- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- November 3, 1959
- Place of Birth
- Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, USA
Hal Hartley
Hal Hartley (born November 3, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and composer, who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his films Trust, Amateur and Henry Fool, which are notable for deadpan humour and offbeat characters quoting philosophical dialogue. His films provided a career launch for a number of actors, including Adrienne Shelly, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan, Parker Posey, Karen Sillas and Elina Löwensohn. Hartley frequently scores his own films using his pseudonym Ned Rifle, and his soundtracks regularly feature music by indie rock acts Yo La Tengo and PJ Harvey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Hartley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
movieWhere to Land
2025 · Director, Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer
movieAdrienne
2021 · Self
movieEl Planeta
2021 · Thanks
movieNed Rifle
2015 · Director, Writer, Producer, Music
tvRed Oaks
2014 · Director
movieMy America
2014 · Director, Producer, Music
movieLa Commedia
2014 · Director
movieCurrent Events
2012 · Director
movieMeanwhile
2011 · Director, Writer
Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences
movieYears Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences
2010 · Himself, Music
movieThe Apologies
2010 · Director
movieImplied Harmonies
2010 · Self, Director, Editor
movieAdventure
2010 · , Director
movieA/Muse
2010 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieAccomplice
2010 · Director
Conspiracy
movieConspiracy
2010 · Director
movieThe Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
2007 · Himself
movieFay Grim
2007 · Director, Writer, Producer, Music, Editor
movieThe Girl from Monday
2005 · Director, Writer, Producer, Music
movieUpon Reflection: The Making of Trust
2005 · Self
movieThe Sisters of Mercy
2004 · Director
movieRegarding Soon
2004 · , Music
movieExcerpts from Soon
2004 · Director, Music, Writer
movieMilk and Honey
2003 · Original Music Composer
The Cloud of Unknowing
movieThe Cloud of Unknowing
2002 · Producer
movieNo Such Thing
2002 · Director, Writer, Producer, Music
movieThe New Math(s)
2001 · Director
movieKimono
2000 · Music, Director, Writer
movieDivine Trash
2000 · Self
movieIn Bad Taste
1999 · Self
movieThe Book of Life
1998 · Director, Writer
movieHenry Fool
1998 · Director, Writer, Producer, Music
movieEye of God
1997 · Thanks
movieThe Other Also
1997 · Director
movieFlirt
1995 · Hal (uncredited), Director, Writer, Music
movieAmateur
1994 · Director, Writer, Producer, Music
movieNYC 3/94
1994 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieIris
1994 · Editor, Director
movieOpera No. 1
1994 · Director, Original Music Composer
movieMade in the USA
1993 · Self
movieFlirt
1993 · Director
movieSimple Men
1992 · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer, Producer
movieAmbition
1992 · Director, Screenplay
movieSurviving Desire
1992 · Director, Writer, Editor, Original Music Composer
movieTheory of Achievement
1991 · Director, Writer
movieTrust
1990 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Unbelievable Truth
1990 · Director, Writer, Co-Producer
movieDogs
1988 · Director, Writer
movieThe Cartographer's Girlfriend
1987 · Producer, Screenplay, Director, Editor
movieHome of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
1986 · Art Department Production Assistant
movieKid
1984 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Director, Writer
movieTour de France
— · Director