Kris Rey

Kris Rey (born Kristin Williams, November 11, 1980) is filmmaker and actress. Her works as a director include the short documentary Bathwater (2006), the Nerve.com documentary web series Boys and Girls and the feature films It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home (2009), Empire Builder (2012), Unexpected (2015) and I Used to Go Here (2020). She has also had small roles in a number of films, including First Man (2018). From 2007 to 2019 she was married to filmmaker Joe Swanberg. The two co-directed, co-produced and co-starred in the 2006-2009 Nerve.com web series Young American Bodies; she also had acting roles in a number of his films.
Cast

Hannah Takes the Stairs
Gaby

Alexander the Last
Stagehand

Autoerotic
Unknown

It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home
Annie

Art History
Hillary

Marriage Material
Unknown

The Zone
Director's Wife

Happy Christmas
Landlord

The Sacrament
Mother of Gene

Audrey the Trainwreck
Realtor Lady

Joshy
Anita

Kissing on the Mouth
Laura

Win It All
Kris

First Man
Marilyn See
Present Company
Just Anita
Crew

It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home
Director, Writer
Empire Builder
Director

Unexpected
Writer, Director

Hannah Takes the Stairs
Additional Writing
Baby Mary
Director, Writer

Kissing on the Mouth
Camera Operator, Writer, Story, Assistant Director

I Used to Go Here
Director, Writer

Marriage Material
Writer

Trash Mountain
Director