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Lauren Wolkstein

Lauren Wolkstein

Directing

Biography

Lauren Wolkstein (born March 20, 1982) is an American filmmaker.

Known For

56 Days
7.2

When an unidentified body is found in a luxury apartment linked to Oliver Kennedy and his girlfriend Ciara Wyse, Detectives Lee Reardon and Karl Connolly reconstruct the couple's deadly romance across the past 56 days.

56 Days

2026
The Bondsman
7.3

Backwoods bounty hunter Hub Halloran comes back from the dead with an unexpected second chance at life, love, and a nearly-forgotten musical career — only to find that his old job now has a demonic new twist.

The Bondsman

2025
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
7.1

Two teenagers from very different backgrounds awaken to newly acquired superpowers which mysteriously link them to one another.

Marvel's Cloak & Dagger

2018
Queen Sugar
7.6

Two sisters, Nova Bordelon and Charley Bordelon, with her teenage son Micah moves to the heart of Louisiana to claim an inheritance from her recently departed father - an 800-acre sugarcane farm.

Queen Sugar

2016
Y: The Last Man
6.7

Traverse a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y chromosome but for one cisgender man and his pet monkey. Follow the survivors in this new world as they struggle with their efforts to restore what was lost and the opportunity to build something better.

Y: The Last Man

2021
Dead Ringers
6.1

Elliot and Beverly Mantle are twins who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes — including pushing the boundaries on medical ethics — in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s healthcare to the forefront.

Dead Ringers

2023
A Friend of the Family
6.7

The Brobergs are completely unprepared for the sophisticated tactics a neighbor of theirs uses to exploit their vulnerabilities, separate them and turn their daughter against them.

A Friend of the Family

2022
Dare Me
7.7

Dive into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading, following the fraught relationship between two best friends after a new coach arrives to bring their team to prominence.

Dare Me

2019
Boys On Film: Bad Romance
6.4

Experience an alternative take on attraction with Boys On Film. Bad Romance explores the darker side with a collection of edgy and sexy short films, including: Alain Hain's "Curious Thing" starring Danny Bernardy and Matthew Wilkas; Christoph Scheermann's "Cake and Sand" starring Bartholomew Sammut and Jan Andreesen; Michael Rozanov's "Watch Over Me" starring Guy Kapulnik and Davidi Hoffman; Joachim Back's "The New Tenants" starring David Rakoff and Jamie Harrold; Kim Jho Gwang-soo's "Just Friends?" starring Lee Je-hoon and Yeon Woo-jin; Étienne Desrosiers's "Mirrors" starring Xavier Dolan, Stéphane Demers, and Julie Beauchemin; Christopher Banks's "Communication" starring Rudi Vodanovich and Alexander Campbell; Tomer Velkoff's "The Traitor" co-starring Shmulik Goldstein; Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein's "The Strange Ones" starring David Call, Tobias Campbell, and Merritt Wever; and Tamer Ruggli's "Cappuccino" starring Benjamin Décosterd and Manuela Biedermann.

Boys On Film: Bad Romance

2011
Gayby
5.3

Jenn and Matt are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, Jenn spends her days teaching hot yoga and running errands for her boss. Matt suffers from comic-book writer's block and can't get over his ex-boyfriend. They decide to fulfill a promise to have a child together... the old fashioned way. Can they navigate the serious and unexpected snags they hit as they attempt to get their careers and dating lives back on track in preparation for parenthood?

Gayby

2012
The Strange Ones
6.9

A man and a boy, traveling to an unknown destination, find respite in a motel swimming pool. On the surface all seems normal, but nothing is what it seems to be. Short film not to be confused with the 2017 feature film with the same name.

The Strange Ones

2011
The Strange Ones
5.2

Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets. This is the feature film version of the 2011 short film going by the same name.

The Strange Ones

2018
The Hirosaki Players
N/A

In the pressure-cooker of opening night, a Japanese playwright struggles with his aging, arrogant actor father for control of the play and their relationship.

The Hirosaki Players

2010
Jonathan's Chest
7.0

Everything changes for Alex, a troubled teenage boy, when he is awoken one night by someone claiming to be his brother, who disappeared years earlier.

Jonathan's Chest

2014
Collective: Unconscious
6.2

A man and his grandmother hide out from an ominous broadcast. The Grim Reaper hosts a TV show. The formerly incarcerated recount and reinterpret their first days of freedom. A suburban mom's life is upturned by the beast growing inside of her. And a high school gym teacher runs drills from inside a volcano. What happens when five of independent film's most adventurous filmmakers join together to literally adapt each other’s dreams for the screen?

Collective: Unconscious

2016
Girls on Film: The First Date
4.8

An electric collection of the latest, award-winning lesbian and feminist short films.

Girls on Film: The First Date

2014
Beemus, It'll End in Tears
N/A

In the feature film "collective:unconscious," five independent filmmakers join forces to adapt each other's dreams for the screen. In this segment, director Lauren Wolkstein adapts Frances Bodomo's dream.

Beemus, It'll End in Tears

2016
The Best Men
5.1

Moments before his best friend's wedding, Peter gets one last chance to rekindle mutual feelings long suppressed, but not abandoned. Sometimes the perfect reminder of first love's passion is but a simple kiss from the best man. The Best Men explores a universal heartache that every individual has experienced - the feeling of having missed out on true love.

The Best Men

2007
Cigarette Candy
5.7

A traumatized teenage marine forms an unlikely bond with a rebellious young girl at his homecoming party.

Cigarette Candy

2009
Black Soil, Green Grass
6.0

A dystopian tale, shot in magisterial black and white, about a world that’s variously tortured and enlivened by sound.

Black Soil, Green Grass

2016