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. Gray’s 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.
Director James Gray
Producer Donna Gigliotti, James Gray, Anthony Katagas
Screenwriter James Gray, Richard Minello
Cinematographer Joaquín Baca-Asay
Production Designer Happy Massee
Editor John Axelrad
SoundDouglas Murray
Production Company 2929 Productions, Wild Bunch, Tempesta Films
International Sales Wild Bunch