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Monday, Oct. 29, 2018
Fall 2018 Director's Profile: Yorgos Lanthimos
A Best Original Screenplay Oscar nominee in 2017 for his English-language directorial debut The Lobster, Yorgos Lanthimos—whose Dogtooth received a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nod six years earlier—now finds himself once again in the awards season conversation, this time for The Favourite (Fox...
Monday, Oct. 29, 2018
Fall 2018 Director's Profile: Sam Taylor-Johnson
For filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, it’s all about the story. And the story in James Frey’s initially acclaimed book, “A Million Little Pieces,” captivated her—a profound attraction which remained steadfast despite the controversy that later arose when it was revealed that parts of the memoir about...
Monday, Oct. 29, 2018
Fall 2018 Director's Profile: Tamara Jenkins
There’s a symmetry to the protracted journey that finally gave birth to writer/director Tamara Jenkins’ Private Life, a story centered on a middle-aged couple (portrayed by Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn) long trying to become parents through assisted reproductive technology and/or adoption, coping...
Monday, Oct. 29, 2018
Fall 2018 Director's Profile: John Hillcoat
Feature director ( The Road, The Proposition ) John Hillcoat successfully extended his reach to commercials back in 2010, making an auspicious ad debut with Levi’s “To Work” for Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Ore. Fast forward to today and Hillcoat has gone far beyond just crossing over from one...
Monday, Oct. 29, 2018
Fall 2018 Director's Profile: Paul Greengrass
For Paul Greengrass—a Best Director Oscar nominee for United 93 in 2007—the chance to have his 22 July find an audience in theaters and on the Netflix platform right out of the gate represents a best-of-both-worlds scenario. But it’s the state of our world—reflected in his latest film—that makes...
Monday, Oct. 29, 2018
Fall 2018 Director's Profile: Lance Acord
Continuing to break new ground with his commercialmaking via Park Pictures—a prime example being the recent high-profile Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick—Lance Acord is also prepping to break through with his feature directorial debut. On the former score, Acord teamed with Park Pictures’...
Monday, Oct. 29, 2018
Welcome to the Special Fall 2018 Directors Series SHOOT>e.dition
Welcome to the Special Fall 2018 Edition of SHOOT’s Directors Series. Our mix of profiles includes several filmmakers whose work has entered this awards season’s Oscar conversation, including Paul Greengrass for 22 July, Yorgos Lanthimos for The Favourite, and Tamara Jenkins for Private Life...
Monday, Mar. 26, 2018
Spring 2018 Director's Profile: Dom&Nic
While audiences on both sides of the Atlantic have for many years and counting been drawn to the work of the directorial duo of Dom&Nic—repped by Station Film in the U.S. and Outsider in Europe—perhaps what’s most remarkable is the varied nature of their storytelling, with content ranging from...
Monday, Mar. 26, 2018
Spring 2018 Director's Profile: Martin de Thurah
At an early age Martin de Thurah studied acting and painting as he tried to find his way in the arts. He wound up on a path which led to National Film School in his native Denmark, eventually finding his calling as a director. In 2005, de Thurah made his first directorial splash in music videos...
Monday, Mar. 26, 2018
Spring 2018 Director's Profile: Rudy Valdez
In his feature directorial debut— The Sentence, which recently won the U.S. Documentary Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival—Rudy Valdez appears in a brief scene during a contemplative moment, becoming as vulnerable as those he’s filming. Valdez confesses, “I don’t know what it is about...

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