Sean Durkin
Durkin at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
Timothy Sean Durkin

(1981-12-09) December 9, 1981
Canada
Other namesT. Sean Durkin
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, film producer

Timothy Sean Durkin (born December 9, 1981) is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and producer.[1] He won the Dramatic Directing Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival[2] for Martha Marcy May Marlene. His short film, Mary Last Seen, on the same theme as Martha, won the award for best short film at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight.[3] In 2013, Durkin directed the Channel 4 drama series Southcliffe, starring Sean Harris and Rory Kinnear.[4] His second film, The Nest, premiered in 2020. His third film titled The Iron Claw, a biography based on the Von Erich family of wrestlers, was released in 2023.[5][6]

Life and career

Durkin was born in Canada and moved to England soon thereafter; he was raised in North London and in Surrey until his family moved to Manhattan when he was 12.[7] Durkin graduated from Kent School in Kent, Connecticut in 2000,[8] then attended the film school at New York University, where he graduated in 2005 and delivered his thesis film in 2006. He moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2008.[7]

In an interview with Robert K. Elder for the book The Best Film You've Never Seen, Durkin said, “When I make a film, I think about things that scare me. My exploration of those things is to try and wrap my head around them and confront them.”[9]

Durkin participated in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll, where he listed his ten favorite films as follows: 3 Women, The Birds, The Conformist, The Goonies, Jaws, The Panic in Needle Park, Persona, The Piano Teacher, Rosemary's Baby, and The Shining.[10]

Durkin is a founding member of Borderline Films with fellow directors Antonio Campos and Josh Mond.[11][12]

Filmography

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2006 Doris Yes No No
2007 The Last 15 No No Yes
2008 A Long Way Home No No Yes
2010 Mary Last Seen Yes Yes No
Kids in Love No No Yes
2013 Karaoke! No No Yes
1009 No No Executive
2014 Tzniut No No Executive

Music videos

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2011 Martha Marcy May Marlene Yes Yes No
2020 The Nest Yes Yes Yes
2023 The Iron Claw Yes Yes Yes

Executive producer

Producer

Television

Year Title Director Executive
Producer		 Notes
2013 Southcliffe Yes No Miniseries
2023 Dead Ringers Yes Yes 3 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (December 9, 2011). "Elizabeth Olsen". Screen International. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  2. ↑ Nigel M. Smith (2011-12-19). "Sundance's Golden Boy Sean Durkin, Director/Writer of 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'". Indiewire.
  3. ↑ "Sean Durkin: Director Sean Durkin returns to Cannes with Sundance hit Martha Marcy May Marlene after winning Best Short at Directors' Fortnight last year." Jason Guerrasio, Screen Daily, May 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Southcliffe: TV that threatens the status quo", Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, July 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ White, Abbey (October 10, 2023). "Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White Plagued by Family Tragedy in Trailer for Wrestling Drama 'The Iron Claw'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  6. ↑ Kroll, Justin (October 24, 2022). "Lily James Joins Sean Durkin's 'The Iron Claw' For A24". Deadline. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Frank Lovece, "Who is Martha Marcy May Marlene? Sean Durkin debuts with acclaimed drama of young cult refugee." Film Journal, September 21, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Sean Durkin '00 Captures the Indie Film World", Kent School news, November 2011 (accessed 2012-05-26).
  9. ↑ Durkin, Sean. The Best Film You've Never Seen. by Robert Elder. Chicago: Chicago Review Press 2013
  10. ↑ "Sean Durkin | BFI". Archived from the original on August 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Interview: Sean Durkin on the Method Behind "Martha Marcy May Marlene"". The Moveable Fest. 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  12. ↑ Nordine, Michael (2016-11-09). "Borderline Films Retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  13. ↑ "Louis XIV "Air Traffic Control" | Outright Mental".
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