Shane Carruth (born 1972 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is an American film writer, director, editor, producer and actor. Carruth performed one of the two main roles in his independent film Primer, which was honored at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the Grand Jury Prize. Carruth, a former engineer with a degree in mathematics, utilized his technical knowledge on the project.
David Sullivan, one of the leads in Primer, claimed on his Twitt...
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Shane Carruth (born 1972 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is an American film writer, director, editor, producer and actor. Carruth performed one of the two main roles in his independent film Primer, which was honored at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the Grand Jury Prize. Carruth, a former engineer with a degree in mathematics, utilized his technical knowledge on the project.
David Sullivan, one of the leads in Primer, claimed on his Twitter that "Shane Carruth's next project, A Topiary, is in the early stages of pre-production." Filmaker Rian Johnson also posted: "Shane... has a mind-blowing sci-fi script. Let's all pray to the movie-gods that he gets it made soon." It is unclear whether both Twitter posts refer to the same project.
Primer:
2004 Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize
2004 Sundance Film Festival: Alfred P. Sloan Prize (for a film dealing with science and technology)
2004 Nantucket Film Festival: Best Writer/Director
2004 Gotham Awards Nomination: Best Feature...
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