Joe Swanberg
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 31, 1981, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Movies
- 104
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.
Upcoming Joe Swanberg Movies
Killing the Canary
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Joe Swanberg's Quiet City
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | The Sun Never Sets | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2026 | Yellow Eyes | Producer |
| 2026 | Thingy | Producer |
| 2026 | Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round | Producer |
| 2025 | Kenneled | Producer |
| 2024 | The Becomers | Producer |
| 2024 | Invader | Producer |
| 2020 | Build the Wall | Director, Screenplay |
| 2020 | The Rental | Producer, Screenplay |
| 2017 | Win It All | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2015 | Digging for Fire | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2015 | Bloomin Mud Shuffle | Producer |
| 2015 | Queen of Earth | Producer |
| 2014 | Happy Christmas | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2013 | All the Light in the Sky | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2013 | Drinking Buddies | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2013 | 24 Exposures | Director, Writer |
| 2013 | Privacy Settings | Director |
| 2012 | V/H/S | Director |
| 2012 | Stray Bullets | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2012 | Marriage Material | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2011 | Caitlin Plays Herself | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2011 | Silver Bullets | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2011 | Art History | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2011 | What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape | Producer |
| 2011 | Autoerotic | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2011 | The Zone | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2011 | Uncle Kent | Director, Screenplay |
| 2010 | Blackmail Boys | Director |
| 2009 | Wrecked | Director |
| 2009 | Birthday Suit | Director, Writer |
| 2009 | Alexander the Last | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2009 | One Shot | Director |
| 2008 | Nights and Weekends | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2008 | Swedish Blueballs | Director |
| 2007 | Hannah Takes the Stairs | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2006 | Thanks for the Add! | Director |
| 2006 | LOL | Director, Writer |
| 2005 | Kissing on the Mouth | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2005 | Hissy Fits | Director |
| 2003 | Mikey | Director |
| 2001 | Bless Me Father | Director, Writer, Producer |
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