Megan Griffiths Explained

Megan Griffiths
Birth Date:22 April 1975
Birth Place:Athens, Ohio
Occupation:TV & Film director

Megan Griffiths (born April 22, 1975) is a film and television director who resides in Seattle, Washington, U.S., and is a board member of Northwest Film Forum.

Early life and education

Megan Griffiths was born in Ohio, lived in Moscow, Idaho in her teens, attended Moscow High School, and was an undergraduate at the University of Idaho where she earned a B.A. in visual communications in 1997.

She received an MFA in Film Production from Ohio University School of Film in 2000.[1]

Career

Film

Griffiths wrote and directed her first feature film, First Aid For Choking, which was released in 2003.[2] Griffiths subsequently worked as a producer and first assistant director on features in and around Seattle including Zoo, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, The Catechism Cataclysm, and Your Sister's Sister.[2]

Her second feature The Off Hours world premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival[3] and went on to receive a nomination at the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards for Ben Kasulke's cinematography.[4]

Griffiths released Eden in 2012. The film starred Jamie Chung, Matt O'Leary and Beau Bridges, and it told a story about a human trafficking survivor.[5] The Stranger newspaper wrote, "Griffiths navigates the horrifying facts of her film with great respect," and her direction was described as "a veritable master class in how to make humane art out of inhumanity."[6]

The following year she released a comedy titled Lucky Them. The film, shot in Seattle, starred Toni Collette, along with Thomas Haden Church, Oliver Platt, and a cameo by Johnny Depp.[7] It premiered in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[8]

Griffiths wrote and directed The Night Stalker, in which Lou Diamond Phillips played American serial killer Richard Ramirez.[9] The film co-starred Bellamy Young and was acquired by Lifetime Television.[10] It aired on June 12, 2016.[11]

Her sixth feature Sadie starred Sophia Mitri Schoss, Melanie Lynskey, John Gallagher, Jr., Tony Hale, Danielle Brooks, Tee Dennard, and Keith L. Williams. It premiered at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival. Variety said, "writer-director Megan Griffiths’ quietly absorbing and methodically disquieting drama is a genuine rarity."[12]

I'll Show You Mine directed by Griffiths and starring Poorna Jagannathan[13] and Casey Thomas Brown[14] had its debut at Seattle International Film Festival on April 16, 2022.[15] [16]

Her eighth film, Year Of The Fox, written by Eliza Flug, also premiered at Seattle International Film Festival on May 13, 2023. The cast includes Sarah Jeffery, Jane Adams, Lexi Simonsen, Jake Weber, and Balthazar Getty.[17]

Television

In 2017, Griffiths directed two episodes of Room 104 broadcast on HBO.[18] "Missionaries" premiered September 8, 2017,[19] and "The Fight" premiered on October 6, 2017.[20] Both episodes were written by Mark Duplass.[21] "Missionaries" was nominated for a 2018 GLAAD Media Award in the "Outstanding Individual Episode" category for its portrayal of two Latter Day Saints companions who begin to question their stereotypes on sexuality.[22] [23] Later that year, Griffiths directed one episode of Epix series Graves starring Nick Nolte and Sela Ward titled "They Die Happier" which premiered on December 3, 2017.[24]

Griffiths directed one episode of TNT series Animal Kingdom titled "Prey" and starring Ellen Barkin.[25] "Prey" premiered on June 26, 2018.[26]

Four shows directed by Griffiths aired in 2019. First was "Like A F-ing God Or Something", Episode 6 of The Society on Netflix.[27] It premiered on May 10, 2019.[28] Her second television job that year was a return to Animal Kingdom.[29] Griffiths directed "Tank" which aired on June 18, 2019.[30] Her third show that year was Episode 6 of Hulu's Looking For Alaska, "We Are All Going," which aired on October 18, 2019, and starred Kristine Froseth.[31] Finally she directed one episode of the Fox Broadcasting Company series Prodigal Son titled "All Souls And Sadists" and broadcast on October 28, 2019.[32]

Griffiths directed one episode of USA Network series Dare Me starring Herizen Guardiola and Willa Fitzgerald titled "Fog Of War" which aired on March 1, 2020.[33] [34] She also directed two episodes of the Netflix series Trinkets starring Brianna Hildebrand titled "Same Time Last Year" and "Black Friday" which both aired on Aug 25, 2020.[35] [36]

