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Mark Romanek

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Mark Romanek at an event for Never Let Me Go (2010)
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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Mark Romanek was born on 18 September 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a director and producer, known for One Hour Photo (2002), Never Let Me Go (2010) and Michael Jackson feat. Janet Jackson: Scream (1995). 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

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Mark Romanek, Carey Mulligan, and Andrew Garfield
Mark Romanek in One Hour Photo (2002)
Mark Romanek in Never Let Me Go (2010)
Mark Romanek
Mark Romanek and Abby Ryder Fortson in Tales from the Loop (2020)
Mark Romanek
Mark Romanek

Known for

Robin Williams in One Hour Photo (2002)
One Hour Photo
6.8
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2002
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Never Let Me Go
7.1
  • Director
  • 2010
Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson feat. Janet Jackson: Scream (1995)
Michael Jackson feat. Janet Jackson: Scream
7.5
Music Video
  • Director
  • 1995
Static (1985)
Static
6.7
  • Director
  • 1985

Credits

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Director

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

Producer

  • Tales from the Loop (2020)
    Tales from the Loop
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • The Whispers (2015)
    The Whispers
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Bee Season (2005)
    Bee Season
    • executive producer
    • 2005

Writer

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

Personal details

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    • Mark Romanek
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • September 18, 1959
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Spouse
    • Brigette Romanek? - present
  • Other works
    Music videos: Directed David Bowie's's "Jump They Say" and "Black Tie White Noise." Both clips are included on Bowie's video promoting the album, which also has the name "Black Tie White Noise."

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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