Shane Carruth

 

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Carruth was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He attended Stephen F. Austin State University as a math major.  Before becoming a filmmaker, he used to be a developer of flight simulation software. Carruth wrote, directed, produced, and performed one of the two main roles, and composed the music for his independent film Primer, which was honored at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the Grand Jury Prize and the Alfred P. Sloan Award. Carruth, a former software engineer with an undergraduate degree in math, utilized his technical knowledge on the project. On January 21, 2013, Carruth premiered his film Upstream Color at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in the U. S. Dramatic Competition category.  Carruth, Johnny Marshall, and Pete Horner won the U. S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Sound Design for the film.  Keith Kimbell wrote that it was the "most anticipated (and most difficult to describe) film in competition", and "most critics couldn't stop talking about it"

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Shane Carruth

Born 1972 in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. Dramatic (Primer) 2004 Primer
Alfred P. Sloan Prize (Primer) 2004 Primer
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director (Upstream Color) 29th Independent Spirit Awards 2014 Upstream Color
Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing (Upstream Color) 29th Independent Spirit Awards 2014 Upstream Color
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature Film (Upstream Color) Gotham Independent Film Awards 2013 2013 Upstream Color
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature (Primer) 20th Independent Spirit Awards 2005 Primer
Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Award (Primer) 2005 Primer
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director (Primer) 20th Independent Spirit Awards 2005 Primer
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay (Primer) 20th Independent Spirit Awards 2005 Primer
Sitges Best Film Award (Primer) 2004 Primer
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature Film (Primer) Gotham Independent Film Awards 2004 2004 Primer

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Carruth was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He attended Stephen F. Austin State University as a math major. Before becoming a filmmaker, he used to be a developer of flight simulation software. Carruth wrote, directed, produced, and performed one of the two main roles, and composed the music for his independent film Primer, which was honored at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the Grand Jury Prize and the Alfred P. Sloan Award. Carruth, a former software engineer with an undergraduate degree in math, utilized his technical knowledge on the project. On January 21, 2013, Carruth premiered his film Upstream Color at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category. Carruth, Johnny Marshall, and Pete Horner won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Sound Design for the film. Keith Kimbell wrote that it was the "most anticipated (and most difficult to describe) film in competition", and "most critics couldn't stop talking about it". Carruth is set to self-distribute the film with a slated release date of April 5, 2013.

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