Biography and filmography

Josephine Decker

Josephine Decker is an American actress, filmmaker, and performance artist. As of 2020, she has directed four feature films: experimental psychological thriller Butter on the Latch (2013), experimental erotic thriller Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014), experimental drama Madeline's Madeline (2018), and semi-biographical thriller Shirley (2020). Decker also co-directed the documentary Bi the Way (2008) with Brittany Blockman.

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Movies (40)

A Stable Marriage

A Stable Marriage

2026 · Director, Writer, Producer

Chasing Summer

Chasing Summer

2026 · Director, Executive Producer

Un Hombre Diferente

Un Hombre Diferente

2024 · Thanks

El cielo está en cualquier lugar

El cielo está en cualquier lugar

2022 · Director, Producer

Shirley

Shirley

2020 · Director

Once Upon a River

Once Upon a River

2019

Madeline's Madeline

Madeline's Madeline

2018 · Director, Writer, Editor

The Mask Task

The Mask Task

2018 · Screenplay, Director

Mosaic

Mosaic

2017 · Director, Screenplay

Aquaculture

Aquaculture

2017 · Charlotte

Flames

Flames

2017 · Josephine Decker, Director, Writer

Tormenting the Hen

Tormenting the Hen

2017 · Sarah

The Wreck Itself

The Wreck Itself

2017 · Producer

Collective: Unconscious

Collective: Unconscious

2016 · Herself, Director, Editor, Writer

Hank Patterson and the Mystery of the CuttyRainBrownTrout

Hank Patterson and the Mystery of the CuttyRainBrownTrout

2016

Funny Bunny

Funny Bunny

2015

Sisters of the Plague

Sisters of the Plague

2015 · Jo

Abby Singer/Songwriter

Abby Singer/Songwriter

2015 · Hirer

Rosehill

Rosehill

2015 · Alice

Filigrane

Filigrane

2014 · Editor

Just the Three of Us

Just the Three of Us

2014

Young Bodies Heal Quickly

Young Bodies Heal Quickly

2014 · Vietcong girl

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

2014 · Director, Writer, Editor

Black Box

Black Box

2013 · Holly

Butter on the Latch

Butter on the Latch

2013 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Loves Her Gun

Loves Her Gun

2013

Party in the Balkans of California

Party in the Balkans of California

2013 · Director, Editor, Screenplay

Me the Terrible

Me the Terrible

2012 · Writer, Director, Editor, Sound Designer

Saturday Morning Massacre

Saturday Morning Massacre

2012 · Gwen

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

2012 · Self

Richard's Wedding

Richard's Wedding

2012 · Phoebe

Art History

Art History

2011 · Juliette, Writer

Autoerotic

Autoerotic

2011

Uncle Kent

Uncle Kent

2011 · Josephine

My Eyes

My Eyes

2010 · Director, Editor

Squeezebox

Squeezebox

2010 · Director of Photography, Director, Editor

Where Are You Going, Elena?

Where Are You Going, Elena?

2009 · Editor, Screenplay, Director

Bi the Way

Bi the Way

2008 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography

Naked Princeton

Naked Princeton

2005 · Director, Producer, Editor

Untitled Sinéad O’Connor Biopic

Untitled Sinéad O’Connor Biopic

· Director

TV shows (2)