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Mark Romanek

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Mark Romanek
Set in a dystopian Britain, boarding school friends Ruth (Knightley), Kathy (Mulligan), and Tommy (Garfield) face the sobering reality that awaits them all as they mature into adults.
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Never Let Me Go (2010)
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Mark Romanek was born on 18 September 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Never Let Me Go (2010), One Hour Photo (2002) and Tales from the Loop (2020). He is married to Brigette Romanek.
BornSeptember 18, 1959
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BornSeptember 18, 1959
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    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Known for

    Never Let Me Go (2010)
    Never Let Me Go
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2010
    One Hour Photo (2002)
    One Hour Photo
    6.8
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2002
    Tales from the Loop (2020)
    Tales from the Loop
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005)
    The Work of Director Mark Romanek
    8.2
    Video
    • Self - Interviewee
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Director



    • Foo Fighters - Live in VR (2022)
      Foo Fighters - Live in VR
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Tales from the Loop (2020)
      Tales from the Loop
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Tiffany & Co.: Believe in Dreams - A Tiffany Holiday
      Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • 30 Seconds to Mars: Rescue Me (2018)
      30 Seconds to Mars: Rescue Me
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Justin Timberlake: Filthy (2018)
      Justin Timberlake: Filthy
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Jay-Z: The Story of O.J. (2017)
      Jay-Z: The Story of O.J.
      8.3
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Beyoncé in Beyoncé: Sandcastles (2016)
      Beyoncé: Sandcastles
      6.3
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Nike: Hear You Are - LeBron James
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Budweiser: Makers of Tomorrow - Jay Z
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Justin Timberlake: Can't Stop the Feeling (2016)
      Justin Timberlake: Can't Stop the Feeling
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Beyoncé in Lemonade (2016)
      Lemonade
      8.3
      TV Special
      • Director (segment "Sandcastle")
      • 2016
    • The Conductor: Kobe Bryant
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Bobby Cannavale in Vinyl (2016)
      Vinyl
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Make Space Nike Air Jordan XXX
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • U2: Innocence + Experience, Live in Paris (2015)
      U2: Innocence + Experience, Live in Paris
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Director (music video "Invisible")
      • 2015

    Producer



    • Stone Mountain (2024)
      Stone Mountain
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Tales from the Loop (2020)
      Tales from the Loop
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • The Whispers (2015)
      The Whispers
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Max Minghella, and Flora Cross in Bee Season (2005)
      Bee Season
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2005

    Writer



    • Mark Romanek: Music Video Montage (2010)
      Mark Romanek: Music Video Montage
      Video
      • creator
      • 2010
    • One Hour Photo (2002)
      One Hour Photo
      6.8
      • written by
      • 2002
    • Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson feat. Janet Jackson: Scream (1995)
      Michael Jackson feat. Janet Jackson: Scream
      7.6
      Music Video
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • Inside Out IV (1992)
      Inside Out IV
      5.1
      Video
      • Writer (segment "My Cyberian Rhapsody")
      • 1992
    • Keith Gordon in Static (1985)
      Static
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 1985

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos2

    Never Let Me Go: Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:32
    Never Let Me Go: Trailer #1
    Never Let Me Go
    Trailer 2:31
    Never Let Me Go
    Never Let Me Go
    Trailer 2:31
    Never Let Me Go

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • September 18, 1959
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Spouse
      • Brigette Romanek? - present
    • Relatives
      • Rebecca Romanek Holstein(Niece or Nephew)
    • Other works
      Book: "Mark Romanek: Music Video Stills".

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Was so deeply affected by Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt", he offered (and begged) to shoot the video for free. Upon doing so, he sent the video to Trent Reznor, lead singer of Nine Inch Nails. Reznor was in session with Zack De La Rocha (of Rage Against the Machine fame) at the time, and they were reportedly so awestruck emotionally that they had to leave the room and recuperate, Reznor himself being moved to tears. The video itself features footage of a decrepit Cash at the flood ravaged House of Cash Museum interspersed with footage from Cash's personal collection of himself in his youth. This masterpiece of a video has since found itself in heavy rotation on both VH1 and MTV.
    • Quotes
      Be daring and sincere. -- referring to an interview he read with Stanley Kubrick when asked what his tenets are for first-time film directors
    • Trademark
        Strongly emulates Stanley Kubrick's style in filming

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