Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

Anna Boden and Ryan K. Fleck are an American filmmaking duo. They are best known for writing and directing Captain Marvel, which grossed over $1 billion and is one of the highest-grossing films of all time. They are also known for their collaborations on the films Half Nelson, Sugar, It's Kind of a Funny Story, and Mississippi Grind. Early life Boden is originally from Massachusetts and grew up in Newton while Fleck graduated from Castro Valley High School. Before attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he studied film, Fleck went to Diablo Valley College to study science and math. Boden attended Columbia University. The two met on the set of a student film where they bonded over the works of Robert Altman and, after Fleck had finished his thesis short film Struggle, they decided to collaborate. Fleck was born in Berkeley, California and raised there and in Oakland. Fleck had grown up on classic fan favorites such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Back to the Future.