James Gray was born in New York City and grew up in Queens. He studied cinema and television at the University of Southern California and made his directorial debut with Little Odessa (1994), which won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. He went on to direct The Yards (2000), We Own the Night (2007), The Lovers (2008) and The Immigrant (2013), all of which were had their premieres at the Festival de Cannes. The Lost City of Z (2016) had its premiere as the closing film of the New York Film Festival. Grayâs most recent films are Ad Astra (2019), which had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, and Armageddon Time (2022), which was presented in competition at the Festival de Cannes. James Gray was born in New York City and grew up in Queens. He studied cinema and television at the University of Southern California and made his directorial debut with Little Odessa (1994), which won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. He went on to direct The Yards (2000), We Own the Night (2007), The Lovers (2008) and The Immigrant (2013), all of which were had their premieres at the Festival de Cannes. The Lost City of Z (2016) had its premiere as the closing film of the New York Film Festival. Grayâs most recent films are Ad Astra (2019), which had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, and Armageddon Time (2022), which was presented in competition at the Festival de Cannes.
The deeply personal coming-of-age story of a boy in 1980s Queens that examines the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
Director : James Gray
Producer : James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Marc Butan, Rodrigo Teixeira
Screenwriter : James Gray
Cinematographer : Darius Khondi
Production Designer : Happy Massee
Editor : Scott Morris
Sound : David Schwartz
Music : Christopher Spelman
Production Company : Universal Pictures International
Distributor : Film Event Consulting , Pathe BC Afrique