Movies: Joe Swanberg

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 examine their own relationship and their feelings about marriage and children....

A snapshot of a day in the life of a few young men passing the hours on their skateboards and wasting time out in the garage....

A single-shot short produced by Joe Swanberg for the Northwest Film Forum....

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

Guy gets angry at internet. Meets girl in the shops....

From rocker to family man, this captivating debut reveals the strife we face when it’s time to grow up. The rhythm of Sully’s (Lawrence Levine, Gabi on the Roof In July) life drastically changes when he abandons Philadelphia’s gritty punk rock scene ...

Jeff, a wannabe writer flailing at his career, his romantic relationships and any effort to be a responsible adult, takes a road trip to flee his mundane life. After even that fails, he meets free-spirited motel clerk Cat, who revives his ambitions....

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

An American couple argues about the safety of a French girl after a night out....

Jenny's life has changed significantly since she had a baby. her days of food activism and urban anthropology have been replaced by diapers and playtime at the park. When she inherits a cabin in Montana, she leaves the comfort of her Chicago high-ris...

A children’s TV show host, ensnared in a case of amnesia, must confront his missing memories as his puppet co-stars turn on him....

Caitlin, a young Chicago performance artist, struggles to create work that is both personal and political. A piece she performs about the BP oil spill sends her relationship into a tailspin because her onstage nudity bothers her boyfriend....

A brother and sister discover the secret behind the "timebox" a device that is used to keep schools on schedual, you hook four together and get a time machine!...

Filmmakers Joe Swanberg and Spencer Parsons discuss the Midwestern roots and work ethic of Lewis' output and how The Gore Gore Girls represents the shift into transgressive '70s cinema that would dominate the American horror landscape....

After an old friend's visit ends, Lori is feeling a bit down. Bored with her job, agitated at home, and frustrated with money problems, Lori takes out her anger on her ex-marine boyfriend, Anson. However, after a broken mug, a trip to the zoo and a c...

David hosts a potential new fling Brandi, and a definite old friend Eric on the same weekend. A coincidence in scheduling that leads to personality conflict....

Leading very separate lives, Christy and her boyfriend Buddy live together in her parent's basement with their baby Mikey. As Christy, a waitress and aspiring writer, and Buddy, a plumber's apprentice, struggle with the realities of their lives, ques...

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

Amid a post-grad haze, best friends Isaac and Cameron navigate the shifting terrain of their relationships, grappling with the deeper question of whether their once unbreakable friendship can survive the weight of change....

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