Carruth Surfaces

A while back, I wondered what had happened to Shane Carruth. Who is Shane Carruth you might ask? In 2004, on a budget of a few thousand dollars, Carruth wrote, acted, directed, produced, well, you name it, and he probably did it, the low-budget SF film, Primer. Internet critic, Mike D'Angelo, proclaimed it the best film of the year.

Carruth did tons of interviews. It's at this point where the former software engineer was probably deciding on being a hired gun on other people's project, or running his own. Few people are like Steven Sodebergh or Darren Aronofsky or Christopher Nolan who start on small films and manage to parlay it into a major directorial career.

Basically, since 2005, there's been almost no mention of him anywhere. Carruth appears to have disappeared.

But apparently, he hasn't disappeared, except from the press. Here's the most recent article I've found about Carruth.

Seems like Carruth is still writing away. He had said he had wanted to write a romantic comedy. Recall a few years ago when the guys that made Blair Witch Project were hailed as the new masters of horror, spinning a tale that seemed like a real documentary. Yet, neither Daniel Myrick nor Eduardo Sanchez has been heard much since 1999, when the film debuted (apparently, Myrick is directing a few pics now).

It's folks like Carruth that I feel are worth following up on to find out what's new in his life and how life after fame has treated him. Presumably that heady experience of winning an award at Sundance must have felt like validation to quit his job and spend years working on his first film.

I can only hope that his current efforts lead him to some success.