Joe Swanberg Movies

A kaleidoscopic film portrait of Shelly Brown, a twenty-three year-old alienated urban misfit recently released from a psychiatric hospital.

A blend of reality and fiction, "Open Five" follows the story of Jake, a struggling musician and his sidekick, Kentucker, a maker of "poor" films and...

Kent is turning 50. He's not thrilled about it. His plans for a fun weekend with Sarah are upended when his friend Kev unexpectedly arrives to build...

An insomniac actress is facing the waning days of her career, when her niece pays a visit to her Malibu house.

The story of two people caught in the routines of work and circles of friends. The days begin with an alarm and end with the fading sound of a...

A queer femme dominatrix Trinity huffs a magic aerosol can and develops the ability to speak to the dead.

A mysterious coven helps unhappy wives murder their husbands. A deadbeat stoner turns a pizzeria into a video rental headshop, and a lost soul falls...

Jamie is 21. She's from Atlanta. She's come to Brooklyn to visit her friend Samantha, but she can't find her. Jamie meets a stranger named Charlie on...

A romantic tale of two body-swapping aliens trying to find their place on this big, dumb planet.

A peeping Tom (Frank V. Ross) stumbles into a mutually beneficial relationship with an exhibitionist.

A disgruntled veteran unable to adjust back into society justifies domestic terrorism by interpreting his actions with alien invasion.

Opting to sleep in the allegedly-haunted guest house while spending a weekend in the Hamptons with friends, Ruth, a lonely young woman in her...

Ed and Richard are brothers. They're also con artists. Not incredibly successful ones, but they get by. Ed's the leader. Richard's a bit slow. Their...

Nominated for two Chicago/Midwest Emmy awards including Outstanding Historical Documentary and Outstanding Off-Camera Directing, "90 Years of the...

The arrival of a handsome new farmhand threatens the balance between a farmer and his daughter.

An actress and her filmmaker boyfriend experience turbulence in their relationship when she accepts a role in a werewolf film.

Multiple perspectives of an open and shut home invasion converge to create this folkloric noir of deception and deceit.

Emily and Andrew, a young couple living in Memphis, agree to babysit their friend’s 6-month-old for a day. The experience causes them to...

Paul - a workaholic independent filmmaker - takes charge of his sleepless baby, Pearl, when his wife, Mary, returns to work. He is slowly driven...

A short film by Joe Swanberg included on the DVD of Silver Bullets. "footage from the first month of shooting a film that became Silver Bullets ...