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Garth Jennings

Garth Jennings is a film director, writer and artist whose latest film, Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?, is now streaming on MUBI. His work includes videos for Blur, Radiohead, Beck, R.E.M., Fatboy Slim and Vampire Weekend. He directed the feature film The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and wrote and directed the semi-autobiographical film Son of Rambow. Garth went on to write and direct the animated films Sing and Sing 2 with Illumination Entertainment, and is the author of four children’s books: The Wildest Cowboy, The Deadly Seven, The Good, the Bad, and the Deadly Seven, and The Curse of the Deadly Seven. Garth is currently writing and directing his next movie. (Photo by Ezra Petronio.)

Three Great Things: Garth Jennings

The director of the new concert film Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore? on the joys of classic Lubitsch, his sons and unbridled enthusiasm.

October 14, 2026