Joe Swanberg

Born: 1981-08-31, 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.

Filmography

• You're Next (2013)
• Easy (2016)
• V/H/S (2012)
• V/H/S (2012)
• Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)
• The Sun Never Sets (2026)
• The Sun Never Sets (2026)
• Drinking Buddies (2013)
• Drinking Buddies (2013)
• Joshy (2016)
• The Sacrament (2014)
• Art History (2011)
• Art History (2011)
• Invention (2025)
• Young American Bodies (2006)
• Offseason (2022)
• Win It All (2017)
• Loafers (2026)
• Blackmail Boys (2010)
• Blackmail Boys (2010)
• Digging for Fire (2015)
• Be Good (2012)
• Autoerotic (2011)
• Autoerotic (2011)
• Alexander the Last (2009)
• Audrey the Trainwreck (2010)
• Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)
• Good Guy with a Gun (2022)
• A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
• Hohokam (2007)