Jim Mickle
| Jim Mickle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2006 – present |
Jim Mickle (born 1979)[1] is an American film director known for such films as Mulberry Street and Stake Land.
Early life
Jim Mickle was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1979.[1][2] Mickle was inspired to become director after he saw Army of Darkness.[1] He attended New York University and graduated in 2002. He worked as a production assistant and grip on a series of films by first-time directors who had not gone to film school. The experiences were frustrating for him, and he described the films as vanity projects.[3] Mickle prefers directing and editing to writing, and he is attracted to the flexibility and intensity of horror films.[4]
Career
Mickle and Nick Damici met while working on a student thesis film in 2001. While there, they came up with the idea for a zombie film. This concept eventually morphed into their first collaboration, Mulberry Street, a horror film about gentrification in New York City.[3] Mickle's second film, Stake Land, was a New York Times Critics' Pick.[5] His 2013 film We Are What We Are was screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival[6] and in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[7] He directed the film adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale's novel Cold in July, in which Michael C. Hall starred,[8][9] and is currently working on Esperanza, the story of a fatal wildfire in southern California, adapted by Sean O'Keefe from a book by John N. Maclean.[10]
Awards
| Year | Organization | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Toronto After Dark Film Festival | After Dark Spirit Award[11] |
| 2007 | Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival | Special mention[12] |
| 2010 | Toronto International Film Festival | People's Choice Award[13] |
| 2011 | Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival | Special mention[14] |
| 2014 | Sitges Film Festival | Best director in Official Fantàstic Òrbita Category Awards for Cold in July |
Filmography
| Title | Year | Metacritic | Rotten Tomatoes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Street | 2006 | N/A | 70%[15] |
| Stake Land | 2010 | 66/100[16] | 75%[17] |
| We Are What We Are | 2013 | 69/100[18] | 85%[19] |
| Cold in July | 2014 | N/A | 85%[20] |
References
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