Joe Swanberg
Directing
Born August 31, 1981 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Directed (31)
The Sun Never Sets
2026
Build the Wall
2020
Win It All
2017
Digging for Fire
2015
Happy Christmas
2014
All the Light in the Sky
2013
Drinking Buddies
2013
24 Exposures
2013
Privacy Settings
2013
V/H/S
2012
Stray Bullets
2012
Marriage Material
2012
Caitlin Plays Herself
2011
Silver Bullets
2011
Art History
2011
Autoerotic
2011
The Zone
2011
Uncle Kent
2011
Birthday Suit
2009
Alexander the Last
2009
One Shot
2009
Nights and Weekends
2008
Swedish Blueballs
2008
Hannah Takes the Stairs
2007
Thanks for the Add!
2006
LOL
2006
Kissing on the Mouth
2005
Hissy Fits
2005
Mikey
2003
Bless Me Father
2001
Fast Star Wellness
Acting (57)
Invention
2025
Chasing the Party
2025
Coven of the Black Cube
2024
Invader
2024
Blackout
2023
Good Guy with a Gun
2022
Offseason
2022
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
2019
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do
2019
Flames
2017
Regional Bloodshed
2016
Uncle Kent 2
2016
Joshy
2016
Lace Crater
2015
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015
There
2015
Happy Christmas
2014
The Sacrament
2014
Proxy
2014
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
2014
White Reindeer
2013
Drinking Buddies
2013
You're Next
2013
24 Exposures
2013
The Kings of Yorktown
2013
Detonator
2013
Stage Brother
2012
V/H/S
2012
Empire Builder
2012
Marriage Material
2012
Cats and Trees
2012
Be Good
2012
