Drake Doremus
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Drake Doremus | |
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 Drake Doremus at the 2011 London Film Festival | |
| Born | March 29, 1983 |
| Education | AFI Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, producer |
Drake Doremus (born March 29, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing the films Like Crazy (2011)[1] which won the Grand Jury Prize[2] at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival,[3] Douchebag (2010) which was in Dramatic competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival,[4] and Equals (2015).[5]
Career
Doremus studied directing at the AFI Conservatory, being the youngest fellow ever accepted into the film school.[6] Doremus' mother, Cherie Kerr, was a founding member of the legendary L.A. The Groundlings. Doremus grew up on Kerr's stage, performing with the Orange County Crazies, starting at the age of six as an improv comedy player. He went on to produce and direct for that organization, including his own original works.
His 2011 film Like Crazy has been described as loosely inspired by his real life experiences.[7] It stars Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, and Jennifer Lawrence.[8]
In 2012, Doremus directed a six-part social film for Intel and Toshiba called The Beauty Inside. It was written by Richard Greenberg, and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Topher Grace.[9][10]
In June 2013, his film Breathe In[11] starring Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Amy Ryan, and Mackenzie Davis[12] opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival EIFF.[13]
In 2015, Doremus directed Equals, written by Nathan Parker and starring Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Guy Pearce, and Jacki Weaver.[14]
In 2017, Doremus directed and produced Newness, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.[15][16] It stars Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa.[17]
His newest film, entitled Zoe, is written by Richard Greenberg and is expected to be released in 2018.[18] It stars Léa Seydoux, Ewan McGregor, Theo James, Rashida Jones, Matthew Gray Gubler, Miranda Otto, and Christina Aguilera.[19][20][21][22]
It was announced that Doremus is teaming with Amazon to co-executive produce and direct a television series based on Jardine Libaire's book White Fur.[23][24]
Doremus frequently collaborates with Ben York Jones, who co-wrote Like Crazy and Breathe In with Doremus, and wrote Newness. York Jones produced Douchebag and Newness, and appeared as an actor in Spooner, Douchebag, Like Crazy, and The Beauty Inside. In addition, he received special thanks on Equals.[25]
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Moonpie | Director, writer |
| 2008 | Spooner | Director, story by |
| 2010 | Douchebag | Director, writer |
| 2011 | Like Crazy | Director, writer |
| 2012 | The Beauty Inside | Director |
| 2013 | Breathe In | Director, writer |
| 2015 | Equals | Director, story by |
| 2017 | Newness | Director, producer |
| 2018 | Zoe | Director, producer |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Ten Thousand Years" | Goddamn Electric Bill[26] | Director/writer |
Awards and nominations[27]
| Year | Film | Association | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Spooner | Newport Beach Film Festival | Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking | Won |
| Sonoma Valley Film Festival | Best Lounge Feature | Won | ||
| 2010 | Douchebag | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Nominated |
| 2011 | Like Crazy | Won | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Most Promising Filmmaker | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | The Beauty Inside | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding New Approaches - Original Daytime Program or Series | Won |
| 2013 | Breathe In | AFI Fest | Audience Award | Nominated |
| Chicago International Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | Nominated | ||
| Deauville Film Festival | Grand Special Prize | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Equals | Venice Film Festival | Soundtrack Stars Award | Won |
| Golden Lion | Nominated | |||
| Green Drop Award | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival | International Ecumenical Award | Nominated | |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | Best American Independent Feature Film | Nominated |
References
- ^ Like Crazy at IMDb
- ^ Puig, Claudiia, "'Like Crazy' wins Sundance Grand Jury Prize", USA Today, January 30, 2011
- ^ Hynes, Eric, "2011 Festival Awards", sundance.org, January 29, 2011
- ^ "Douchebag: Drake Doremus 2009" Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, Sundance 2010 report
- ^ Equals (2015), retrieved 2017-07-19
- ^ Shetty, Sharan, [1], Chicago Maroon, October 31, 2011
- ^ "Like Crazy director Drake Doremus gets into real long-distance love". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ Like Crazy (2011), retrieved 2017-07-19
- ^ The Beauty Inside (TV Mini-Series 2012– ), retrieved 2017-07-19
- ^ Jagernauth, Kevin. "Watch: All 6 Episodes Of Drake Doremus Directed Web Series 'The Beauty Inside' With Mary Elizabeth Winstead | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1999987/
- ^ Breathe In (2013), retrieved 2017-07-19
- ^ http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk
- ^ http://deadline.com/2014/07/jacki-weaver-joining-equals-kristen-stewart-nicholas-hoult-804954/
- ^ Lee, Ashley (January 9, 2017). "Sundance Adds Donald Trump Doc, Drake Doremus' 'Newness' to Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "Newness". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ Newness (2017), retrieved 2017-07-19
- ^ Doremus, Drake (2017-07-17). "Next year for sure. Still knee deep in making it right now but we are very excited about it!https://twitter.com/betralha/status/886994692633755649 …". @drakedoremus. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Christina Aguilera, Rashida Jones Join Drake Doremus' 'Zoe'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ Zoe (2018), retrieved 2017-07-19
- ^ Jr, Mike Fleming (2017-01-21). "Ewan McGregor Replacing Charlie Hunnam In Drake Doremus-Directed 'Zoe'". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2017-05-01). "Christina Aguilera, Theo James, Rashida Jones Join Sci-Fi Romance 'Zoe'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "'Like Crazy' Director Sets Amazon TV Series 'White Fur'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2017-07-18). "FilmNation Sells TV Drama 'White Fur' To Amazon With Drake Doremus Attached To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Ben York Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Douchebag", moviefone.com, December 12, 2009
- ^ "Drake Doremus". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
