Drake Doremus (; born March 29, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing the films Like Crazy (2011), which won the Grand Jury Prize DramaticPuig, Claudiia, "'Like Crazy' wins Sundance Grand Jury Prize", USA Today, January 30, 2011 at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival,Hynes, Eric, "2011 Festival Awards" , sundance.org, January 29, 2011 Douchebag (2010), which was in Dramatic competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival,"Douchebag: Drake Doremus 2009" , Sundance 2010 report and Equals (2015).
Career Doremus studied directing at the AFI Conservatory, being the youngest fellow ever accepted into the film school.Shetty, Sharan, , Chicago Maroon, October 31, 2011 At the recommendation of a talent agent in 2008, Doremus was introduced to producer Jonathan Schwartz, who would produce his subsequent four films.
His 2011 film Like Crazy has been described as loosely inspired by his real life experiences. It stars Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, and Jennifer Lawrence. Most of the dialogue in the film was improvised, with only a 50-page detailed outline as a script. The film was shot in a month on only a $250,000 budget, and won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
In 2012, Doremus directed a six-part social film for Intel and Toshiba called The Beauty Inside. It was written by Richard Greenberg, and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Topher Grace. The series earned him a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches - Original Daytime Program or Series. In June 2013, his film Breathe In starring Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Amy Ryan, and Mackenzie Davis opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival EIFF. Doremus directed the 2015 science-fiction romantic drama film Equals, written by Nathan Parker based on a story by Doremus and starring Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Guy Pearce, and Jacki Weaver.
In 2017, Doremus directed and produced the romantic drama Newness, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The film reunites Doremus with Nicholas Hoult, who starred in his previous film Equals. It also stars Laia Costa. He again forayed into science-fiction romance with Zoe, written by Richard Greenberg and released by Amazon Studios on July 20, 2018. It stars Léa Seydoux, Ewan McGregor, Theo James, Rashida Jones, Matthew Gray Gubler, Miranda Otto, and Christina Aguilera. Doremus directed the advertisement for Hugo Boss' "The Scent Private Accord" perfume, starring Jamie Dornan.
Doremus frequently collaborates with Ben York Jones, who co-wrote Like Crazy and Breathe In with Doremus and wrote Newness. York Jones produced Douchebag and Newness, and appeared as an actor in Spooner, Douchebag, Like Crazy, and The Beauty Inside. In addition, he received special thanks on Equals. Doremus is also a frequent collaborator with actor Matthew Gray Gubler, who has had roles in Newness, Zoe, and Endings, Beginnings.
Future work It was announced that Doremus is teaming with Amazon to co-executive produce and direct a television series based on Jardine Libaire's book White Fur. Doremus is set to direct another romantic drama entitled Aurora, produced by CJ Entertainment. It was also announced that Doremus has signed a two-year deal with Paramount Television to develop new projects and direct existing projects.
Personal life Doremus' film Like Crazy was inspired by his own long-distance relationship and marriage. In an interview with IndieWire, he said: I'm a divorcee. I got married to this woman to try and get her back, I went through the visa stuff, to try and get her back in the States... I'd spent so much time here, visiting someone when I was in a long-distance relationship, so I was so familiar with what it feels like to be jet-lagged, and only be here for 5 days, and try to be romantic, and try to fit in the love, and try to relive what we were going through, while taking in a new city, and being nine hours ahead. That relationship was from 2001 to 2008. she was in the US from 2001-2004, so from 04-08 it was back and forth, four years of long distance.
Doremus lives in London and Los Angeles with his wife, artist Triana de Lamo Terry and daughter Tallulah.
Filmography
Feature films Year Title Director Writer Producer 2006 Moonpie 2008 Spooner 2010 Douchebag 2011 Like Crazy 2013 Breathe In 2015 Equals 2017 Newness 2018 Zoe 2019 Endings, Beginnings 2026 Next Life
Music videos Year Song Artist Notes 2009 "Ten Thousand Years"Goddamn Electric Bill"Douchebag" , moviefone.com, December 12, 2009 Director/writer2018"Diabolo Menthe"SokoDirector
Awards and nominations YearFilmAssociationAwardResult2009SpoonerNewport Beach Film FestivalOutstanding Achievement in FilmmakingWonSonoma Valley Film FestivalBest Lounge FeatureWon2010DouchebagSundance Film FestivalGrand Jury PrizeNominated2011Like CrazyWonChicago Film Critics Association AwardsMost Promising FilmmakerNominated2013The Beauty InsideDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding New Approaches - Original Daytime Program or SeriesWon2013Breathe InAFI FestAudience AwardNominatedChicago International Film FestivalAudience Choice AwardNominatedDeauville Film FestivalGrand Special PrizeNominated2015EqualsVenice Film FestivalSoundtrack Stars AwardWonGolden LionNominatedGreen Drop AwardNominated2016Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film FestivalInternational Ecumenical AwardNominatedCleveland International Film FestivalBest American Independent Feature FilmNominated
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