“I've kind of always had this balance between genre and personal dramas. It almost feels like the two help each other. If I was just to make a genre film, maybe it would be hollow and soulless. If I was just to make a personal drama, maybe it would be melodramatic and nobody would ever go see it.”

American filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and producer

Jeff Nichols is an American filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for films set against the backdrop of the Southern United States, with an Americana atmosphere and an interest in rural and working-class life. His work often focuses on everyday struggles, American masculinity, and the tension between traditional ways of life and modern change. He is also noted for his long collaboration with actor Michael Shannon, who has appeared in all of his feature films to date.