Shane Carruth

Shane Carruth (born 1972 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is an American film writer, director, producer and actor. Carruth performed all those roles in his independent film Primer, which was honored at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the Grand Jury Prize. Carruth, a former engineer with a degree in mathematics, utilized his technical knowledge on the project.

As of June, 2008, Carruth has been working on his sophomore project for over 2 years and will begin the pre-financing/pre-production phase in the coming months.