers

3.82024Producer
Movie
Coven of the Black Cube

Coven of the Black Cube

8.02024Officer Lindley
Movie
Invader

Invader

6.22024Invader
Movie
Blackout

Blackout

5.72023Stuart
Movie
Good Guy with a Gun

Good Guy with a Gun

8.02022Tom Greenwood
Movie
Offseason

Offseason

5.22022George Darrow
Movie
Build the Wall

Build the Wall

3.22020Director
Movie
The Rental

The Rental

5.52020Producer
Movie
Depraved

Depraved

5.62019Executive Producer
Movie
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

2019Self
Movie
Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity

2019Executive Producer
Movie
Sword of Trust

Sword of Trust

6.02019Executive Producer
Movie
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do

Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do

2019Pauly
Movie
Madeline's Madeline

Madeline's Madeline

5.92018Executive Producer
Movie
Golden Exits

Golden Exits

5.82018Executive Producer
Movie
Person to Person

Person to Person

5.12017Executive Producer
Movie
Flames

Flames

5.32017Joe Swanberg
Movie
Win It All

Win It All

5.72017Director
Movie
XX

XX

5.02017Singing Panda (segment: The Birthday Party)
Movie
The Show About Sundance

The Show About Sundance

2017Self
Movie
Regional Bloodshed

Regional Bloodshed

2016self
Movie
Little Sister

Little Sister

6.02016Executive Producer
Movie
Easy

Easy

6.02016Writer
TV
Uncle Kent 2

Uncle Kent 2

5.02016Joe
Movie
Joshy

Joshy

5.62016Aaron
Movie
The Show About the Show

The Show About the Show

8.82015
TV
Lace Crater

Lace Crater

5.02015Dean
Movie
Digging for Fire

Digging for Fire

5.22015Director
Movie
Bloomin Mud Shuffle

Bloomin Mud Shuffle

3.92015Brock
Movie
Queen of Earth

Queen of Earth

6.02015Producer
Movie
There

There

2015Toth
Movie
Listen Up Philip

Listen Up Philip

5.82014Thanks
Movie
Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas

5.12014Jeff
Movie
The Sacrament

The Sacrament

5.92014Jake
Movie
Proxy

Proxy

5.52014Patrick Michaels
Movie
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

5.32014Akin
Movie
Looking

Looking

7.52014Director
TV
All the Light in the Sky

All the Light in the Sky

5.02013Writer
Movie
White Reindeer

White Reindeer

4.82013George
Movie
Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies

6.02013Angry Car Guy
Movie
You're Next

You're Next

6.62013Drake Davison
Movie
24 Exposures

24 Exposures

4.02013Literary Agent
Movie
The Kings of Yorktown

The Kings of Yorktown

2013Bartender
Movie
Detonator

Detonator

2013Sid
Movie
The Unspeakable Act

The Unspeakable Act

5.62013Thanks
Movie