With the release of 19-year-old Philip Youmans’ acclaimed festival hit Burning Cane on
Netflix, here’s a look at other intimidatingly young directors
There are few things the film industry loves more – at least in the short run – than a hot young director. Of course, few would-be auteurs go on to replicate the long-term success of one-time wunderkinds like Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Thomas Anderson, or Ava DuVernay, but hey, at least they got their movie made and seen. As anyone who’s ever tried to direct a film can testify, that’s no small feat.
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