Todd Solondz born October 15 1959 is an American filmmaker and playwright known for his style of dark socially conscious satire Solondzs work has received critical acclaim for its commentary on the dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia a reflection of his own background in New Jersey His work includes Welcome to the Dollhouse 1995 Happiness 1998 Storytelling 2001 Palindromes 2004 Life During Wartime 2009 Dark Horse 2011 and WienerDog 2016 Description above from the Wikipedia article Todd Solondz licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia