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Since the 2008 release of his feature film, Rivera has stayed busy: winning a MacArthur Genius Grant and cultivating the next generation of Latino filmmakers by launching Borderland Studios at the Sidney Poitier New American Film School.

“It was, ‘Why don’t I see if, with my photography, I can find something here which is a different perspective from what is happening in the film?’ ” says Lanthimos, who learned basic photography skills at film school in his native Athens, and snapped publicity shots for his early Greek features when there was no money for set photographers.

“I’ve been watching Sundance films and tracking careers of Sundance filmmakers since I was in film school,” Sweeney says.

At the time, all of us at our film school were on a four-month strike, so I made frequent visits to Mumbai to check in on Nani.

Born June 29, 1977, Baena attended NYU film school and last directed 2022’s “Spin Me Round” starring Alison Brie.