Garth Davis

Garth Davis (born 1974, in Brisbane) is an Australian commercial, television and film director. He is known for directing the Oscar-nominated film Lion (2016).

Mary Magdalene (2018)

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In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  Rooney Mara  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Chiwetel Ejiofor  •  Ariane Labed

In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  Rooney Mara  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Chiwetel Ejiofor  •  Ariane Labed

Lion (2016)

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A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  Dev Patel  •  Sunny Pawar  •  Rooney Mara  •  David Wenham

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  Dev Patel  •  Sunny Pawar  •  Rooney Mara  •  David Wenham

P.I.N.S (2000)

Parking Infringement Notification System or Pricks In Nerdy Suits, take your pick - as two explanations for the acronym of the title. Nevertheless P.I.N.S. is a documentary that profiles three Melbourne parking inspectors. The camera goes deep into the personal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  paul malios  •  warrick middleton

Parking Infringement Notification System or Pricks In Nerdy Suits, take your pick - as two explanations for the acronym of the title. Nevertheless P.I.N.S. is a documentary that profiles three Melbourne parking inspectors. The camera goes deep into the personal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  paul malios  •  warrick middleton

Alice (2003)

The story of a young couple who are expecting their first baby. We see Amanda’s anxiety and trepidation at the impending change in her life, and what it will mean to her. After tragedy strikes, we see the couple's crushed hopes and grief at their loss, and how they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  Asher Keddie  •  Anthony Hayes  •  Tony Nikolakopoulos

The story of a young couple who are expecting their first baby. We see Amanda’s anxiety and trepidation at the impending change in her life, and what it will mean to her. After tragedy strikes, we see the couple's crushed hopes and grief at their loss, and how they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  Asher Keddie  •  Anthony Hayes  •  Tony Nikolakopoulos

Foe (2023)

Hen & Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  Saoirse Ronan  •  Paul Mescal  •  Aaron Pierre

Hen & Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  Saoirse Ronan  •  Paul Mescal  •  Aaron Pierre

A House in the Sky

Based on the memoir of the same name, A House in the Sky tells the story of Amanda Lindhout, whose deep passion for exploration of the world's most remote and perilous places, took an unexpected turn when she was abducted in 2008 in Mogadishu, Somalia by a rebel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
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Based on the memoir of the same name, A House in the Sky tells the story of Amanda Lindhout, whose deep passion for exploration of the world's most remote and perilous places, took an unexpected turn when she was abducted in 2008 in Mogadishu, Somalia by a rebel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
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