Duane's short film 30 MEETINGS/30 DAYS premiered at the Woods Hole Film Festival in 2022 and spent a year on the festival circuit in the US, UK, and India, winning the Ophelia Audience Award at the prestigious Cleveland International Film Festival. In May of 2023 it had its public digital premiere on Omeleto. Duane's feature directing debut, SUPERPOWERLESS, premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal in July 2016. He also co-directed the documentary feature "11/8/16" which was called "the most ambitious election day documentary in history," by IndieWire. It premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival in November 2017. Previously he produced and edited Dave Boyle's & Lynn Chen's SURROGATE VALENTINE TRILOGY (SURROGATE VALENTINE, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS, and I WILL MAKE YOU MINE) which premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival in 2011, 2012, and 2020, and was called "Cinema's most casual trilogy" by IndieWire. Duane also produced and edited Dave Boyle's WHITE ON RICE and BIG DREAMS LITTLE TOKYO. He also helped produce and was the production manager on Boyle's Spirit Award nominated MAN FROM RENO. He helped produce the award-winning documentary AN HONEST LIAR about magician James "The Amazing" Randi, directed by Tyler Measom and Justin Weinstein which premiered at Tribeca. Other films that he's helped produce include CONGRATULATIONS (Juan Carderelli and Eric Levy); A PICTURE OF YOU (J.P. Chan); YES, WE'RE OPEN (Richard Wong); MUST COME DOWN (Kenny Riches); LAST KIND WORDS (Kevin Barker); and CRAZY BEATS STRONG EVERY TIME (Moon Molson) which premiered at Sundance. Duane directed the short film THE LEMONADE TRADE which played at family film festivals worldwide.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Director, producer and editor
- 10 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Duane Andersen's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Duane Andersen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
- Curiosity Stream
Subscription and free streaming for Duane Andersen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
The Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
30 Meetings / 30 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
I Will Make You Mine(2020)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
11/8/16(2017)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Superpowerless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
A Picture of You(2013)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Man from Reno(2014)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
An Honest Liar(2014)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Inspired Guns(2014)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Congratulations(2012)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Daylight Savings(2012)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Last Kind Words(2012)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Surrogate Valentine(2011)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Vampire Chicks with Chainsaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Mobsters and Mormons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2005 to 2025.
Film career
- 2014Screen debut· Man from Reno
How do Duane Andersen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Cult Classics.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Duane Andersen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Duane Andersen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dave Boyle shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Dave BoyleShared titles: I Will Make You Mine (2020), Daylight Savings (2012), Last Kind Words (2012), Surrogate Valentine (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Dave Boyle
Writers
- Goh NakamuraShared titles: I Will Make You Mine (2020), Daylight Savings (2012), Surrogate Valentine (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Goh Nakamura
- Joel ClarkShared titles: I Will Make You Mine (2020), Daylight Savings (2012), Surrogate Valentine (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Joel Clark
Actors
- Joy OsmanskiShared titles: I Will Make You Mine (2020), Daylight Savings (2012), Surrogate Valentine (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Joy Osmanski
- Lynn ChenShared titles: I Will Make You Mine (2020), Daylight Savings (2012), Surrogate Valentine (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Lynn Chen
- Yea-Ming ChenShared titles: I Will Make You Mine (2020), A Picture of You (2013), Daylight Savings (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Yea-Ming Chen
- Ayako FujitaniShared titles: I Will Make You Mine (2020), Daylight Savings (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Ayako Fujitani
Cinematographers and editors
- Bill OttoShared titles: I Will Make You Mine (2020), Daylight Savings (2012), Last Kind Words (2012), Surrogate Valentine (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Bill Otto
- Michael LermanShared titles: I Will Make You Mine (2020), Daylight Savings (2012), Surrogate Valentine (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Lerman
- Kevin BarkerShared titles: A Picture of You (2013), Last Kind Words (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Barker
Producers
- Gary ChouShared titles: I Will Make You Mine (2020), Daylight Savings (2012), Surrogate Valentine (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Gary Chou
Mixed roles
- Eric M. LevyShared titles: Congratulations (2012), Surrogate Valentine (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Eric M. Levy
