Jim Mickle

James Mickle (born 1979) is an American director and writer, known for such films as Mulberry Street, Stake Land, We Are What We Are and Cold in July. He also co-developed the SundanceTV series Hap and Leonard, and the Netflix series Sweet Tooth.

Early life Jim Mickle was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1979. Mickle was inspired to become a director after he saw Army of Darkness. Mickle prefers directing and editing to writing, and he is attracted to the flexibility and intensity of horror films.

Career Mickle and Nick Damici met while working on a student thesis film in 2001. While there, they came up with the idea for a zombie film. This concept eventually morphed into their first collaboration, Mulberry Street, a horror film about gentrification in New York City. His 2013 film We Are What We Are was screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. He directed the film adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale's novel Cold in July, in which Michael C. Hall starred, and has worked on Esperanza, the story of a fatal wildfire in southern California, adapted by Sean O'Keefe from a book by John N. Maclean. In 2016 Mickle & Damici developed the TV series Hap and Leonard, based on Joe R. Lansdale's novels, with Mickle directing multiple episodes during the series' three seasons.

Awards Year Organization Award 2007 Toronto After Dark Film Festival After Dark Spirit Award 2007 Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival Special mention 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award 2011 Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival Special mention 2014 Sitges Film Festival Best director in Official Fantàstic Òrbita Category Awards for Cold in July

Filmography

As director Title Year Metacritic Rotten TomatoesNotes Mulberry Street 2006 N/A 70% Stake Land 2010 66/100 75% We Are What We Are 2013 71/100 85% Cold in July 2014 73/100 84% Hap and Leonard 2016–2018 73/100 87% TV seriesIn the Shadow of the Moon201948/100 59% Sweet Tooth 2021–2024 78/100 92% TV series Gundam TBA TBD TBD