Production company Superprime has added award-winning director Spencer Creigh to its roster for commercial representation in the U.S. Creigh's background in documentary filmmaking informs his instincts on performance and ignites his interest in telling genuine stories with purpose and depth. He has directed campaigns for Merck, the YMCA, Johnson & Johnson, GSK, X-Prize, Olympus, Citibank, and many others.
In 2019, Creigh won the Cannes Silver Lion for Direction of Reversal, a film for Merck for Mothers. That same year, he was named as a Young Guns finalist by the One Club, took home merit distinction in both Direction and Health at The One Show, and won Gold at Ciclope. Creigh garnered a Silver Clio for Direction of Push, a film for Merck for Mothers. Push was awarded another Silver and a Bronze CLIO, and is the most-watched piece of content in the brand’s history. Creigh has received two additional Cannes Lions and two additional Clios, along with other notable awards. Prior to joining Superprime, Creigh was handled in the ad arena by production house Florence.
“As a director, I strive to find the core emotional truth in every character and then give it the space it needs to breathe on screen,” said Creigh who’s enthused over joining Superprime’s high-profile roster of storytellers.
“Spencer is a tremendous emerging talent,” said Michelle Ross, managing director/EP of Superprime. “His work creates a powerful empathetic connection with the viewers. He is a wonderful addition to our roster and we look forward to working on the next chapter of his career with him.”
Carrie Coon Relishes Being Part Of An Ensemble–From “The Gilded Age” To “His Three Daughters”
It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own.
She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in "The Gilded Age," for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of "The White Lotus," which she recently shot in Thailand. Or it could be in films, most relevantly, Azazel Jacobs' new drama, "His Three Daughters," in which Coon stars alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen as sisters caring for their dying father.
But on a recent, bright late-summer morning, Coon is sitting on a bench in the bucolic northeast Westchester town of Pound Ridge. A few years back, she and her husband, the playwright Tracy Letts, moved near here with their two young children, drawn by the long rows of stone walls and a particularly good BLT from a nearby cafe that Letts, after biting into, declared must be within 15 miles of where they lived.
In a few days, they would both fly to Los Angeles for the Emmys (Letts was nominated for his performance in "Winning Time" ). But Coon, 43, was then largely enmeshed in the day-to-day life of raising a family, along with their nightly movie viewings, which Letts pulls from his extensive DVD collection. The previous night's choice: "Once Around," with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfus.
Coon met Letts during her breakthrough performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" on Broadway in 2012. She played the heavy-drinking housewife Honey. It was the first role that Coon read and knew, viscerally, she had to play. Immediately after saying this, Coon sighs.
"It sounds like something some diva would say in a movie from the '50s," Coon says. "I just walked around in my apartment in my slip and I had pearls and a little brandy. I made a grocery list and I just did... Read More