Young American Bodies Explained

Runtime:5–8 minutes
Director:Joe Swanberg
Kris Williams
Starring:Joe Swanberg
Mollie Leibovitz
Karl Jacob
Nathan Adloff
Kris Williams
Eve Rounds
Nikita Word
Composer:Nick Wright
Country:United States
Num Episodes:32
Num Seasons:4
Producer:Joe Swanberg
Kris Williams
Cinematography:Joe Swanberg
Kris Williams
Karl Jacob
Editor:Joe Swanberg

Young American Bodies is an American web series, which originally premiered on Nerve.com and aired on IFC and at IFC.com in the United States until 2009.[1]

Considered to be the first Mumblecore television series,[2] each short episode looks into the intersecting love lives of six twenty-somethings in Chicago and was known for its honest portrayal of sexuality.[3]

The series was produced and directed by Joe Swanberg and Kris Swanberg, and featured actors Greta Gerwig, Lynn Shelton and Karl Jacob.

Cast and crew

Major characters

Crew

NamePosition
Joe SwanbergProducer, writer, director, director of Photography and editor
Kris WilliamsProducer, writer, director, cinematographer
Karl JacobWriter, cinematographer
Kevin BewersdorfOpening Titles and Theme Song
Nick WrightMusic

Episodes

Season 1 (2006)

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Season 2 (2008)

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Season 3 (2009)

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/06/18/internet_series/ Judy Berman, "Where the 20-somethings are"
  2. Web site: Rogers. Andrew. 'Hannah Takes the Stairs' and the Coalescence of Mumblecore. The Film Stage. 22 August 2017 . August 22, 2017.
  3. Web site: Crocker. Brian. An Indie-Film Darling Makes a Hard-core Soap. 8 November 2007 . New York Magazine.