She directed two episodes of Amazon Studios show Panic. Episode 7 titled "Trust" and episode 8 titled "Returns" both premiered on May 28, 2021.[37] [38]

Griffiths next directed episode eight in season one of HBO Max series .[39] The episode, written by Michael Grassi & Stasia Demick, was titled "Chapter Eight: Bad Blood" and it aired August 18, 2022.[40]

In 2023, Griffiths directed two episodes of Prime Video series The Summer I Turned Pretty (TV series), season 2, starring Lola Tung, Christopher Briney, and Gavin Casalegno.[41] Episode 7: "Love Affair" aired Aug 11, 2023, and episode 8: "Love Triangle" aired Aug 18, 2023.[42]

Awards

Filmography

Television

Films

Notes and References

  1. http://ousof.com/alumni-directory Ohio University School Of Film alumni directory
  2. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/lsquolucky-themrsquo-brings-director-megan-griffithsrsquo-career-into-focus/ "‘Lucky Them’ brings director Megan Griffiths’ career into focus"
  3. https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/seattle-based-filmmaker-megan-griffiths-cool-job/ "Seattle-based filmmaker Megan Griffiths’ cool job"
  4. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/ben-kasulke-hopes-seattles-movie-moment-is-no-flash-in-the-pan/ "Ben Kasulke hopes Seattle’s movie moment is no ‘flash in the pan’"
  5. https://variety.com/2012/film/markets-festivals/eden-1117947245/ "Eden"
  6. https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/real-world-horror-film-world-triumph/Content?oid=16638121 "Real-World Horror, Film-World Triumph"
  7. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/09/12/lucky-them-toni-collette-tiff_n_3884043.html "'Lucky Them': TIFF Film Mixes Toni Collette, Grunge, Groupies And Johnny Depp"
  8. Web site: Lucky Them . 2013-08-16 . TIFF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130816010916/http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/luckythem . 2013-08-16 .
  9. https://variety.com/2015/film/news/lou-diamond-phillips-night-stalker-1201516691/ "Lou Diamond Phillips to Play Serial Killer Richard Ramirez in New Movie"
  10. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/night-stalker-siff-review-902315 "'The Night Stalker': SIFF Review"
  11. https://mynorthwest.com/313846/lou-diamond-phillips-embraces-serial-killer-mentality-for-the-night-stalker/ "Lou Diamond Phillips embraces serial killer mentality for ‘The Night Stalker’"
  12. https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/sadie-review-1202736022/ "SXSW Film Review: Sadie"
  13. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/poorna-jagannathan-to-headline-megan-griffithss-dramedy-ill-show-you-mine/articleshow/82970302.cms "Poorna Jagannathan to headline Megan Griffiths's dramedy 'I'll Show You Mine'"
  14. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/poorna-jagannathan-casey-thomas-brown-ill-show-you-mine-1234981327/ "Poorna Jagannathan, Casey Thomas Brown to Star in Megan Griffiths Dramedy ‘I’ll Show You Mine’ (EXCLUSIVE)"
  15. https://womenandhollywood.com/megan-griffiths-on-exploring-the-freedom-that-comes-from-personal-acceptance-in-ill-show-you-mine/ "Megan Griffiths on Exploring the Freedom That Comes from Personal Acceptance in “I’ll Show You Mine”"
  16. https://theplaylist.net/ill-show-you-mine-bares-all-to-minimal-effect-siff-review-20220416/ "‘I’ll Show You Mine’ Bares All To Minimal Effect [SIFF Review]"
  17. https://moveablefest.com/megan-griffiths-year-of-the-fox/ "'Year of the Fox' Offers a Wily Look at Coming Into One’s Own"
  18. https://deadline.com/2017/06/hbo-trailer-room-104-duplass-brothers-1202106770/ "‘Room 104′ Trailer: HBO Opens Door To Duplass Bros.’ Anthology Series"
  19. https://www.advocate.com/television/2017/9/08/tonights-room-104-takes-mormon-missionaries-and-sexual-repression "Tonight's Room 104 Takes on Mormon Missionaries and Sexual Repression"
  20. https://medium.com/warnermediaent/anthology-series-room-104-from-brothers-mark-and-jay-duplass-debuts-july-28-exclusively-on-hbo-bcfaaa9cb14c "ROOM 104 SEASON 1 EPISODES"
  21. https://www.indiewire.com/2017/07/room-104-mark-duplass-hbo-be-excited-jay-duplass-1201860048/ "The Duplass Brothers are Back on TV! 7 Reasons to Get Excited About ‘Room 104’"
