Braden King is a New York-based filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. His most recent feature film, THE EVENING HOUR, starring Lili Taylor, Philip Ettinger, Kerry Bishé, Marc Menchaca, Stacy Martin, Cosmo Jarvis and Tess Harper premiered in competition at the 2020 Sundance and Rotterdam Film Festivals. It continued an international festival run throughout 2020 and was released theatrically by Strand in the Summer of 2021. King’s first feature, HERE, starring Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal, premiered at the 2011 Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals and was distributed by Strand in 2012. A live installation offshoot, HERE [ THE STORY SLEEPS ], premiered at The Museum of Modern Art in 2010 and toured internationally. Additional work includes the feature documentary DUTCH HARBOR: WHERE THE SEA BREAKS IT'S BACK (co-directed with photographer Laura Moya; also toured with live soundtrack accompaniment), the award-winning shorts HOME MOVIE and NATIONAL DISINTEGRATIONS (latter released by Field of Vision) and music videos for Cat Power, Glen Hansard, Yo La Tengo, Sparklehorse, Sonic Youth, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Laurie Anderson and Dirty Three.King’s work has been exhibited at major international film festivals and institutions including Sundance, Rotterdam, Berlin, London, Torino, Singapore and Ann Arbor; MoMA, The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Mass MoCA and The Aldrich Contemporary Art Center. Awards and honors include the C.I.C.A.E. Prize at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival, 2010 Cinereach at Sundance Institute Fellowship, 2008 Cannes Film Festival Atelier, 2008 Sundance / NHK International Filmmakers Award, 2007 Sundance Writers and Directors Lab Fellowships and grants from the Creative Capital, Rockefeller, Annenberg and Sloan Foundations.King is represented for commercial work by New York-based Washington Square Films. Clients include American Airlines, Coca-Cola, ESPN, Microsoft, Miller Beer, Nikon, Samsung, Scholastic, Siemens and Spectrum Cable.Truckstop Media, King's production company and post facility, has produced dozens of innovative multi-media projects since 2001, including the award-winning websites and mobile apps for Morgan Spurlock and Paul G. Allen's WE THE ECONOMY (2014), Show of Force and Paul G. Allen's WE THE VOTERS (2016) and installations for Tumblr and The Museum of Modern Art. Recent feature films edited at Truckstop include Josephine Decker’s films SHIRLEY, and MADELINE’S MADELINE, Rick Alverson’s THE MOUNTAIN, Matt Porterfield’s SOLLERS POINT, Russ Harbaugh’s LOVE AFTER LOVE and Antonio Campos’ CHRISTINE.