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Derek Cianfrance

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Derek Cianfrance

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 23, 1974 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Lakewood, Colorado, USA

Biography

Derek M. Cianfrance (/ˈsiːənfræns/; born January 23, 1974) is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for writing and directing the films Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines, and The Light Between Oceans, as well as the HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True. For his contributions to the story of Sound of Metal, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with its director Darius Marder, and Abraham Marder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Cianfrance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2022BonnieSelf
2013Towheads
1953The OscarsSelf
Production
2025RoofmanExecutive Producer
2025Born SecretExecutive Producer
2024Exhibiting ForgivenessProducer
2022If I Was His MotherProducer
2020Sound of MetalExecutive Producer
2020I Know This Much Is TrueExecutive Producer
Directing
2025RoofmanDirector
2020I Know This Much Is TrueDirector
2016The Light Between OceansDirector
2013The Place Beyond the PinesDirector
2010Blue ValentineDirector
2006Lately There Have Been Many Misunderstandings in the Zimmerman HomeDirector
2001Shots in the DarkDirector
1998Brother TiedDirector
Writing
2025RoofmanScreenplay
2020Sound of MetalStory
2020I Know This Much Is TrueWriter
2016The Light Between OceansScreenplay
2016The Light Between OceansWriter
2013The Place Beyond the PinesScreenplay
2013The Place Beyond the PinesStory
2010Blue ValentineWriter
1998Brother TiedWriter
Crew
2001Shots in the DarkCinematography
1998Brother TiedCinematography