10 Unique Directors to Watch For
by mattsonger | created - 03 Aug 2014 | updated - 03 Aug 2014 | Public
1. Justin Simien
Writer | Dear White People
Justin Simien is known for Dear White People (2014), Dear White People (2017) and Bad Hair (2020).
2. Dome Karukoski
Director | Tom of Finland
Dome Karukoski moved to Finland from Cyprus, when he was 5. His mother is a Finnish journalist and his father an American actor.
He is bilingual with Swedish and Finnish.
He was selected to the University of Art and Design of Helsinki in 1999. That year, three students were selected to become students...
3. Suzy Kassem
Director | A Tale of Two Nightclubs
Suzy Kassem was born on December 1, 1975, in Toledo, Ohio to Egyptian-American parents. During her childhood, she attended international boarding schools in Villars, Switzerland and traveled the globe extensively. She is a writer, director, philosopher, poet, and citizen of the world. Through her ...
4. Jonas Alexander Arnby
Director | Når dyrene drømmer
Jonas Alexander Arnby was born on January 10, 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a director and writer, known for When Animals Dream (2014), Dancer in the Dark (2000) and Exit Plan (2019).
5. David Robert Mitchell
Writer | It Follows
David Robert Mitchell is an American director mainly known for the breakout horror film ''It Follows'' which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2014. in 2002, Mitchell wrote and directed ''Virgin'' a short film featuring Carolina Castro and Cameron Diskin about a local legend...
6. Alice Rohrwacher
Director | Lazzaro felice
Alice Rohrwacher was born on December 29, 1981 in Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy. She is a director and writer, known for Happy as Lazzaro (2018), La Chimera (2023) and The Wonders (2014).
7. Matthew Warchus
Director | Pride
Matthew Warchus was born on October 24, 1966 in Rochester, Kent, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Pride (2014), Matilda: The Musical (2022) and Simpatico (1999).
8. Benh Zeitlin
Director | Beasts of the Southern Wild
Born in New York City and raised in Sunnyside, Queens and then Westchester County, Benh Zeitlin began his career as a film-maker at the tender age of 6 years when he and a friend made a Batman movie. He continued making films as a child before attending Wesleyan University, where he majored in film...
9. Gia Coppola
Director | Palo Alto
Gia Coppola was born on January 1, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Palo Alto (2013), Mainstream (2020) and Somewhere (2010).
10. Rebecca Thomas
Director | Archive 81
Rebecca Thomas is known for Archive 81 (2022), Stranger Things (2016) and Limetown (2019).
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