Shane Carruth

Shane Carruth

ComposerActorProducer
Born
1972
Awards
6 wins, 35 nominations

Writer-director Shane Carruth, a former software engineer, burst onto the independent movie scene with his extremely low-budget science-fiction film Primer (2004) in 2004. Carruth also played one of the two leads in the film and composed its music. "Primer" won the Grand Jury Prize and the Alfred P.…

Biography

Writer-director Shane Carruth, a former software engineer, burst onto the independent movie scene with his extremely low-budget science-fiction film Primer (2004) in 2004. Carruth also played one of the two leads in the film and composed its music. "Primer" won the Grand Jury Prize and the Alfred P. Sloan Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1972, Carruth studied mathematics in college and became a flight simulation software developer before making his first movie. Carruth then spent the next eight years developing "A Topiary", another science-fiction film. The movie was never made and Carruth said that "I basically wasted my whole life on" the project.

Carruth finally made a second film, Upstream Color (2013), which was released in 2013 after debuting at the Sundance Film Festival. He is working on his third film, "The Modern Ocean".

Director

BreakthroughBreakthrough(2015)
Upstream ColorUpstream Color(2013)
PrimerPrimer(2004)

Writer

Upstream ColorUpstream Color(2013)
PrimerPrimer(2004)

Actor

Tales from the LoopTales from the Loop(2020)as Cole (40s), Cole (50s)
The Dead CenterThe Dead Center(2018)as Daniel Forrester
Memory BoxMemory Box(2016)as The Man
The Girlfriend ExperienceThe Girlfriend Experience(2016)as Sam
Swiss Army ManSwiss Army Man(2016)as Coroner

Cinematographer

Upstream ColorUpstream Color(2013)

Editor

Upstream ColorUpstream Color(2013)
PrimerPrimer(2004)

Casting Director

PrimerPrimer(2004)

Production Designer

PrimerPrimer(2004)

Sound Department

PrimerPrimer(2004)

Camera and Electrical Department

Upstream ColorUpstream Color(2013)

Editorial Department

A Ghost StoryA Ghost Story(2017)

Soundtrack

Ram Dass, Going HomeRam Dass, Going Home(2017)
TickledTickled(2016)

Archive Footage

Visionado obligadoVisionado obligado(2011)as Aaron

Known for

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Amy Seimetz and Shane Carruth in We'll Find SomethingShane Carruth and Amy Seimetz in We'll Find SomethingShane Carruth in Upstream Color (2013)Shane Carruth in Upstream Color (2013)Shane Carruth in Upstream Color (2013)Shane Carruth and Amy Seimetz in Upstream Color (2013)

Credit Score: Shane Carruth

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnown★WinsNomsVotes
1Upstream Color3.252013•6.50036146
2Primer3.252005•6.700121667
3The Dead Center3.092019•5.8004072
4Swiss Army Man2.502016•6.900141110
5Tales from the Loop1.5020207.40226542