Known for it’s love of lists iTunes have recently devised a list of the cream of the indie film director crop. Imaginatively entitled ‘Directors To Watch‘ the list can be find within the sites ‘iTunes Essentials: Independent Films‘ section. We love a good indie film and sharing them to a wider audience, so we thought we’d led you subtly in the same direction, no pun intended. Here’s the list in the order they feature in iTunes, accompanied by the film that got them on the list:
1. Benh Zeitlin – BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
2. Derek Cianfrance – BLUE VALENTINE
3. Sofia Coppola – LOST IN TRANSLATION
4. Mark and Jay Duplass – CYRUS
5. Cary Fukunaga – SI NOMBRE
6. Lena Dunham – TINY FURNITURE
7. Noah Baumbach – THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
8. Rian Johnson – BRICK
9. Miranda July – ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW
10. Ramin Bahrani – GOODBYE SOLO
As you can see none of the names are particularly obscure or unheard of with some having had multiple successes already. However, for people taking their first tentative step into the world of indie film this list will steer you in the right direction.
While you’re all here, what do you think of the list? Anyone missing who should be there? Anybody lower or higher than you would put them? Let us know your thoughts!
Source: Indiewire
