Cary Joji Fukunaga

Born: 1977-07-10

Cary Joji Fukunaga is an American film director, writer, and cinematographer. He is known for writing and directing the 2009 film "Sin Nombre", the 2011 film "Jane Eyre", and for directing and executive producing the first season of the HBO series "True Detective", for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. He has received acclaim for the 2015 war drama "Beasts of No Nation", in which Fukunaga was writer, director, producer, and cinematographer. Fukunaga lives in New York City. Fukunaga has lived in France, Japan, and Mexico City. He is fluent in French and Spanish. He counts screenwriter Naomi Foner as a mentor. He has received several grants, including a USA Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, the John H. Johnson Film Award / Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship, and a Katrin Cartlidge Foundation bursary.


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Being James Bond

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Released: 2021-08-29

Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including...

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The Sound of 007

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Released: 2022-10-04

Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean...

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Lovesong

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Released: 2017-02-17

Neglected by her husband, Sarah embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and...

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Making True Detective

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Released: 2014-01-07

Behind the scenes interviews with cast, crew, including unseen footage.

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Passion Project

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Released: 2021-08-31

Explores the ten-year journey of adapting Uzodinma Iweala's 2005 novel "Beasts of No Nation"...

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On Story

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First aired: 2011-04-16

An inside look at the creative process behind some of our most popular and beloved movies and...

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