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Biography
Steven Craig Zahler (born January 23, 1973) is an American filmmaker, novelist and composer. After beginning his career working briefly as a cinematographer, Zahler focused on screenwriting until he made his directorial debut with Bone Tomahawk (2015). He followed this up with Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017) and Dragged Across Concrete (2018), all of which he wrote and composed the music for. He has also authored several novels and graphic novels. Description above from the Wikipedia article S. Craig Zahler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Director award · 2014
Filmography7 titles

Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017Director, Original Music Composer, Writer
2017Director, Original Music Composer, Writer

Bone Tomahawk
2015Director, Original Music Composer, Writer
2015Director, Original Music Composer, Writer

Frontier Crucible
2025Screenplay
2025Screenplay

Dragged Across Concrete
2018Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Writer
2018Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Writer

Air Guitar Nation
2006
2006

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
2018Screenplay, Writer
2018Screenplay, Writer

Asylum Blackout
2011Screenplay, Writer
2011Screenplay, Writer