Derek Cianfrance

Derek M. Cianfrance (/ˈsiːənfræns/; born January 23, 1974) is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for writing and directing the films Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines, and The Light Between Oceans, as well as the HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True. For his contributions to the story of Sound of Metal, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with its director Darius Marder, and Abraham Marder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Cianfrance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

The Oscars

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

Release Date1953-03-19

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count74

Bonnie

A portrait of casting director Bonnie Timmermann.

Release Date2022-11-12

Charactersd Self

Vote Count2

The Place Beyond the Pines

A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

Release Date2013-03-20

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count4977

Blue Valentine

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

Release Date2010-12-26

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count3359

I Know This Much Is True

The parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness set against the backdrop of 20th century America.

Release Date2020-05-09

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count6

Vote Count244

Roofman

A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname: Roofman. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.

Release Date2025-10-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Sound of Metal

Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.

Release Date2020-11-20

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count2653

The Light Between Oceans

A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.

Release Date2016-09-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1376

Exhibiting Forgiveness

A Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they struggle and learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.

Release Date2024-09-08

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count20

If I Was His Mother

Two women discuss soccer.

Release Date2022-05-05

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Quattro Noza

A romance blooms between Quattro and Noza, two kids caught up in the illegal street car racing scene of Southern California.

Release Date2005-11-23

DepartmentCrew

JobCinematography

Vote Count7

Brother Tied

When Cal's brother Aaron forms a disliking towards Cal's new friend, suddenly they find their fraternal connection fading away which poses a big problem for them both.

Release Date1998-08-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Shots in the Dark

Exploitation of death? An history lesson on the challenges of crime photographers, taking us into the lives of a crime scene photographer with the Newark Police Dept and a staff photographer for the New York Daily News.

Release Date2001-10-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Lately There Have Been Many Misunderstandings in the Zimmerman Home

A comedy in which the Zimmerman family stop feuding, briefly.

Release Date2006-09-17

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count4

Towheads

A Brooklyn mother finds comic relief from domestic drudgery by inhabiting the world in guises—drag king, pole dancer, Santa Claus—managing to find moments of grace even on thankless days.

Release Date2013-03-27

Vote Count2