Jim Mickle

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.

Jim Mickle
Mickle in 2014
Born1979 (age 41–42)
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active2006–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 is currently working 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 four out of six episodes.

Awards
YearOrganizationAward
2007Toronto After Dark Film FestivalAfter Dark Spirit Award[11]
2007Amsterdam Fantastic Film FestivalSpecial mention[12]
2010Toronto International Film FestivalPeople's Choice Award[13]
2011Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film FestivalSpecial mention[14]
2014Sitges Film FestivalBest director in Official Fantàstic Òrbita Category Awards for Cold in July

Filmography

As Director
TitleYearMetacriticRotten Tomatoes Notes
Mulberry Street2006N/A70%[15]
Stake Land201066/100[16]75%[17]
We Are What We Are201369/100[18]85%[19]
Cold in July201473/10085%[20]
Hap and Leonard 2016–2018 73/100 87%[21] TV Series Season 1 (4 episodes)
In the Shadow of the Moon 2019 48/100 59%[22]

References
  1. Brown, Todd (August 17, 2010). "The New American Horror: Jim Mickle". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  2. "Last chance to see horror of 'Mulberry Street'". Pottstown Mercury. December 6, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  3. Kipp, Jeremiah (March 27, 2008). "Nightmare on Mulberry Street: An Interview with Writer-Director Jim Mickle and Co-Writer-Actor Nick Damici". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  4. Patterson, Cleaver (June 17, 2011). "Interview: Jim Mickle, Director of STAKE LAND". Starburst magazine. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  5. Catsoulis, Jeannette (April 21, 2011). "Bringing on the Vampires in 'Stake Land'". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  6. "We Are What We Are". Sundance Film Festival. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  7. "List of films in Cannes Directors' Fortnight". Cannes.fr. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  8. Golden, Grant (May 31, 2013). "Michael C. Hall Signs on for Film Adaptation of Cold In July". Paste. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  9. Fleming, Mike (May 19, 2013). "Cannes: Backup Media, Memento Bring Heat To Fest Helmer Jim Mickle's 'Cold In July'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  10. Myles, Sarah (January 8, 2015). "Jim Mickle To Direct Wildfire Drama Esperanza For Legendary". WeGotThisCovered.com. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  11. "Toronto After Dark Festival". TorontoAfterDark.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  12. "Black Tulip Award opnieuw naar Noorse film". Trouw (in Dutch). April 25, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  13. Voris, Robert (February 17, 2011). "IFC Midnight stakes a claim on 'Stake Land'". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  14. "NIFFF Palmarès 2011". nifff.ch. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  15. "Mulberry Street". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  16. "Stake Land". Metacritic. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  17. "Stake Land". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  18. "We Are What We Are". Metacritic. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  19. "We Are What We Are". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  20. "Cold in July". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  21. "Hap & Leonard". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  22. "In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
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