Jim Mickle

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::summary American director and writer (born 1979) ::

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birth_place	Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
yearsactive	2006–present
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| name = Jim Mickle | image = Jim Mickle (cropped).jpg | imagesize = 220px | caption = Mickle in 2014 | birth_date = | birth_place = Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | yearsactive = 2006–present | occupation =

Jim Mickle (born 1979) is an American director and writer, known for such films as Mulberry Street, Stake Land, We Are What We Are and Cold in July. He also co-developed the SundanceTV series Hap and Leonard, and the Netflix series Sweet Tooth.

Early life

Jim Mickle was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1979. Mickle was inspired to become a director after he saw Army of Darkness. Mickle prefers directing and editing to writing, and he is attracted to the flexibility and intensity of horror films.

Career

Mickle and Nick Damici met while working on a student thesis film in 2001. While there, they came up with the idea for a zombie film. This concept eventually morphed into their first collaboration, Mulberry Street, a horror film about gentrification in New York City. His 2013 film We Are What We Are was screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. He directed the film adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale's novel Cold in July, in which Michael C. Hall starred, and has worked on Esperanza, the story of a fatal wildfire in southern California, adapted by Sean O'Keefe from a book by John N. Maclean. In 2016 Mickle & Damici developed the TV series Hap and Leonard, based on Joe R. Lansdale's novels, with Mickle directing multiple episodes during the series' three seasons.

Awards

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Year	Organization	Award
2007	Toronto After Dark Film Festival	After Dark Spirit Award
2007	Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival	Special mention
2010	Toronto International Film Festival	People's Choice Award
2011	Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival	Special mention
2014	Sitges Film Festival	Best director in Official Fantàstic Òrbita Category Awards for Cold in July
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Filmography

As director

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Title	Year	Metacritic	Rotten Tomatoes	Notes
Mulberry Street	2006	N/A	70%
Stake Land	2010	66/100	75%
We Are What We Are	2013	71/100	85%
Cold in July	2014	73/100	84%
Hap and Leonard	2016–2018	73/100	87%	TV series
In the Shadow of the Moon	2019	48/100	59%
Sweet Tooth	2021–2024	78/100	92%	TV series
God Country	TBA	TBD	TBD
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References

References

1. Brown, Todd. (August 17, 2010). "The New American Horror: Jim Mickle". [[Twitch Film]].
2. . (December 6, 2011). ["Last chance to see horror of 'Mulberry Street'"](http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/MP/20071115/TMP01/311159981). *[[Pottstown Mercury]]*.
3. Patterson, Cleaver. (June 17, 2011). "Interview: Jim Mickle, Director of STAKE LAND". [[Starburst (magazine).
4. Catsoulis, Jeannette. (April 21, 2011). "Bringing on the Vampires in 'Stake Land'". [[The New York Times]].
5. (May 25, 2013). "We Are What We Are". Sundance Film Festival.
6. (May 25, 2013). "List of films in Cannes Directors' Fortnight". Cannes.fr.
7. Golden, Grant. (May 31, 2013). "Michael C. Hall Signs on for Film Adaptation of Cold In July". [[Paste (magazine).
8. Fleming, Mike. (May 19, 2013). "Cannes: Backup Media, Memento Bring Heat To Fest Helmer Jim Mickle's 'Cold In July'".
9. Myles, Sarah. (January 8, 2015). "Jim Mickle To Direct Wildfire Drama Esperanza For Legendary".
10. "Toronto After Dark Festival". TorontoAfterDark.com.
11. (April 25, 2007). "Black Tulip Award opnieuw naar Noorse film". [[Trouw]].
12. Voris, Robert. (February 17, 2011). "IFC Midnight stakes a claim on 'Stake Land'". [[Variety (magazine).
13. "NIFFF Palmarès 2011". nifff.ch.
14. "Mulberry Street". [[Rotten Tomatoes]].
15. "Stake Land". [[Metacritic]].
16. "Stake Land". [[Rotten Tomatoes]].
17. "We Are What We Are". [[Metacritic]].
18. "We Are What We Are". [[Rotten Tomatoes]].
19. "Cold in July Reviews".
20. "Cold in July". [[Fandango Media]].
21. "Hap and Leonard Reviews".
22. "Hap & Leonard". [[Fandango Media]].
23. "In the Shadow of the Moon Reviews".
24. "In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)". [[Fandango Media]].
25. "Sweet Tooth Reviews".
26. "Sweet Tooth". [[Fandango Media]].
27. Kit, Borys. (December 14, 2021). "Netflix Teams With Legendary, 'Sweet Tooth' Showrunner for Fantasy Movie 'God Country' (Exclusive)".

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