Michael Sarnoski

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Michael Sarnoski
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NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s) film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, film editor, actor
Known for Pig
A Quiet Place: Day One

Michael Sarnoski is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the films Pig (2021) and A Quiet Place: Day One (2024).

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Life and career

Sarnoski grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from the University School of Milwaukee before attending Yale University. [1] [2]

In 2015, Sarnoski executive produced and edited the documentary short film The Testimony directed by Vanessa Block. [3]

In 2021, Sarnoski made his directorial debut with the drama film Pig , starring Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff and Adam Arkin. The film was released on July 16, 2021 by Neon. [4] [5] [6]

In January 2022, it was announced that Sarnoski was hired to write and direct A Quiet Place: Day One , a prequel and spin-off film to the A Quiet Place film series. It stars Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, Wolff, Djimon Hounsou and Denis O'Hare. The film is set to be released on March 8, 2024 by Paramount Pictures. [7]

Filmography

Short films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerDoPEditorNotes
2011Love of the DeadYesYesNoNoYes
MirrorsNoYesNoYesYes
Fight Night LegacyCo-directorYesNoYesYesAlso boom operator
2012ThatCo-directorYesYesNoYes
2015 The Testimony NoNoExecutiveNoYes

Makeup artist

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
Producer
Notes
2012Fight Night LegacyYesYesYesAlso editor
OlympiaYesYesYes

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
Producer
2021 Pig YesYesYes
2024 A Quiet Place: Day One YesYesNo

Acting roles

YearTitleRolesNotes
2011Fight Night LegacyThe DoctorShort film
20121 episode
Tales of the FrontierJacob Chambers3 episodes

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References

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