- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 31, 1981
- Place of Birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Joe Swanberg
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
movieThe Sun Never Sets
2026 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
movieCastration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
2026 · Thanks
movieStrange Egg
2026 · Executive Producer
movieThe Roast of Caveh Zahedi
2026 · Self
movieMonkey’s Magic Merry Go Round
2026 · Producer
movieLoafers
2026 · Cameron's Boss
movieCastration Movie Expansion Pack i. You're Weird, But I Love You!
2026 · Thanks
movieKenneled
2025 · Producer
movieInvention
2025 · John
movieChasing the Party
2025 · Staten
tvPRISMA
2024 · Joe
movieCastration Movie Anthology i. Traps
2024 · Thanks
movieThe Becomers
2024 · Producer
movieCoven of the Black Cube
2024 · Officer Lindley
movieInvader
2024 · Invader, Producer
movieBlackout
2023 · Stuart
movieGood Guy with a Gun
2022 · Tom Greenwood
movieOffseason
2022 · George Darrow
movieBuild the Wall
2020 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
movieThe Rental
2020 · Producer, Screenplay, Story
movieDepraved
2019 · Executive Producer
movie90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
2019 · Self
movieHoly Trinity
2019 · Executive Producer
movieSword of Trust
2019 · Executive Producer
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do
movieNobody Likes You as Much as I Do
2019 · Pauly
movieMadeline's Madeline
2018 · Executive Producer
movieGolden Exits
2018 · Executive Producer
moviePerson to Person
2017 · Executive Producer
movieFlames
2017 · Joe Swanberg
movieWin It All
2017 · Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
Regional Bloodshed
movieRegional Bloodshed
2016 · self
movieLittle Sister
2016 · Executive Producer
tvEasy
2016 · Director, Writer, Creator
movieUncle Kent 2
2016 · Joe
movieJoshy
2016 · Aaron
tvThe Show About the Show
2015
movieLace Crater
2015 · Dean
movieDigging for Fire
2015 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieBloomin Mud Shuffle
2015 · Brock, Producer
movieQueen of Earth
2015 · Producer
There
movieThere
2015 · Toth
movieListen Up Philip
2014 · Thanks
movieHappy Christmas
2014 · Jeff, Director, Producer, Writer
movieThe Sacrament
2014 · Jake
movieProxy
2014 · Patrick Michaels
movieThou Wast Mild and Lovely
2014 · Akin
tvLooking
2014 · Director
movieAll the Light in the Sky
2013 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
movieWhite Reindeer
2013 · George
movieDrinking Buddies
2013 · Angry Car Guy, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
movieYou're Next
2013 · Drake Davison
movie24 Exposures
2013 · Literary Agent, Director, Writer, Editor
movieThe Kings of Yorktown
2013 · Bartender
Detonator
movieDetonator
2013 · Sid
moviePrivacy Settings
2013 · Director
movieStage Brother
2012 · Self
movieV/H/S
2012 · Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon"), Director, Editor
Empire Builder
movieEmpire Builder
2012 · The Husband
movieStray Bullets
2012 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieMarriage Material
2012 · , Director, Producer, Writer
Cats and Trees
movieCats and Trees
2012 · Al
movieBe Good
2012 · Joe
movieCaitlin Plays Herself
2011 · Joe, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
movieSilver Bullets
2011 · Ethan, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Sound, Director of Photography
movieArt History
2011 · Sam, Director, Editor, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
movieWhat Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
2011 · , Producer
movieAutoerotic
2011 · , Director, Writer, Producer, Makeup Effects
movieThe Zone
2011 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
movieUncle Kent
2011 · Joe, Director, Screenplay
movieOpen Five
2010 · Director of Photography
movieA Horrible Way to Die
2010 · Kevin
movieBlackmail Boys
2010 · , Director
movieEveryone Says I Look Just Like Her
2010 · Brandon
movieAudrey the Trainwreck
2010 · Jeremy Roth
movieWrecked
2009 · Director, Writer
Birthday Suit
movieBirthday Suit
2009 · , Director, Writer
The Mountain, the River and the Road
movieThe Mountain, the River and the Road
2009
movieCabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
2009 · Hazmat Team
movieAlexander the Last
2009 · Director, Producer, Writer, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Editor
One Shot
movieOne Shot
2009 · Director
movieYou Wont Miss Me
2009
movieNights and Weekends
2008 · James, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
movieGinger Sand
2008 · Director of Photography
Paintbrush
moviePaintbrush
2008
movieSwedish Blueballs
2008 · Director
Present Company
moviePresent Company
2008 · Archibald King
movieQuiet City
2007 · Adam
movieHannah Takes the Stairs
2007 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
movieHohokam
2007 · The Jeffery
The Timebox Twins
movieThe Timebox Twins
2007 · Boy
movieIn Search of a Midnight Kiss
2007 · Thanks
Grammy's
movieGrammy's
2007 · Clarence
tvYoung American Bodies
2006 · Ben, Creator
movieThanks for the Add!
2006 · Editor, Director, Cinematography
movieLOL
2006 · Tim, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
movieKissing on the Mouth
2005 · Patrick, Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Story, Writer
Hissy Fits
movieHissy Fits
2005 · Director
Mikey
movieMikey
2003 · Director
movieBless Me Father
2001 · Father Sexy, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
movieKilling the canary
— · Chris
movieJoe Swanberg's Quiet City
— · Charlie
Fast Star Wellness
movieFast Star Wellness
— · , Director, Screenplay
Helldorado
movieHelldorado
— · Producer
Yellow Eyes
movieYellow Eyes
— · Producer
Untitled Jae Matthews Horror Feature Film
movieUntitled Jae Matthews Horror Feature Film
— · Producer