Film director Parker Finn

Parker Finn

1987 (37 лет)
Parker J. Finn (born March 18, 1987) is an American filmmaker known for his work in the horror genre. He wrote and directed Smile (2022), which is based on his short film Laura Hasn't Slept (2020), and its sequel, Smile 2 (2024).

Born in Bath, Ohio, Finn attended the University of Colorado Boulder before earning an MFA in screenwriting from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in 2011. His 2018 short film The Hidebehind was showcased at Panic Fest and the Portland Horror Film Festival in 2019. Laura Hasn't Slept was filmed at Chapman and won the Special Jury Award at SXSW 2020.

Smile became the highest-grossing original horror film of 2022. In 2023, Finn signed a multi-year first-look deal with Paramount Pictures to write, produce, and direct more films. He also founded the production company Bad Feeling that same year and returned to create Smile 2, released in 2024. Additionally, in June 2024, it was announced that he would write and direct a remake of Possession.