About
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.
Filmography
Sentimental Value2025 · Thanks
C'mon C'mon2021 · Writer, Director
I Am Easy to Find2019 · Director, Writer
20th Century Women2016 · Director, Writer
A Mind Forever Voyaging Through Strange Seas of Thought Alone2014 · Director
Beginners2011 · Director, Writer
Where the Wild Things Are2009 · Thanks
The Boy and the Creature, 19812009 · Director
Does Your Soul Have a Cold?2007 · Director, Producer
Cinema16: American Short Films2006 · Director
Thumbsucker2005 · Director, Screenplay
Pulp Hits2002 · Director
Paperboys2001 · Director
Deformer2000 · Director
Not How, Or When, Or Why, But Yes2000 · Director
Air: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing1999 · Director
The Architecture of Reassurance1999 · Director, Writer
Richard June's Backyard1998 · Director
Hair Shoes Love and Honesty1998 · Director
Skating with Dave and Jared1995 · Director