Cary Joji Fukunaga

Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) and Academy Award® winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love) star in acclaimed director Cary Fukunaga’s daring new adaptation of the timeless romance. When orphaned governess Jane Eyre (Wasikowska) arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall she’s intrigued by her brooding wealthy employer Rochester (Fassbender). His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped...Read Full Story

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Cary Joji Fukunaga's impressive directorial debut "Sin Nombre" earned the NYU Film School grad top awards for directing and cinematography at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.  The film tells the story of Honduran teenager Sayra (Gaitan) who reunites with her father, an opportunity for her to potentially realize her dream of a life in the U.S. Moving to Mexico is the first step in a fateful journey of unexpected events.This gritty story of immigration shows the realism of border crossings...Read Full Story

Following an explosion at Sundance where Cary Joji Fukunaga picked up prizes for best direction and cinematography, “Sin Nombre” came to theaters this weekend almost as if it were propelled there by the sheer force of its buzz. (At Sundance, Fukunaga described the ease with which he sold the story to Focus Features in a video interview with IFC News.) The film tells of Casper (Edgar Flores), a disgraced gang member who hops a train headed to the States in an attempt to get away from his...Read Full Story

2009 recipient of Best Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival, Sin Nombre is a brutal and honest picture that portrays what many Latin American immigrants must go through to make it to El Norte, searching for a better life and re-unification with their familes. Californa Bay Area Cary Fukunaga manages to bring us a vivid portrait of the lives of many Central American immigrants and infuses a frustratingly painful culture of violence that exists in border towns of Central America and...Read Full Story