
Kelly Reichardt
Biography
Kelly Reichardt (born March 3, 1964 in Miami, Florida) is an American film director and screenwriter. She is known for her minimalist-style films closely associated with slow cinema, many of which deal with working class characters in small, rural communities.
She made her feature film debut with River of Grass (1994), and subsequently directed a series of films set and filmed in Oregon: the dramas Old Joy (2006) and Wendy and Lucy (2008); the Western Meek's Cutoff (2010); and the thriller Night Moves (2013). In 2016, Reichardt wrote and directed the Montana-set drama Certain Women, and in 2019 directed First Cow, again set in Oregon.
Acting (7 movies)
Directing (15 movies)

Wendy and Lucy
2008

Old Joy
2006

Meek's Cutoff
2011

River of Grass
1995

Night Moves
2014

Ode
2010

Bronx, New York, November 2019
2021

Cal State Long Beach, CA, January 2020
2021

Certain Women
2016

Travis
2004

Then a Year
2002

First Cow
2020

Owl
2019

Showing Up
2023

The Mastermind
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| River of Grass | 1995 | Screenplay |
| Old Joy | 2006 | Screenplay |
| Wendy and Lucy | 2008 | Screenplay |
| Ode | 2010 | Writer |
| Night Moves | 2014 | Screenplay |
| Certain Women | 2016 | Screenplay |
| First Cow | 2020 | Screenplay |
| Showing Up | 2023 | Screenplay |
| The Mastermind | 2025 | Screenplay |






