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Joe Swanberg

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Joe Swanberg
Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother's grave site has been vandalized, Marie quickly returns to the isolated offshore island where her late mother is buried. When she arrives, she discovers that the island is closing for the offseason with the bridges raised until Spring, leaving her stranded. One strange interaction with the local townspeople after another, Marie soon realizes that something is not quite right in this small town. She must unveil the mystery behind her mother's troubled past in order to make it out alive.
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Offseason (2021)
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Joe Swanberg was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1981. He moved around quite a bit growing up, even spending two years on an island in the Pacific Ocean named Kwajalein. He studied film production at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he developed an interest in emerging video technology and the creative possibilities of the Internet. He became an avid web designer in school, and did this to make money while he financed his first film, Kissing on the Mouth (2005). He also worked for the Chicago International Film Festival as "Travel Coordinator," though he had no formal experience with this prior to accepting the job.
BornAugust 31, 1981
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BornAugust 31, 1981
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 14 nominations

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Joe Swanberg in Offseason (2021)
Joe Swanberg in Offseason (2021)
Joe Swanberg and Jocelin Donahue in Offseason (2021)
Joe Swanberg and Kate Lyn Sheil in Autoerotic (2011)
Joe Swanberg and Kate Lyn Sheil in Autoerotic (2011)
Joe Swanberg and Kate Lyn Sheil in Silver Bullets (2011)
Joe Swanberg and Kate Lyn Sheil in Silver Bullets (2011)
Joe Swanberg and Kate Lyn Sheil in Empire Builder (2014)
Joe Swanberg, Kate Lyn Sheil, and Jude Swanberg in Empire Builder (2014)
Joe Swanberg and Sophia Takal in V/H/S (2012)
Joe Swanberg in V/H/S (2012)
Barbara Crampton, Wendy Glenn, Rob Moran, Margaret Laney, AJ Bowen, Ti West, Amy Seimetz, Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, Nicholas Tucci, and Sophia Takal in You're Next (2011)

Known for

Lane Hughes in You're Next (2011)
You're Next
6.6
  • Drake
  • 2011
Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston, Olivia Wilde, and Jake Johnson in Drinking Buddies (2013)
Drinking Buddies
6.1
  • Angry Car Guy
  • 2013
V/H/S (2012)
V/H/S
5.8
  • Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")
  • 2012
The Rental (2020)
The Rental
5.7
  • Writer
  • 2020

Credits

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Actor

  • Good Guy with a Gun
    • Tom Greenwood
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • PRISMA
    • Joe
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Blackout
    • Stuart
    • Post-production
  • Jocelin Donahue in Offseason (2021)
    Offseason
    • George Darrow
    • 2021
  • Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do (2019)
    Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do
    • Pauly
    • Short
    • 2019
  • XX (2017)
    XX
    • Singing Panda (segment "The Birthday Party") (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Thomas Middleditch in Joshy (2016)
    Joshy
    • Aaron
    • 2016
  • Lace Crater (2015)
    Lace Crater
    • Dean
    • 2015
  • Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)
    Bloomin Mud Shuffle
    • Brock
    • 2015
  • Uncle Kent 2 (2015)
    Uncle Kent 2
    • Joe
    • 2015
  • There (2014)
    There
    • Toth
    • 2014
  • Journeyman (2014)
    Journeyman
    • Jake Hopkins
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Kate Lyn Sheil in Empire Builder (2014)
    Empire Builder
    • The Husband
    • 2014
  • Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014)
    Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
    • Akin
    • 2014
  • Melanie Lynskey and Anna Kendrick in Happy Christmas (2014)
    Happy Christmas
    • Jeff
    • 2014
  • Proxy (2013)
    Proxy
    • Patrick Michaels
    • 2013
  • Gene Jones in The Sacrament (2013)
    The Sacrament
    • Jake Williams
    • 2013
  • 24 Exposures (2013)
    24 Exposures
    • Literary Agent
    • 2013

Writer

  • Kent Osborne in Build the Wall (2020)
    Build the Wall
    • Writer
    • 2020
  • The Rental (2020)
    The Rental
    • screenplay by
    • story by
    • 2020
  • Easy (2016)
    Easy
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2019
  • Jake Johnson in Win It All (2017)
    Win It All
    • written by
    • 2017
  • Digging for Fire (2015)
    Digging for Fire
    • written by
    • 2015
  • Melanie Lynskey and Anna Kendrick in Happy Christmas (2014)
    Happy Christmas
    • written by
    • 2014
  • 24 Exposures (2013)
    24 Exposures
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Privacy Setting (2013)
    Privacy Setting
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston, Olivia Wilde, and Jake Johnson in Drinking Buddies (2013)
    Drinking Buddies
    • written by
    • 2013
  • All the Light in the Sky (2012)
    All the Light in the Sky
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • Stray Bullets
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2012
  • Kentucker Audley and Caroline White in Marriage Material (2012)
    Marriage Material
    • written by
    • 2012
  • The Zone (2011)
    The Zone
    • writer
    • 2011
  • Art History (2011)
    Art History
    • Writer
    • 2011
  • Autoerotic (2011)
    Autoerotic
    • Writer
    • 2011

Producer

  • The Rental (2020)
    The Rental
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Holy Trinity (2019)
    Holy Trinity
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • Easy (2016)
    Easy
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2019
  • Alex Breaux in Depraved (2019)
    Depraved
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • Marc Maron, Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell, and Jon Bass in Sword of Trust (2019)
    Sword of Trust
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • Madeline's Madeline (2018)
    Madeline's Madeline
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Jake Johnson in Win It All (2017)
    Win It All
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Emily Browning in Golden Exits (2017)
    Golden Exits
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Person to Person (2017)
    Person to Person
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Little Sister (2016)
    Little Sister
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Lace Crater (2015)
    Lace Crater
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)
    Bloomin Mud Shuffle
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Uncle Kent 2 (2015)
    Uncle Kent 2
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • Elisabeth Moss in Queen of Earth (2015)
    Queen of Earth
    • associate producer: Forager
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Digging for Fire (2015)
    Digging for Fire
    • producer
    • 2015

Videos25

Uncle Kent 2
Clip 1:14
Uncle Kent 2
Digging for Fire
Interview 3:05
Digging for Fire
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:48
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 0:53
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:48
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:53
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:33
Official Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 2:05
Theatrical Trailer
Theatrical Version
Trailer 2:14
Theatrical Version
Autoerotic
Trailer 1:19
Autoerotic
You Won't Miss Me
Trailer 2:07
You Won't Miss Me
Nights and Weekends: Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 1:00
Nights and Weekends: Theatrical Trailer

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • August 31, 1981
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Spouse
    • Kris ReyJune 30, 2007 - 2019 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Abby Swanberg

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His surname, "Swanberg", comes from his partial Swedish ancestry.
  • Quotes
    I realized that because I'd been producing so much work, I hadn't changed enough as a person between projects. At that point I couldn't make another movie even if I'd wanted to, because I hadn't had a life for so long.
  • Trademarks
      Low budget genre-blending films

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