Joe Swanberg

Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: August 31, 1981 (44 years old)
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
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Actor Drake Davison
You're Next
Actor Sid
Detonator

Actor Angry Car Guy
Drinking Buddies

Actor George
White Reindeer

Actor Jake
The Sacrament

Actor Literary Agent
24 Exposures

Actor Bartender
The Kings of Yorktown

Director
All the Light in the Sky

Writer
All the Light in the Sky

Producer
All the Light in the Sky

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All the Light in the Sky

Director of Photography
All the Light in the Sky

Director
24 Exposures

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24 Exposures

Director
Privacy Setting

Director
Drinking Buddies

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Drinking Buddies

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Drinking Buddies

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Drinking Buddies

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24 Exposures
2012
Actor Al
Cats and Trees

Actor Self
Stage Brother

Actor Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")
V/H/S
Actor The Husband
Empire Builder

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Marriage Material

Actor Joe
Be Good

Director
V/H/S

Director
Marriage Material

Director
Stray Bullets

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V/H/S

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Marriage Material

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Marriage Material

Screenplay
Stray Bullets

Producer
Stray Bullets
2011

Actor Ethan
Silver Bullets

Actor Joe
Uncle Kent

Actor Sam
Art History

Actor
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape

Actor Joe
Caitlin Plays Herself

Actor Director
The Zone

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Autoerotic

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Art History

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Art History

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Autoerotic

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Autoerotic

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Silver Bullets

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Silver Bullets

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Silver Bullets

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Silver Bullets

Director
Uncle Kent

Screenplay
Uncle Kent

Director
Caitlin Plays Herself

Director
The Zone

Sound
Silver Bullets

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Caitlin Plays Herself

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Caitlin Plays Herself

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Caitlin Plays Herself

Writer
The Zone

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The Zone

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Autoerotic

Makeup Effects
Autoerotic

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Art History

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Art History

Director of Photography
Caitlin Plays Herself

Director of Photography
Silver Bullets

Director of Photography
Art History

Director of Photography
The Zone

Producer
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape

Editor
The Zone
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Actor Hazmat Team
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
Actor
The Mountain, the River and the Road
Actor
Birthday Suit

Actor
You Wont Miss Me

Director
Alexander the Last
Director
One Shot
Director
Birthday Suit
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Birthday Suit

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Alexander the Last

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Alexander the Last

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Alexander the Last

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Alexander the Last

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Alexander the Last