Duncan Birmingham
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Duncan Birmingham is a writer, TV producer and filmmaker in Los Angeles.
He started his career writing for the The Weekly World News ("the world's most outrageous tabloid") before becoming a reporter and editor for Boston area newspapers and later adjunct faculty at Emerson College. After moving to Los Angeles he sold numerous screenplays including "Swingles" which was featured on The Black List and sold to Paramount where Cameron Diaz became attached.
He helped create the IFC series Maron (with Marc Maron) and was a writer and executive producer on the show as well as a writer and co-executive producer on the Jonathan Ames show Blunt Talk on Starz. He's written on a variety of other series including HBO's David Fincher project Videosyncrazy and sold his own original shows including his comedy Foodies to AMC.
In 2021, Maudlin House press published his short story collection, The Cult in My Garage, with cover blurbs from Jonathan Ames and Bud Smith.
Short films he's written and directed have played at festivals including Sundance, AFI, GenArt, Miami Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, LA Shorts Fest, San Diego Film Festival, Williamstown Film Festival, Catalina Film Festival, HorrorHound Weekend, New York No Limits and the New York Film Festival.
He wrapped production on directing his first feature, Who Invited Them, in fall of 2021.
He started his career writing for the The Weekly World News ("the world's most outrageous tabloid") before becoming a reporter and editor for Boston area newspapers and later adjunct faculty at Emerson College. After moving to Los Angeles he sold numerous screenplays including "Swingles" which was featured on The Black List and sold to Paramount where Cameron Diaz became attached.
He helped create the IFC series Maron (with Marc Maron) and was a writer and executive producer on the show as well as a writer and co-executive producer on the Jonathan Ames show Blunt Talk on Starz. He's written on a variety of other series including HBO's David Fincher project Videosyncrazy and sold his own original shows including his comedy Foodies to AMC.
In 2021, Maudlin House press published his short story collection, The Cult in My Garage, with cover blurbs from Jonathan Ames and Bud Smith.
Short films he's written and directed have played at festivals including Sundance, AFI, GenArt, Miami Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, LA Shorts Fest, San Diego Film Festival, Williamstown Film Festival, Catalina Film Festival, HorrorHound Weekend, New York No Limits and the New York Film Festival.
He wrapped production on directing his first feature, Who Invited Them, in fall of 2021.
