Oren Moverman

 ( 1966 Births ) 

Moverman started his career as a screenwriter. He wrote screenplays for films such as Jesus' Son, Face, the experimental Bob Dylan biographical film I'm Not There, and Ira Sachs' Married Life, as well as the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy and the Arabic-language hip-hop film Junction 48.

In 2009, Moverman made his directorial feature film debut with The Messenger, starring Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson. The film had its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Co-written with Alessandro Camon The Messenger won the Silver Bear for best screenplay and the Peace Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, as well as the Grand Prize and the International Critics Prize at the Deauville Film Festival. It was nominated in the Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor categories by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

In 2011, Moverman collaborated with Harrelson again in his second directorial film Rampart. The film had its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.

In 2014, he directed Time Out of Mind, starring Richard Gere. The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize, an award given by the International Federation of Film Critics.

In 2017, he directed The Dinner, starring Gere, Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, and Rebecca Hall. The film had its world premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.

Moverman also directed the Willie Nelson documentary series Willie Nelson & Family.Hilton Dresden, "Willie Nelson Is “Very Open to a Biopic,” Documentary Directors Say". The Hollywood Reporter, January 23, 2023. The five-part show premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The four-part version, Executive Produced by Taylor Sheridan, premiered in December 2023Etan Vlessing, "Willie Nelson Docuseries Gets Pre-Christmas Bow on Paramount+ (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter, December 14, 2023. and was nominated for the 2024 Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary Emmy.Michael Schneider, "CNN, Nat Geo, PBS Lead News and Doc Emmy 2024 Nomination Tally". Variety, July 24, 2024.