Barry Sonnenfeld

American film director and cinematographer

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2024 Published his second book 'Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time: True Stories from a Career in Hollywood' with Hachette.
2022 Produced the film Disenchanted, marking his continued work in film production
2021 Directed 6 episodes of 'Schmigadoon!' as both director and executive producer
2020 Published his memoir 'Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother: Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker' with Hachette Books.
2019 Served as an executive producer for Men in Black: International, though he did not direct the film
2017 Directed 10 episodes of 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' and was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program
2017 Barry Sonnenfeld began voicing characters Mr. Tammerlane and Isaac 'Ike' Anwhistle in the TV series A Series of Unfortunate Events, appearing in 4 episodes between 2017 and 2019
2016 Became executive producer for Independent Lens documentary 'An Honest Liar'
2016 Sonnenfeld directed the comedy film Nine Lives
2016 Began executive producing 'The Tick', working on 12 episodes through 2019
2014 Barry Sonnenfeld worked as an executive producer on the project 'Dead Boss'
2014 Served as executive producer for 1 episode of 'Storyline'
2013 Dave Green replaced Barry Sonnenfeld as director of 'Lore', with Sonnenfeld remaining as executive producer.
2013 Worked on an unaired pilot for 'Beverly Hills Cop'
2012 Directed 'Men in Black 3', which received positive reviews and became the highest-grossing film in the series worldwide.
2012 Sonnenfeld was initially appointed to direct 'Lore', an adaptation of a comic by T.P. Louise and Ashley Wood.
2012 Barry Sonnenfeld worked on Men in Black 3, contributing as a 'Husband Watching Launch' in the film.
2010 Barry Sonnenfeld worked on an unaired pilot for 'Funny in Farsi'

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