Biography
Ariel Schulman (born October 1, 1981) is an American director, known for working with his creative partner, Henry Joost. Their first feature documentary, Catfish, premiered at the Sundance film festival where it received critical acclaim and went on to a nationwide release in Fall 2010. They next directed Paranormal Activity 3 and 4, as well as the thrillers Nerve and Project Power. Henry and Rel are also Executive Producers on Catfish the TV Show, and have directed dozens of commercials and sh...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Queer
2024
as Tom Weston
1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts with other members of the small ...

Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story
2024
Director
Sabato De Sarno, Gucci’s new creative director, presents a glimpse into the creation of the Gucci Ancora show—his first collection for the iconic fash...

Secret Headquarters
2022
Director, Screenplay
While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When...

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
2021
as Self
A deep dive into the making of the Paranormal Activity films with first time ever interviews with cast and crew, never-before-seen footage from the mo...

Project Power
2020
Director
An ex-soldier, a teen and a cop collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers...

White Girl
2016
Executive Producer
Summer, New York City. A college girl falls hard for a guy she just met. After a night of partying goes wrong, she goes to wild extremes to get him ba...

Nerve
2016
Director
Industrious high school senior Vee Delmonico has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game N...
The Second Sound Barrier
2016
Producer
The tale of the three fastest drivers in the world and their quest to save Lady Billionaire. Struck with a mysterious illness, the only way to save he...

Viral
2016
Director
Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a young woman documents her family's new life in quarantine and...

10 Crosby
2016
Executive Producer
A series of short films following the interconnected lives on Crosby street, New York City.
Metropolis II
2014
Director
A film about a sculpture by Chris Burden.

Paranormal Activity 4
2012
Director
It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman an...

A Brief History of John Baldessari
2012
Director
The epic life of a world-class artist, jammed into six minutes.

Paranormal Activity: The Chronology
2012
Director
Experience the complete Paranormal Activity saga as you've never seen it before. Witness the activity unfold from the beginning. You'll see the full s...

Paranormal Activity 3
2011
Director
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
Catfish: Meeting the Girl in the Pictures
2011
as Self
After they came home from meeting Angela and her family in Michigan, the crew of Catfish cold-called Aimee Gonzales: the face of Megan Faccio--the gir...
Catfish: Meeting the Girl in the Pictures
2011
Director
After they came home from meeting Angela and her family in Michigan, the crew of Catfish cold-called Aimee Gonzales: the face of Megan Faccio--the gir...

Catfish
2010
as Self
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Fa...

Catfish
2010
Director, Producer, Cinematography
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Fa...

Daddy Longlegs
2010
Art Direction, Special Effects Technician
After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, a...

Family Tree
2009
Siblings Tim and Lena squabble after he detects her disinterest in his long-term family genealogy project.

Ai
2008
Art Direction
The traces left by the era of the samurai are still with us today. From this rich history of this ancient warrior culture comes a tale of honor, venge...

The Pleasure of Being Robbed
2008
as Boyfriend
Mumblecore movie about a young woman named Eleonore who wanders New York City committing acts of theft.

There's Nothing You Can Do
2008
The Safdie brothers repurpose reality television’s vocabulary of confrontation and cramped cinematography for a miniature study of urban maladies.

I Think We're Alone Now
2008
Additional Camera
Every celebrity deals with his or her share of obsessed fans. "I Think We're Alone Now" is a documentary that focuses on two individuals, Jeff and Kel...

Puberty: The Movie
2007
Production Design
Ernie Goldberg goes on an adventure days before his Bar Mitzvah.
Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This?
2007
as Jerry Ruis
A lawyer and his secretary deal with their multiple clients.
Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This?
2007
Director
A lawyer and his secretary deal with their multiple clients.

The Back of Her Head
2007
Art Direction
This is a story about him, who lives above an older Hindi man, who lives above a delinquent British guy, who lives on top of her. It is the back of he...
If You See Something, Say Something
2006
A short film by JoshSafdie.
The Adventures of Slater's Friend
2005
This is a Film about Slater's Friend. A camera crew follows a man by the name of Philbert Powell around on his journey from the supermarket to his job...

Mega Man
N/A
Director
The live-action adaptation of the well-known video game.
Nemesis
N/A
Director
A brilliant and malevolent force of chaos pits himself against the world's elite law enforcement in a deadly game of high-stakes cat and mouse.
Undo
N/A
Director, Executive Producer
A former getaway driver comes into possession of a watch that allows its user to go back in time, but only by one minute.

Untitled Weezer Film
N/A
Director
An upcoming mockumentary style film about legendary American Alternative Rock band Weezer, following their fictional rivalry with Keanu Reeves and his...
The Monkey Wrench Gang
N/A
Director, Writer
A group of 4 environmental activists (a river guide, a surgeon, his young assistant, and a rather eccentric Vietnam veteran) fight the over-developmen...
Unravel
N/A
Director
What appears to be the long awaited Weezer documentary, slowly morphs into a high-octane found-footage action film starring the band. The style of thi...