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Josephine Decker (born April 2, 1981) is an English–born American filmmaker. Films she has directed include Butter on the Latch (2013), Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014), Madeline's Madeline (2018), Shirley (2020), and The Sky is Everywhere (2022).
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- Princeton University
- 2005–present
Director: Thou Wast Mild and Lovely. Josephine Decker is known for Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014), Shirley (2020) and Madeline's Madeline (2018).
- Director, Actress, Writer
- 2 min
Feb 10, 2022 · In “The Sky Is Everywhere,” a Conventional Melodrama Meets a Visionary Director. Josephine Decker is an original filmmaking talent, and her new film, adapted from a Y.A. novel, is at its...
Josephine’s TV directing includes HBO’s Room 104 and an upcoming episode of Megan Abbott’s Dare Mefor USA Network. Inspired by the magical realism she studied in Latin-American Literature while at Princeton (I just casually dropped “Princeton” – did you catch that?), her films often blend documentary and fiction.
Jun 8, 2020 · Josephine Decker on her new film, “Shirley,” starring Elisabeth Moss, her years working with Joe Swanberg in the mumblecore scene, and the boundaries between director and actor.
- Lila Shapiro
- Features Writer
Josephine Decker unfolds intimate stories by directing, writing and acting in films.
Feb 11, 2022 · How ‘The Sky Is Everywhere’ Director Josephine Decker Made Her Happiest Film Yet — About Grief. Decker and star Grace Kaufman unpack the emotional A24 film that opens Friday
