young directors to keep eye on
by ahmed_teto7552 | created - 07 Jun 2021 | updated - 11 months ago | Public
1. Óliver Laxe
Director | Mimosas
Óliver Laxe was born on April 11, 1982 in Paris, France. He is a director and actor, known for Mimosas (2016), Fire Will Come (2019) and You All Are Captains (2010).
2. Robert Machoian
Writer | The Killing of Two Lovers
Robert Machoian is known for The Killing of Two Lovers (2020), God Bless the Child (2015) and Forty Years from Yesterday (2013).
3. May el-Toukhy
Director | The Crown
May el-Toukhy was born on August 17, 1977 in Charlottenlund, Denmark. She is a director and writer, known for The Crown (2016), Queen of Hearts (2019) and Long Story Short (2015).
4. Brady Corbet
Actor | Funny Games
American actor Brady James Monson Corbet was born on August 17, 1988, in Scottsdale, AZ. Brady made his film debut as Mason Freeland in 2003's "Thirteen" and later had roles as Brian Lackey in "Mysterious Skin" and as Alan Tracy in "Thunderbirds." He also has guest starred on the television shows "...
5. David Lowery
Editor | A Ghost Story
David Lowery is an American writer and director. He is best known for The Green Knight (2021), Pete's Dragon (2016), A Ghost Story (2017) and Pioneer (2011). He has been making movies since he was seven years old, but his first work to be widely seen was the short film A Catalog Of Anticipations (...
6. Kogonada
Director | Columbus
Kogonada is known for Columbus (2017), After Yang (2021) and Pachinko (2022).
7. Roderick MacKay
Writer | The Furnace
Roderick MacKay is a writer/director from Perth, Western Australia. With a formal training in visual arts, Roderick is a highly visual storyteller. In 2020, Roderick's debut feature film, The Furnace, premiered as part of the official selection for the 77th Venice Film Festival. Roderick's short ...
8. Darius Marder
Writer | Sound of Metal
Darius Marder is known for Sound of Metal (2019), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) and Loot (2008). He is married to Liza Cassidy. They have two children.
9. Panos Cosmatos
Writer | Mandy
Panos Cosmatos is known for Mandy (2018), Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) and Tombstone (1993).
10. Lulu Wang
Director | The Farewell
Lulu Wang was born on February 25, 1983 in Beijing, China. She is a director and writer, known for The Farewell (2019), Touch (2015) and Family Meal.
11. Mike Mills
Director | Beginners
Mike Mills was born in 1966, Berkeley, California. He graduated from Cooper Union, 1989.
He works as a filmmaker, graphic designer and artist. As a filmmaker, Mike has completed a number of music videos, commercials, short films, documentaries, and the feature film Thumbsucker (2005). Architecture ...
12. Will Sharpe
Actor | Flowers
Will Sharpe was born on September 22, 1986 in Camden, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Flowers (2016), Landscapers (2021) and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
13. Joe Talbot
Director | The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Joe Talbot is a fifth-generation San Franciscan and award-winning filmmaker. His feature-length debut, "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" -- adapted from the life of childhood friend and longtime collaborator, Jimmie Fails -- won the 2019 Sundance Film Festival Directing Award, as well as a ...
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