  22. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/glaad-media-awards-complete-list-nominees-1075731 "GLAAD Media Awards: The Complete List of Nominees"
  23. https://www.tracking-board.com/room-104-review-the-missionaries/ "ROOM 104 Review: “The Missionaries” "
  24. https://www.metacritic.com/tv/graves/season-2/episode-8-they-die-happier "They Die Happier"
  25. https://tvline.com/2018/07/15/animal-kingdom-season-3-review-guilty-pleasure-tnt/ "Animal Kingdom: Why I Hate Myself for Loving TNT's Addictive Drama"
  26. https://tvline.com/2018/06/26/animal-kingdom-season-3-episode-5-recap-nicky-leaving/ "Animal Kingdom Recap: Crime Pays — Plus, Mia's Coconspirator Is..."
  27. https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/the-society-netflix-review-1203209073/ "TV Review: ‘The Society’ on Netflix"
  28. https://readysteadycut.com/2019/05/10/netflix-recap-the-society-episode-6-like-a-f-ing-god-or-something/ "The Society Recap: The Death Penalty"
  29. http://www.tv-recaps-reviews.com/2019/06/animal-kingdom-s4-e4-tank.html "REVIEW: 'Animal Kingdom' - The Latest Job May Change the Way the Cody Boys Conduct Their Business in 'Tank' "
  30. https://tvline.com/2019/06/18/animal-kingdom-recap-season-4-episode-4-tank-renn-returns/ "Animal Kingdom Recap: Death Wish — Plus, Spoiler's Surprising Return"
  31. https://www.indiewire.com/2019/10/hulu-looking-for-alaska-john-green-josh-schwartz-1202183051/ "‘Looking For Alaska’ Review: The Throwback Teen Drama the Genre Needs"
  32. https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/lifestyles/their-wedding-was-scheduled-to-be-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown-they-postponed-it-and-had/article_2d615364-6856-11ea-b274-afe0af7a2147.html "Their wedding was scheduled to be during the coronavirus shutdown. They postponed it — and had a small ceremony, too."
  33. http://www.tv-recaps-reviews.com/2020/03/dare-me-109-review.html "REVIEW: 'Dare Me' - News About Will's Life of Tragedy Spreads Throughout the Town in 'Fog of War'"
  34. https://signalhorizon.com/dare-me-episode-9fog-of-war-review-and-recap/ "Dare Me Episode 9:Fog Of War-Review And Recap"
  35. https://wherever-i-look.com/tv-series/trinkets-season-2-episode-7-8-9-recap-review-with-spoilers "Trinkets: Season 2/ Episode 7, 8, 9 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)"
  36. https://oldaintdead.com/review-trinkets-seasons-1-2/ "Review: Trinkets, seasons 1 & 2"
  37. https://www.indiewire.com/shop/watch-amazon-panic-series-1234641068/ "Right Now, You Can Watch ‘Panic’ on Amazon Prime for Free"
  38. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/may/27/stream-on-demand-dont-panic-youre-watching-with-fr/ "Stream on Demand: Don’t ‘Panic,’ you’re watching with ‘Friends’"
  39. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/features/1232989-interview-pretty-little-liars-original-sin-cinematographer-anka-malatynska "Interview: Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Cinematographer Anka Malatynska"
  40. https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/pretty-little-liars-original-sin-teaser-1235295143/ "‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ Sets July Premiere Date, Reveals First Teaser (TV News Roundup)"
  41. https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-felicity-teen-soap-prime-video/ "The Summer I Turned Pretty Is the Felicity of Modern Teen Soaps"
  42. https://people.com/tv/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-everything-to-know/ "'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2: Everything to Know"
  43. Web site: Shine On: 2013 Artists of the Year - City Arts Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203214404/http://www.cityartsonline.com/articles/shine-2013-artists-year. usurped. December 3, 2013. 25 November 2013. 26 October 2018.
  44. Seattle.gov Office of Film and Music https://www.seattle.gov/filmandmusic/film/mayors-film-award
  45. Web site: GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 2018 - 20.28 JULY. giffonifilmfestival.it. 2019-03-24.

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