Directing
Trey Edward Shults
Born 1988-10-06 · Houston, Texas, USA
Trey Edward Shults was born in Houston, Texas. In 2010, he made his directorial debut in the short film Mother and Son, which he also wrote, edited, and produced. It starred Krisha Fairchild and Lucas Quintana. In 2011 and 2012, Shults variously served as film loader, post-production intern, and intern, on three of Terrence Malick's films, Song to Song, Voyage of Time, and The Tree of Life. At the time, Shults was a business management student but dropped out to work on films and study films himself. In 2011, Shults wrote, directed, produced, and edited, a short film starring Krisha Fairchild, titled Two to One. In 2014, Shults directed, wrote, produced, edited, and appeared in Krisha, a short film starring Krisha, Robyn, and Billie Fairchild, all of whom are related to Shults. The following year, he directed, wrote, and acted in a feature-length adaptation of the same name, which premiered at South by Southwest in March 2015, winning the Grand Jury Award. The film is based upon a real-life incident involving Shults's cousin, who experienced a relapse at a family reunion. It was acquired by A24 and released in 2016. In March 2015, Shults signed with William Morris Endeavor. Shults also served as the camera PA on the 2016 film Midnight Special.
Acting credits
5.0A musician plagued by insomnia is pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.
Hurry Up Tomorrow
2025
6.8When Krisha returns to her estranged family for Thanksgiving dinner, past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Krisha
2016
6.2When Krisha decides to join her estranged family for a holiday dinner, tensions escalate as she struggles to keep her demons at bay.
Krisha
2014
Behind the camera
7.4A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.
Waves
2019
7.4A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.
Waves
2019
7.4A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.
Waves
2019
5.9Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.
It Comes at Night
2017
5.9Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.
It Comes at Night
2017
5.0A musician plagued by insomnia is pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.
Hurry Up Tomorrow
2025
5.0A musician plagued by insomnia is pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.
Hurry Up Tomorrow
2025
6.8When Krisha returns to her estranged family for Thanksgiving dinner, past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Krisha
2016
6.8When Krisha returns to her estranged family for Thanksgiving dinner, past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Krisha
2016
6.8When Krisha returns to her estranged family for Thanksgiving dinner, past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Krisha
2016
6.2When Krisha decides to join her estranged family for a holiday dinner, tensions escalate as she struggles to keep her demons at bay.
Krisha
2014
6.2When Krisha decides to join her estranged family for a holiday dinner, tensions escalate as she struggles to keep her demons at bay.
Krisha
2014
6.2When Krisha decides to join her estranged family for a holiday dinner, tensions escalate as she struggles to keep her demons at bay.
Krisha
2014
A mother tries to recover from a tragedy.
Mother and Son
2010
A mother tries to recover from a tragedy.
Mother and Son
2010
A mother tries to recover from a tragedy.
Mother and Son
2010
Remake of the 1980 film by Ken Russell.
Altered States
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A woman tries to confront her grief over the death of a loved one.
Two to One
2011
A woman tries to confront her grief over the death of a loved one.
Two to One
2011
A woman tries to confront her grief over the death of a loved one.
Two to One
2011