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Mike Mills

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Mike Mills

Berkeley, California, USABorn March 20, 1966

Michael Chadbourne Mills (born March 20, 1966) is an American film and music video director, writer and graphic designer. He is best known for his independent films, Beginners (2010) and 20th Century Women (2016). For the latter, Mills was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Filmography20

Talking Heads: Psycho Killer

Talking Heads: Psycho Killer

2025
C'mon C'mon

C'mon C'mon

2021
I Am Easy to Find

I Am Easy to Find

2019
20th Century Women

20th Century Women

2016
A Mind Forever Voyaging Through Strange Seas of Thought Alone

A Mind Forever Voyaging Through Strange Seas of Thought Alone

2014
Beginners

Beginners

2011
The Boy and the Creature, 1981

The Boy and the Creature, 1981

2009
Does Your Soul Have a Cold?

Does Your Soul Have a Cold?

2007
Cinema16: American Short Films

Cinema16: American Short Films

2006
Thumbsucker

Thumbsucker

2005
Pulp Hits

Pulp Hits

2002
Paperboys

Paperboys

2001
Deformer

Deformer

2000
Not How, Or When, Or Why, But Yes

Not How, Or When, Or Why, But Yes

2000
Air: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing

Air: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing

1999
The Architecture of Reassurance

The Architecture of Reassurance

1999
Richard June's Backyard

Richard June's Backyard

1998
Hair Shoes Love and Honesty

Hair Shoes Love and Honesty

1998
Skating with Dave and Jared

Skating with Dave and Jared

1995
An Introduction to Harmolodics

An Introduction to Harmolodics

1995