Kimberly Peirce
Film director · 2 films (1999–2013)
Kimberly Peirce is a director whose work here spans Boys Don’t Cry (1999) to Carrie (2013), across drama and crime. The work runs low-key — 61% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 40% library-wide. All 288 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Kimberly Peirce is an American feature film director, notable for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999). Her second feature, Stop-Loss, was released by Paramount Pictures in 2008.
Born 8 September 1967 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Directing style
Peirce establishes a tense, lonely atmosphere by confining the frame to tight interior spaces at night, relying heavily on medium shots and closeups shot at an eye-level perspective. She isolates her subjects through an extremely shallow depth of field, rendering backgrounds into soft, dark gradients of deep blues, charcoal blacks, and blood reds. The lighting is dominated by practical sources, windows, and harsh fluorescents, casting a cool, desaturated grade over intimate, character-driven compositions.
Films directed by Kimberly Peirce
About Kimberly Peirce
When was Kimberly Peirce born?
Kimberly Peirce was born on 8 September 1967 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
What films has Kimberly Peirce directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: Boys Don’t Cry (1999) and Carrie (2013).
Search every frame of Kimberly Peirce’s films
All 288 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Kimberly Peirce — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.