Famous Directors

Jeffrey Lance Baena (June 29, 1977 – January 3, 2025) was an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote and directed Life After Beth (2014), Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), Horse Girl (2020) and Spin Me Round (2022) and co-wrote I Heart Huckabees (2004). He was known for his frequent collaborations with actresses Alison Brie (with whom he co-wrote Horse Girl and Spin Me Round), Molly Shannon, and his wife Aubrey Plaza.

Paul David Soriano (born October 17, 1981) is a Filipino commercial and film director and producer.

Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson, OBE (née Taylor-Wood, born 4 March 1967) is an English filmmaker and photographer. Her directorial feature film debut came in 2009 with Nowhere Boy, a film based on the childhood experiences of the Beatles songwriter and singer John Lennon. She is one of a group of artists known as the Young British Artists.

Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English director, screenwriter and producer, known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilization of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a signature editing style that includes transitions, whip pans and wipes.

Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze (pronounced as "Jones"), is an American filmmaker, photographer, musician, and actor, whose work includes film, television, music videos, and commercials.

David Lawrence McCary is an American comedian, writer, and director. From 2013 to 2018, he served as a segment director for Saturday Night Live and was also the main director for the first two seasons of the popular web series Epic Rap Battles of History. During college he formed the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor. He is married to actress Emma Stone, with whom he has a daughter.