Visiting Writers Series Welcomes Joe Swanberg on November 29th
November 27, 2018
Joe Swanberg is the creator of the Netflix original series Easy, which he produces, writes, and directs. His directorial work includes episodes of HBO’s Looking and Netflix’s Love, as well as films including Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas, and Win It All. He contributed to the anthology horror film V/H/S and has acted in Adam Wingard’s You're Next, Ti West’s The Sacrament, and Annie Clark’s segment of XX. Through Forager Films production company, Swanberg has financed and produced films including Alex Ross Perry’s Queen of Earth and Golden Exits, Zach Clark’s Little Sister, and Dustin Guy Defa’s Person to Person. Joe works in Chicago, where he lives with his wife—filmmaker Kris Swanberg—and their two children.