Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
Anna Boden and Ryan K. Fleck are an American filmmaking duo. The duo rose to prominence for their work on the 2004 short film Gowanus, Brooklyn, which earned the Grand Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival. They went on to collaborate on the Academy Award-nominated film Half Nelson. Their film Sugar (2008) was honored as one of the Top 10 for 2009 at the American Film Institute Awards; and one of the Top Independent Films at the National Board of Review Awards 2009. They are best known for writing and directing Captain Marvel, which grossed over $1 billion and is one of the highest-grossing films of all time; which made Boden the first woman to direct a live-action movie that has grossed $1 billion.
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck | |
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Fleck (left) and Boden in 2008 | |
| Born | Anna Boden October 20, 1979 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Born | Ryan K. Fleck September 20, 1976 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University Tisch School of the Arts |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2000–present |
The duo received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination as executive producers on the limited television series Mrs. America (2020). They are also known for their films It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), Mississippi Grind (2015), Captain Marvel (2019) and Freaky Tales (2024).