David Lowery (director)
| David Lowery | |
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| File:David Lowery Deauville 2013.jpg | |
| Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin[1] |
| Education | Irving High School, Irving, Texas |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, film editor, cinematographer, film producer, actor |
| Spouse(s) | Augustine Frizzell[2] |
David Lowery is an American filmmaker based in Dallas, Texas.[3]
Contents
Early life
David Lowery is the eldest of nine children. His family moved to Irving when he was seven after his dad got a job teaching theology at the University of Dallas. Just out of Irving High School, he wrote and directed his first film entitled Lullaby.[4]
Career
David Lowery had his breakthrough with his first feature film, St. Nick, which follows two runaway children abandoned by their guardians.[5] The film played in South by Southwest in 2009.[6] It won the Texas Filmmaker Award at the 2009 AFI Dallas International Film Festival.[7] In 2011, he wrote and directed the short film entitled Pioneer, which played at Sundance Film Festival.[8]
In 2013, Lowery directed his second feature film, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, which starred Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara.[9] The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.[10] It was selected to compete at the International Critics' Week section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[11]
In addition to having edited films such as Amy Seimetz's Sun Don't Shine and Shane Carruth's Upstream Color,[12] he also co-wrote Pit Stop with director Yen Tan.[13]
At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, it was announced the Lowery will write and direct the film adaptation of 2012 National Book Award finalist, The Yellow Birds written by war veteran Kevin Powers. The film is finally directed by Alexandre Moors and will star Kack Huston, Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich and Jennifer Aniston.[14]
Style and influences for Ain't Them Bodies Saints
David Lowery was influenced by Claire Denis's 35 Shots of Rum.[15] Robert Altman's McCabe & Mrs. Miller is one of his all-time favorite films.[16] He was also inspired by Paul Thomas Anderson and David Fincher.[17]
Filmography
Feature films
- Deadroom (2005) - co-director, writer, producer, editor
- St. Nick (2009) - director, writer, editor
- Sun Don't Shine (2012) - editor
- Upstream Color (2013) - editor
- Pit Stop (2013) - co-writer
- Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) - director, writer
- Listen Up Philip (2014) - producer
- Pete's Dragon (2016) - director, writer
- The Yellow Birds (2016) - writer
- Peter Pan (TBA) - director
Short films
- Lullaby (2000) - director, writer, cinematographer, producer, editor
- A Catalog of Anticipations (2008) - director, writer
- Pioneer (2011) - director, writer, editor
Television
- "Rectify" (2014), "Donald The Normal" - Director
References
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