S. Craig Payer
S. Craig Zahler (* 1973 in Miami , Florida ) is an American screenwriter , director , novelist , cameraman , soundtrack composer and musician.
Life
Zahler first appeared as a screenwriter in 2011 and was involved in the film The Incident as such . In 2015 he made his debut as a director with Bone Tomahawk . He was also responsible for the music. Two years later, Brawl followed in Cell Block 99 , after which he staged Dragged Across Concrete . He also wrote the script and composed the music for these. The New York Times wrote that his "brutal, stylized action films illustrated the attitude: mix genres, smash the skulls".
As a book author he has so far (as of September 2019) written five novels, two of which have also been translated into German. He moves in the genres of thriller , horror and gothic as well as western .
His directorial debut Bone Tomahawk brought him u. a. the award for Best Director at the Sitges Film Festival . He was also nominated for the Spur Award by the Western Writers of America for the accompanying screenplay . There was also a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award . At the 2019 Saturn Award ceremony , he was nominated for his work on Dragged Across Concrete in the Best Screenplay category.
Filmography (selection)
- 2011: The Incident (screenplay)
- 2015: Bone Tomahawk (Writer and Director)
- 2017: Brawl in Cell Block 99 (Script and Direction)
- 2018: Dragged Across Concrete (screenplay and direction)
- 2018: Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich , screenplay)
Bibliography (selection)
- 2010: A Congregation of Jackals
- 2013: Wraiths of the Broken Land
- Like shadows over dead land , Lucifer-Verlag, Bochum 2017
- 2014: Corpus Chrome, Inc.
- 2014: Mean Business on North Ganson Street
- The dead on North Ganson Street , Suhrkamp Berlin 2016
- 2018: Hug Chickenpenny: The Panegyric of an Anomalous Child
Web links
- S. Craig payers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ^ J. Hoberman: A Director Who Is Old School With a Vengeance . In: The New York Times . September 27, 2019, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed November 27, 2019]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Payer, S. Craig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, director, writer, and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miami , Florida , United States |