American filmmaker (born 1976)
Jeremy Saulnier |
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Saulnier in 2013 |
Born | (1976-06-10) June 10, 1976 (age 48)
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Education | New York University (BFA) |
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Known for | Film director, cinematographer, screenwriter |
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Spouse | Skei Saulnier |
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Children | 3 |
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Jeremy Saulnier ( soh-NYAY;[1] born June 10, 1976[2]) is an American film director, cinematographer and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Saulnier was born on June 10, 1976, in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from New York University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in filmmaking with honors.
Career
In 2007, he released his first feature film, Murder Party which he wrote and directed starring his childhood friend, Macon Blair.[citation needed]
In 2013, he released Blue Ruin which was met with critical acclaim. It holds a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 77/100 in Metacritic. He was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards and made a run at Cannes.[citation needed]
In 2015, Saulnier directed his third feature film, the horror-thriller Green Room, which stars Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, and Imogen Poots.[3][4][5] The film was distributed by A24 and has a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[6]
Saulnier's next film was an adaptation of William Giraldi's 2014 thriller novel Hold the Dark for Netflix, from a screenplay by Macon Blair.[7]
Filmography
Short film
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Title
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Director
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Writer
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DoP
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1998
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Goldfarb
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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2004
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Crabwalk
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Feature film
Television
Year
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Title
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Director
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Executive producer
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Notes
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2013
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The Killer Speaks
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Yes
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No
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Episode "Mad Maks: Maksim Gelman"
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2019
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True Detective
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Yes
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Yes
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Episodes "The Great War and Modern Memory" and "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"[8]
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Cinematographer only
References
- ^ Murphy, Mekado (April 16, 2016). "Anatomy of a Scene: 'Green Room'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ Mead, Rebecca (April 28, 2014). "The Revengers". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ "Nominations: John Cassavetes Award". spiritawards.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ "Blue Ruin director Jeremy Saulnier on going to extremes". The Dissolve.
- ^ Eric Kohn (May 29, 2015). "Cannes: Why Jeremy Saulnier Didn't Make a Studio Movie Af – Indiewire". Indiewire.
- ^ "Green Room". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Wampler, Scott (January 23, 2017). "GREEN ROOM Director Will HOLD THE DARK For Netflix | Birth.Movies.Death". Birthmoviesdeath.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com%2Flive-feed%2Ftrue-detective-season-3-director-exits-2-episodes-1098793&usg=AOvVaw3OD8g2Liq4KBZ3G1ZVctIc [dead link]
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