Austin Stark
Austin Stark | |
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Born | May 31, 1979 |
Occupation(s) | film director, writer, producer |
Years active | 2003-present |
Spouse |
Laurie Nehmen
(m. 2006, divorced) |
Austin Stark (born May 31, 1979) is an American film producer, writer, and director. He is one of the founding partners of Paper Street Films, a film production company based in New York City.[1][2]
Career
He began his career working with Academy Award winning producer Martin Richards (Chicago).[3]
His movie credits as a producer include:
- Infinitely Polar Bear (2015), starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana;[4]
- Hello I Must Be Going (2012), nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival;[5]
- Tony Kaye's Detachment (2011), starring Adrien Brody;[6]
- Happythankyoumoreplease (2010), winner of the Audience Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival;[7]
- Werner Herzog's My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009);[8]
- Peter and Vandy (2009), nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[9][10]
Stark made his writing and directorial debut with The Runner (2015),[11] a political drama that follows a Louisiana congressman in the aftermath of the 2010 BP Oil Spill.[12] The movie stars Nicolas Cage,[13] Sarah Paulson,[14] Connie Nielsen, and Peter Fonda.[15] It was released in select theaters nationwide on August 7, 2015 by Alchemy.[16][17][18][19][needs update]
Austin Stark is currently[when?] writing and directing a medical thriller film called The God Committee. It is currently[when?] in post-production and will be released in 2020.[needs update] He is also working on a film called Ditch Plains, a thriller that he is writing and directing in 2020.[20]
Personal life
Stark is a graduate of Georgetown University.[20]
Filmography
Year | Film | Type | Credited as | ||
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Director | Producer | Writer | |||
2003 | Killing Pedro Rivera (Short) | Feature Film | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2006 | Love/Death/Cobain (Short) | Feature Film | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2007 | My Biodegradable Heart (Short) | Feature Film | No | Yes | No |
2009 | Peter and Vandy | Feature Film | No | Yes | No |
2009 | Homecoming (2009 film) | Feature Film | No | Yes | No |
2009 | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? | Feature Film | No | Yes | No |
2009 | Repo Chick | Feature Film | No | Yes | No |
2010 | Happythankyoumoreplease | Feature Film | No | Yes | No |
2011 | Detachment (film) | Feature Film | No | Yes | No |
2012 | Hello I Must Be Going (2012 film) | Feature Film | No | Yes | No |
2015 | Infinitely Polar Bear | Feature Film | No | Yes | No |
2015 | The Runner (2015 film) | Feature Film | Yes | No | Yes |
2020 | The God Committee | Feature Film | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ Berkelhammer, Melissa. "One to Watch: The Boys of Paper Street Films". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "Paper Street Films [us]". IMDb.
- ^ "Ones to Watch: The Boys of Paper Street Films". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "Infinitely Polar Bear". IMDb.
- ^ "2012 Todd Louiso: "Hello I Must Be Going"". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Substitute Teacher, Just Trying to Do Good by His Pupils - 'Detachment,' Starring Adrien Brody, Directed by Tony Kaye". The New York Times.
- ^ Weintraub, Steve "Frosty". "Sundance Announces 2010 Award Winners: ANIMAL KINGDOM, THE RED CHAPEL, RESTREPO, and WINTER'S BONE Earn Grand Jury Prizes". Collider.
- ^ "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?". IMDb. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ Davis, Erik. "Sundance Review: Peter and Vandy". Moviefone. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Peter and Vandy". IMDb. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Austin Stark | Filmography | Director". IMDb.
- ^ "Nicolas Cage Returns to New Orleans in Austin Stark's Directorial Debut 'The Runner'". IndieWire. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ Lang, Brent. "Nicolas Cage to Star in Political Drama 'The Runner'". Variety.
- ^ "Sarah Paulson Joins Nicolas Cage in Political Drama". Vulture. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "'Mad Men' Actor Bryan Batt, Peter Fonda Join Nicolas Cage Political Drama". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "Watch: Nicolas Cage Fights Big Oil in Star-Studded 'The Runner' Trailer". IndieWire.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (June 5, 2015). "Nicolas Cage Political Drama 'The Runner' Goes to Alchemy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ Evry, Max. "Alchemy Acquires The Runner, Starring Nicolas Cage". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ Travers, Ben. "Nicolas Cage Returns to New Orleans in Austin Stark's Directorial Debut 'The Runner'". IndieWire. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ a b "Our Team - Austin Stark". Paper Street Films. Retrieved September 30, 2019.