Beaver

The tireless indie builder who never stops creating.

Mark Duplass is the quintessential industrious craftsman — he has co-written, directed, produced, and acted across an extraordinary volume of projects with his brother Jay, building the mumblecore movement and then a sprawling indie empire almost entirely through sheer work ethic and creative output. He is famously methodical and prolific, often shooting films on micro-budgets with obsessive attention to authentic storytelling, refusing to wait for Hollywood permission. His well-known SXSW 'the cavalry isn't coming' speech perfectly encapsulates the beaver ethos: roll up your sleeves, build it yourself, and never stop.