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.
Explores the ten-year journey of adapting Uzodinma Iweala’s 2005 novel “Beasts of No Nation” into the 2015 film….
Lovesong
Dean
2017-02-17
Neglected by her husband, Sarah embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and her best friend, Mindy. Along the way, the dynamic betwe…
Being James Bond
(archive footage)
2021-08-29
Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming…
Cary Joji Fukunaga Directing Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Sin Nombre
Director
2009-03-20
Sayra, a Honduran teen, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigra…
Jane Eyre
Director
2011-03-11
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she mee…
Sleepwalking in the Rift
Director
2012-12-06
On her first visit to East Africa, a young woman crosses paths with the Ranger charged with being her guide. They have something in common and when th…
Victoria para Chino
Director
2004-10-13
In May 2003 a refrigerated truck carrying more than 80 illegal immigrants from the Mexican border drove into the heartland of Texas. A deadly combinat…
Beasts of No Nation
Director
2015-09-11
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu’s journey as he’s forced…
No Time to Die
Director
2021-09-29
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns …
Chinatown Film Project
Director
2009-07-01
Chinatown is an evocative place. It exists in our cities, in our imaginations, on our television screens, and in our memories. It is at once a sprawli…
Tokyo Ghost
Director
Tokyo Ghost is set in 2089 when humanity has become fully addicted to technology as an escape from reality. The story follows peacekeepers Debbie Deca…
Director
Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they’re assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all o…
Director
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets o…
Cary Joji Fukunaga Production Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Sleepwalking in the Rift
Producer
2012-12-06
On her first visit to East Africa, a young woman crosses paths with the Ranger charged with being her guide. They have something in common and when th…
Beasts of No Nation
Producer
2015-09-11
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu’s journey as he’s forced…
Little Boxes
Executive Producer
2017-04-14
It’s the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act ‘more black…
Thumper
Executive Producer
2017-04-20
In a town of low-income and fractured families, a group of teens are lured into working for a dangerous drug dealer. A new girl arrives who hides a da…
Victoria para Chino
Executive Producer
2004-10-13
In May 2003 a refrigerated truck carrying more than 80 illegal immigrants from the Mexican border drove into the heartland of Texas. A deadly combinat…
Joe Bell
Producer
2021-07-23
The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented…
Tokyo Ghost
Producer
Tokyo Ghost is set in 2089 when humanity has become fully addicted to technology as an escape from reality. The story follows peacekeepers Debbie Deca…
Executive Producer
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets o…
Executive Producer
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and…
Executive Producer
Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they’re assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all o…
Executive Producer
Narrated by Redzepi, this documentary series looks at the world through the lens of food and explores how food binds and defines us, powers politics, …
Writing
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Sin Nombre
Screenplay
2009-03-20
Sayra, a Honduran teen, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigra…
Beasts of No Nation
Screenplay
2015-09-11
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu’s journey as he’s forced…
Victoria para Chino
Writer
2004-10-13
In May 2003 a refrigerated truck carrying more than 80 illegal immigrants from the Mexican border drove into the heartland of Texas. A deadly combinat…
It
Screenplay
2017-09-06
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of …
No Time to Die
Screenplay
2021-09-29
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns …
No Time to Die
Story
2021-09-29
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns …
Teleplay
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and…
Writer
Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they’re assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all o…
Other Info
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Sikumi (On the Ice)
Director of Photography
2008-01-01
An Inuit hunter drives his dog team out on the frozen Arctic Ocean in search of seals, but instead, bears witness to murder. In the microscopic commun…
Beasts of No Nation
Director of Photography
2015-09-11
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu’s journey as he’s forced…
Two Men
Director of Photography
2005-01-30
– I met the first man when I was on my way to an event at Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Hall. Was helped out from the party by two good friends. I had for…
Creator
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and…
Creator
Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they’re assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all o…
Creator
Narrated by Redzepi, this documentary series looks at the world through the lens of food and explores how food binds and defines us, powers politics, …
