Jay and Mark Duplass were born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Together, they have written and directed various films since 2002 that have contributed heavily to the rise of the "mumblecore" genre of independent film, which are films that present realistic social situations where most, if not all, of the dialogue and scenes are completely improvised.
The Duplass brothers' first credited film was a short called The New Brad, which stars Mark along with many of their family members. They went on to win the Grand Jury Award at the Florida Film Festival for their short film, Scrapple. Their careers really took off with their first feature film, The Puffy Chair, which garnered them two Independent Spirit Award nominations. After the release of their second film, Baghead, they were given the opportunity to direct Cyrus, starring Jonah Hill, John C. Reilly, and Marisa Tomei.
While Jay mainly stays behind the camera, Mark has been known to step in front and act quite a bit. He appeared not only in his own film The Puffy Chair, but also other independent films such as Humpday, Hannah Takes the Stairs, and even a small role in the latest Noah Baumbach film, Greenberg, starring Ben Stiller. He can also be seen on the FX television show "The League", which will begin its second season in September.
The Duplass Brothers' upcoming projects include The Do-Deca-Pentathlon a film they shot before working on Cyrus that they are now completing, and Jeff Who Lives at Home, starring Jason Segel, Susan Sarandon, Judy Greer, and Ed Helms.
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Here is the trailer for their first film, The Puffy Chair:
Next, we have the trailer for their second feature film, Baghead:
Finally, we have the trailer for their latest feature, Cyrus:
Great director showcase! This is probably my favorite segment that you do
ReplyDeleteThanks Carter! It takes a ton of work, but the final result is very rewarding on my part. These guys are great directors, so this one was very enjoyable to put together.
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