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'' which he wrote and directed starring his childhood friend, Macon Blair. In 2013, he released '' Blue Ruin'' 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 John Cassavetes Award at the 2015

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and made a run at Cannes. In 2015, Saulnier directed his third feature film, the horror-thriller '' Green Room'', which stars

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, and

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. The movie was distributed by A24 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'' 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'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''You Hurt My Feelings'' (2011) * ''Rett: There is Hope'' (2011) (Documentary) * '' In Our Nature'' (2012) * '' See Girl Run'' (2012) * ''The Art of Boxing'' (2012) (Documentary short) * '' I Used to Be Darker'' (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