Craig Zobel
Craig Zobel | |
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 Zobel at the 2012 Deauville American Film Festival. | |
| Born | Roger Craig Zobel September 16, 1975 (age 49) New York, United States |
| Alma mater | North Carolina School of the Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Roger Craig Zobel (born October 6, 1976) is an American film director of the films Compliance and Great World of Sound and who also co-founded Homestar Runner and Ron Planet.
Biography
Zobel was born on September 16, 1976 in New York and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, later studying film at the North Carolina School of the Arts alongside David Gordon Green and other future collaborators. After graduation, Zobel worked on Green's first three films — George Washington (2000), All the Real Girls, (2003) and Undertow (2003), as either co-producer, production manager or second unit director.[1] He currently lives in New York.
Homestar Runner
Homestar Runner is a Flash animated internet cartoon which mixes surreal humor with references to pop culture. Zobel co-created the initial concept & some characters for a book with Mike Chapman using the name "Homestar Runner" coined by their mutual friend James Huggins which later went on to become the flash animated cartoon by Mike and Matt Chapman. On a day off while Zobel and Chapman were working summer jobs surrounding the 1996 Summer Olympics, a visit to a bookstore prompted them to parody the state of children's books, leading to the creation of the cartoon.[2]
Film career
Zobel has directed, written, and produced several films, including Turkey in the Straw, Great World of Sound and Compliance.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Notes |
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| 2001 | Surfacing: AKA A Letter from My Father | Yes | |||
| 2007 | Great World of Sound | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | Compliance | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Prince Avalanche | Yes | |||
| 2015 | Z for Zachariah | Yes | |||
| 2019 | The Hunt | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | The Leftovers | Director | Episodes: "Lens", "International Assassin" |
| 2016 | Outcast | Director | Episodes: "The Road Before Us" |
| 2017 | American Gods | Director | Episodes: "Git Gone" |
| The Leftovers | Director | Episodes: "The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother)" | |
| 2018 | Westworld | Director | Episodes: "Akane no Mai" |
| One Dollar | Director | 10 episodes |
References
- ^ Interview at Filmmakermagazine.com Accessed May 14, 2009
- ^ Interview at Wired.com Accessed May 15, 2009
- ^ Craig Zobel at IMDb Accessed May 10, 2009
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