Shane Carruth
January 1, 1972 · 54 years old
Carruth was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Carruth wrote, directed, produced, and performed one of the two main roles, and composed the music for his independent film Primer, which was honored at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the Grand Jury Prize and the Alfred P. Sloan Award. As a for…
Known For
4 titles
Swiss Army Man
A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body, and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.
Primer
Four friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention.
Upstream Color
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Sun Don't Shine
A couple takes a tense and mysterious road trip through the desolate yet hauntingly beautiful landscape of central Florida.