New Writers and Directors We Need to See or Hear More From
by 2Civ | created - 03 Jun 2022 | updated - 03 Jun 2022 | PublicIn a celebrity driven culture of remakes, reboots, and "sure things," I've been discovering new and emerging writers and directors (including people who were famous for other things, but have re-emerged as writers and/or directors) and I don't think I exaggerate when I say the future of quality entertainment is giving these folks (and people like them!) the keys more often, even for some of those reboots. ** ORDER STILL EVOLVING **
1. Regina King
Actress | Ray
Regina King was born in Los Angeles, California, to Gloria, a special education teacher, and Thomas King, an electrician. She began her career in the television show 227 (1985), followed by a role in Boyz n the Hood (1991). She began to be recognized by a mainstream audience after her role as Cuba ...
2. Rebecca Hall
Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Rebecca Hall was born in London, England, the daughter of Peter Hall, a stage director and founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Maria Ewing, an opera singer. Her father was English. Her mother, who is American, is of Dutch and African-American origin. Her parents separated when she was ...
3. Benjamin Bryant
Actor | Station to Station
Benjamin Bryant is an accomplished film, television, radio, and news/communications professional with more than 70 credits as writer, director, actor, producer, and himself. Co-host of the award-winning travel docuseries Journeys Beyond (2020) and investigative podcast The Brink with Benjamin ...
4. Radha Blank
Producer | The Forty-Year-Old Version
Radha Blank is a proud Native New Yorker, Performer and Writer for TV, stage and film. Her plays include HappyFlowerNail, Casket Sharp, nannyland and the critically acclaimed SEED which The Huffington Post called "fresh, lively...and poetic". She's a Helen Merrill Playwriting Award recipient, an ...
5. Shatara Michelle Ford
Producer | Test Pattern
Shatara Michelle Ford is known for Test Pattern (2019) and The Lost City of Z (2016).
6. Charlène Favier
Director | Slalom
Charlène Favier was born in 1985 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is a director and writer, known for Slalom (2020), Omessa (2015) and La fille qu'on appelle (2023).
7. Fran Kranz
Actor | The Cabin in the Woods
Francis Elliott "Fran" Kranz is an American film, television and Broadway actor. Kranz was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He started acting in third and fourth grade, and knew from a very young age that he wanted to become an actor. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 1999 and...
8. Katie Found
Writer | My First Summer
Katie Found is known for My First Summer (2020), The Widow (2015) and Down Came the Rain.
9. Emma Seligman
Director | Shiva Baby
Emma Seligman was born on May 3, 1995 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a director and writer, known for Shiva Baby (2020), Bottoms (2023) and Shiva Baby (2018).
10. Michael Sarnoski
Director | Pig
Michael Sarnoski is known for Pig (2021), A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) and Fight Night Legacy (2012).
11. Lauren Hadaway
Editor | The Novice
Lauren Hadaway is known for The Novice (2021), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and The Hateful Eight (2015).
12. Emerald Fennell
Writer | Saltburn
Emerald Lilly Fennell is an English actress, filmmaker, and writer. She has received many awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Fennell first ...
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