Debra Granik

Debra Granik
Granik at the 2010 Deauville American Film Festival
Born (1963-02-06) February 6, 1963 (age 61)
EducationBrandeis University
Tisch School of the Arts
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1987–present
SpouseJonathan Scheuer
Children1

Debra Granik (born February 6, 1963) is an American filmmaker.[1][2] She is most known for 2004's Down to the Bone, which starred Vera Farmiga, 2010's Winter's Bone, which starred Jennifer Lawrence in her breakout performance and for which Granik was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay,[3] and 2018's Leave No Trace, a film based on the book My Abandonment by Peter Rock.[4]

  1. ^ Granik, Debra; Roman, Rafael Pi (February 17, 2011). "Sunday Arts Profile: Debra Granik Interview with Rafael Pi Roman" (Video interview). Rafael Pi Roman. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Murphy, Kate (November 1, 2014). "Download: Debra Granik". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Sperling, Nicole (June 26, 2018). "The Filmmaker Who Directed Jennifer Lawrence's First Oscar-Nominated Role Has a New Star in Leave No Trace". Vanity Fair.
  4. ^ Buchanan, Kyle (June 27, 2018). "After Launching Jennifer Lawrence, Director Debra Granik Is Finally Back". Vulture. New York.