Jim Mickle
American director and writer (born 1979)
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Jim Mickle (born 1979)[1] is an American director and writer, known for such films as Mulberry Street, Stake Land, We Are What We Are and Cold in July. He also co-developed the SundanceTV series Hap and Leonard, and the Netflix series Sweet Tooth.
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- Director
- screenwriter
Jim Mickle | |
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Mickle in 2014 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
Early life
Jim Mickle was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1979.[1][2] Mickle was inspired to become a director after he saw Army of Darkness.[1] He attended New York University and graduated in 2002. He worked as a production assistant and grip on a series of films by first-time directors who had not gone to film school. The experiences were frustrating for him, and he described the films as vanity projects.[3] Mickle prefers directing and editing to writing, and he is attracted to the flexibility and intensity of horror films.[4]
Career
Mickle and Nick Damici met while working on a student thesis film in 2001. While there, they came up with the idea for a zombie film. This concept eventually morphed into their first collaboration, Mulberry Street, a horror film about gentrification in New York City.[3] Mickle's second film, Stake Land, was a New York Times Critics' Pick.[5] His 2013 film We Are What We Are was screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival[6] and in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[7] He directed the film adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale's novel Cold in July, in which Michael C. Hall starred,[8][9] and has worked on Esperanza, the story of a fatal wildfire in southern California, adapted by Sean O'Keefe from a book by John N. Maclean.[10] In 2016 Mickle & Damici developed the TV series Hap and Leonard, based on Joe R. Lansdale's novels, with Mickle directing multiple episodes during the series' three seasons.
Awards
| Year | Organization | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Toronto After Dark Film Festival | After Dark Spirit Award[11] |
| 2007 | Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival | Special mention[12] |
| 2010 | Toronto International Film Festival | People's Choice Award[13] |
| 2011 | Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival | Special mention[14] |
| 2014 | Sitges Film Festival | Best director in Official Fantàstic Òrbita Category Awards for Cold in July |
Filmography
As director
| Title | Year | Metacritic | Rotten Tomatoes | Notes |
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| Mulberry Street | 2006 | N/A | 70%[15] | |
| Stake Land | 2010 | 66/100[16] | 75%[17] | |
| We Are What We Are | 2013 | 71/100[18] | 85%[19] | |
| Cold in July | 2014 | 73/100[20] | 84%[21] | |
| Hap and Leonard | 2016–2018 | 73/100[22] | 87%[23] | TV series |
| In the Shadow of the Moon | 2019 | 48/100[24] | 59%[25] | |
| Sweet Tooth | 2021–2024 | 78/100[26] | 92%[27] | TV series |
| God Country | TBA | TBD | TBD | [28] |