Joe Swanberg
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 31, 1981
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Joe Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent film director, producer, writer, and actor. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film movement. His films often focus on relationships, sex, technology, and the filmmaking process, and include V/H/S (2012), Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007), Win It All (2017), Digging For Fire (2015), and Nights and Weekends (2008), the last of which was co-directed by Academy Award nominee Greta Gerwig.
Filmography
- Helldorado
Helldorado TBA
Producer
- Your Heart Is a Hummingbird
Your Heart Is a Hummingbird TBA
as Garrett
- Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy
Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy TBA
Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City TBA
as Charlie
Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage 2026
Thanks
The Sun Never Sets 2026
as Keith, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Yellow Eyes 2026
Producer
Strange Egg 2026
Executive Producer
Thingy 2026
Producer
The Roast of Caveh Zahedi 2026
as Self
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round 2026
Producer
Castration Movie Expansion Pack i. You're Weird, But I Love You! 2026
Thanks
Loafers 2026
as Cameron's Boss
Kenneled 2025
Producer
Invention 2025
as John
Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds 2025
Thanks
Chasing the Party 2025
as Staten
Castration Movie Anthology I. Traps 2024
Thanks
The Becomers 2024
Producer
Coven of the Black Cube 2024
as Officer Lindley
Invader 2024
as Invader, Producer
Blackout 2023
as Stuart
Good Guy with a Gun 2022
as Tom Greenwood
Offseason 2022
as George Darrow
Build the Wall 2020
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
The Rental 2020
Producer, Screenplay, Story
Depraved 2019
Executive Producer
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre 2019
as Self
Holy Trinity 2019
Executive Producer
Sword of Trust 2019
Executive Producer
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do 2019
as Pauly
Madeline's Madeline 2018
Executive Producer
Golden Exits 2018
Executive Producer
Person to Person 2017
Executive Producer
Flames 2017
as Joe Swanberg
Win It All 2017
Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
The Show About Sundance 2017
as Self
- Regional Bloodshed
Regional Bloodshed 2016
as self
Little Sister 2016
Executive Producer
Uncle Kent 2 2016
as Joe
Joshy 2016
as Aaron
Lace Crater 2015
as Dean
Digging for Fire 2015
Director, Writer, Producer
Bloomin Mud Shuffle 2015
as Brock, Producer
Queen of Earth 2015
Producer
- There
There 2015
as Toth
Listen Up Philip 2014
Thanks
Happy Christmas 2014
as Jeff, Director, Producer, Writer
The Sacrament 2014
as Jake
Proxy 2014
as Patrick Michaels
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely 2014
as Akin
All the Light in the Sky 2013
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
White Reindeer 2013
as George
Drinking Buddies 2013
as Angry Car Guy, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
You're Next 2013
as Drake Davison
24 Exposures 2013
as Literary Agent, Director, Writer, Editor
The Kings of Yorktown 2013
as Bartender
- Detonator
Detonator 2013
as Sid
The Unspeakable Act 2013
Thanks
Privacy Settings 2013
Director
Stage Brother 2012
as Self
V/H/S 2012
as Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon"), Director, Editor
- Empire Builder
Empire Builder 2012
as The Husband
Stray Bullets 2012
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Marriage Material 2012
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
Be Good 2012
as Joe
- Cats and Trees
Cats and Trees 2012
as Al
Caitlin Plays Herself 2011
as Joe, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
Silver Bullets 2011
as Ethan, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Sound, Director of Photography
Art History 2011
as Sam, Director, Editor, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape 2011
Actor, Producer
Autoerotic 2011
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Makeup Effects
The Zone 2011
as Director, Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Uncle Kent 2011
as Joe, Director, Screenplay
Open Five 2010
Director of Photography
A Horrible Way to Die 2010
as Kevin
Blackmail Boys 2010
as Andrew Kenneth Tucker, Director
Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her 2010
as Brandon
Audrey the Trainwreck 2010
as Jeremy Roth
Wrecked 2009
Director
- Birthday Suit
Birthday Suit 2009
Actor, Director, Writer
- The Mountain, the River and the Road
The Mountain, the River and the Road 2009
Actor
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever 2009
as Hazmat Team
- Son of a Seahorse
Son of a Seahorse 2009
as James / Paul, Second Unit Director
Alexander the Last 2009
Director, Producer, Writer, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Editor
- One Shot
One Shot 2009
Director
You Wont Miss Me 2009
Actor
Nights and Weekends 2008
as James, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Ginger Sand 2008
Director of Photography
- Paintbrush
Paintbrush 2008
Actor
Swedish Blueballs 2008
Director
- Present Company
Present Company 2008
as Archibald King
Quiet City 2007
as Adam
Hannah Takes the Stairs 2007
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
Hohokam 2007
as The Jeffery
- The Timebox Twins
The Timebox Twins 2007
as Boy
In Search of a Midnight Kiss 2007
Thanks
- Grammy's
Grammy's 2007
as Clarence
Thanks for the Add! 2006
Editor, Director, Cinematography
LOL 2006
as Tim, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Kissing on the Mouth 2005
as Patrick, Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Story, Writer
- Hissy Fits
Hissy Fits 2005
Director
- Mikey
Mikey 2003
Director
Bless Me Father 2001
as Father Sexy, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Credits from TMDB.