Jeremy Saulnier (; born June 10, 1976) is an American film director, cinematographer and screenwriter.

Career

In 2007, he released his first feature film, ''

Murder Party ''Murder Party'' is a 2007 American horror comedy film written, directed and shot by Jeremy Saulnier. It was shot in Brooklyn, New York. It was given the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival and screened within ...

'' which he wrote and directed starring his childhood friend,

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. In 2013, he released ''

Blue Ruin ''Blue Ruin'' is a 2013 American thriller film written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier and starring Macon Blair. Saulnier funded production on the film through a successful Kickstarter campaign, which MTV called "the perfect example of what c ...

'' which was met with critical acclaim. It holds a 96% on

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and 77/100 in

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. He was nominated for the

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at the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards and made a run at Cannes. In 2015, Saulnier directed his third feature film, the horror-thriller ''

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'', which stars

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, Anton Yelchin, and

Imogen Poots Imogen Gay Poots (born 3 June 1989) is an English actress and model. She played Tammy in the post-apocalyptic horror film ''28 Weeks Later'' (2007), Linda Keith in the Jimi Hendrix biopic '' Jimi: All Is by My Side'' (2013), Debbie Raymond in ...

. The movie was distributed by

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and was certified fresh with a 90% rating on

. Saulnier's latest film is an adaptation of William Giraldi's 2014 thriller novel ''

Hold the Dark ''Hold the Dark'' is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Jeremy Saulnier from a screenplay by Macon Blair. It is based upon the novel of the same name by William Giraldi. The film stars Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, James Ba ...

'' for

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, from a screenplay by Macon Blair.

Filmography

Short films

Feature films

Cinematographer only

* ''

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'' (2006) * Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris'' (2006) (Documentary) * ''

Putty Hill ''Putty Hill'' is a 2010 American independent drama film directed by Matthew Porterfield, and starring Sky Ferreira, Zoe Vance, and James Siebor. The plot focuses on friends and family who gather to remember a young man in the aftermath of his dea ...

'' (2010) * ''

Septien ''Septien'' is a 2011 independent film directed by and starring Michael Tully. The film also stars Onur Tukel, Robert Longstreet, and Rachel Korine. Its narrative concerns the return of bearded athlete Cornelius Rawlings to his family's Tennes ...

'' (2011) * ''You Hurt My Feelings'' (2011) * ''Rett: There is Hope'' (2011) (Documentary) * ''

In Our Nature ''In Our Nature'' is the second studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter José González. It was released on 24 September 2007 on Peacefrog Records in the UK and Imperial Recordings in Sweden. It was released on 25 September 2007 by Mute Rec ...

'' (2012) * ''

See Girl Run ''See Girl Run'' is a 2012 American comedy film written and directed by Nate Meyer. The film stars Robin Tunney, Adam Scott, Jeremy Strong, William Sadler, Aubrey Dollar, Marylouise Burke and Josh Hamilton. The film was released on April 26, 2 ...

'' (2012) * ''The Art of Boxing'' (2012) (Documentary short) * ''

I Used to Be Darker ''I Used to Be Darker'' is a 2013 independent drama film set and shot in Maryland, the third feature film directed by Matthew Porterfield. Plot Fleeing Northern Ireland after realizing she was pregnant, 19-year-old Taryn finds refuge with her au ...

'' (2013)

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saulnier, Jeremy Living people 1976 births Screenwriters from Virginia American cinematographers English-language film directors Horror film directors Film directors from Virginia Writers from Alexandria, Virginia 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers