American / Independent Directors

The best directors in independent film, from cult favorites to the great masters working outside the studio system: John Waters, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Altman Jim Jarmusch, Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, and Alison Anders.

Richard Linklater

Texas filmmaker Richard Linklater has provided the indie film world with some its greatest classics: "Slacker," "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset," and "Waking Life."

Alexander Payne

Modern master of the farce. He has directed "Citizen Ruth" and "Election."

Robert Rodriguez

Screenplays, interviews, and multimedia clips from the director of El Mariachi.

John Singleton

A critical look of the director ("Boys-N-The Hood," "Rosewood") and his films.

Susan Skoog

Find out about this new director. Her first feature film "Whatever" got the critics' attention.

Todd Verow

This DV filmmaker("Frisk")with a cult following in the video world.

Roger Avary

The domain of the cult director of "Killing Zoe" and "Stitches."

Eva Ilona Brzeski

Featured as one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of 1999," Eva Ilona Brzeski is the Producer/Director/Editor of "24 Girls" and "This Unfamiliar Place."

Sam Fuller

The home page of the internationally known filmmaker ("The Big Red One," "Shock Corridor").

Errol Morris

The official site of one of the contemporary masters in the art of documentary.

Greg Pak

Writer and director Greg Pak has been raking in awards with prize-winning shorts such as "Fighting Grandpa" and "The Penny Marshall Project."

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