Antonio Campos (born August 24, 1983) is an American filmmaker known for the films ''

Afterschool ''Afterschool'' is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Antonio Campos and stars Ezra Miller in their film debut. Filmed at the Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut, ''Afterschool'' premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in th ...

'' (2008), ''

Simon Killer ''Simon Killer'' is a 2012 film directed by Antonio Campos with a screenplay by Campos from a story by Campos, Brady Corbet and Mati Diop. The film revolves around a young American man named Simon who is visiting Paris and his relationship with a ...

'' (2012), ''

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'' (2016), '' The Devil All the Time'' (2020) and '' The Staircase'' (2022).

Early life

Campos was born in

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. His father is the Brazilian journalist Lucas Mendes, while his mother is an American producer,

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. His maternal grandparents were Italian.

Career

Campos made his feature-length debut on ''

'', which had its world premiere at the

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. The film was later acquired by

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. It was released in a limited release on October 2, 2009. Campos then went on to direct ''

''. The film stars

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and had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

acquired distribution rights to the film, and opened in a limited release in April 2013. Campos's third feature, ''

'', which starred

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, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was acquired by The Orchard, and released in a limited release on October 14, 2016. Campos is attached to direct a prequel to ''

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'' for

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. Campos directed the pilot episode of '' The Sinner'', starring

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and Christopher Abbott, and also served as an executive producer. The pilot was later ordered to series. He also directed episode 8 of '' Marvel's The Punisher.'' In 2020, Campos wrote and directed the psychological thriller '' The Devil All the Time,'' which was released in September on Netflix. Apart from being a director and screenwriter, Campos cofounded the production company Borderline Films, which has produced films such as '' James White,'' '' Katie Says Goodbye,'' and ''

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.'' In October 2022, it was announced that Campos had been hired as showrunner for the untitled ''The Batman'' spin-off series set in Arkham Asylum, in addition to serving as director and an executive producer.

Filmography

Film

Director

Short films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campos, Antonio 1983 births Living people Film directors from New York City American people of Brazilian descent American writers of Italian descent Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian people of American descent Film producers from New York (state) American male screenwriters Screenwriters from New York (state) American directors American television directors American film directors of Italian descent Brazilian American Brazilian directors