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Ariel Schulman

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44 Years Old

Ariel Schulman (born October 1, 1981) is an American director, known for working with his creative partner, Henry Joost. Their first feature documentary, Catfish, premiered at the Sundance film festival where it received critical acclaim and went on to a nationwide release in Fall 2010. They next directed Paranormal Activity 3 and 4, as well as the thrillers Nerve and Project Power. Henry and Rel are also Executive Producers on Catfish the TV Show, and have directed dozens of commercials and short films including A Brief History of John Baldessari, narrated by Tom Waits, which has been screened at over 75 film festivals worldwide. Their 2011 Google commercial Dear Sophie was named Time Magazine's Best Commercial of the Year. They have also made a number of short films for Vogue Magazine starring Lena Dunham, Margot Robbie, and Taylor Swift, accumulating over 5 million views. In addition to several projects in development, Henry & Rel wrote and are attached to direct an adaptation of Edward Abbey's novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, to be produced by Ed Pressman and Gary Burden.

Born

New York, New York, USA on 1st October 1981

All Credits

Catfish: The TV Show Image
Catfish: The TV Show
Self
Queer Image
Queer
Tom Weston
Catfish Image
Catfish
Self
There's Nothing You Can Do Image
There's Nothing You Can Do
The Adventures of Slater's Friend Image
The Adventures of Slater's Friend
Slater
Family Tree Image
Family Tree
No Image
Catfish: Meeting the Girl in the Pictures
Self
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity Image
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
Self
The Pleasure of Being Robbed Image
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
Boyfriend
Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? Image
Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This?
Jerry Ruis
If You See Something, Say Something Image
If You See Something, Say Something
Commuter