25 Directors Who Are 35 and Under You Should Know

The rising stars in and outside of Hollywood.

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Making a movie is an expensive, difficult thing. To get financed and assemble all the people necessary to pull off a feature—well, it's no wonder that so many directors don't really make it until they're in their 30s. This isn't like modeling or something, where youth is so important. Thus, the rising filmmakers here aren't teenagers. Most aren't even in their early 20s. But hopefully they're going to save us from the numbing CGI specatcle of Hollywood sequels and franchises. They've demonstrated talent and skill. Now it's on us to support them so that they can continue to grow.

Here are 25 Directors Who Are 35 and Under You Should Know.

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James Ponsoldt

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Joe Swanberg

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Fede Alvarez

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Adam Wingard

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Ryan Coogler

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Jeff Nichols

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Zal Batmanglij

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Destin Daniel Cretton

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David Lowery

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Jordan Vogt-Roberts

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Ti West

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Terence Nance

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Hannah Fidell

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Gareth Huw Evans

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Sarah Polley

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Jason Eisener

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Sebastián Silva

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Amy Seimetz

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Benh Zeitlin

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Antonio Campos

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Brandon Cronenberg

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Lee Toland Krieger

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Sean Durkin

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Jen and Sylvia Soska

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Adam Leon

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