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Director
Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Defining Films
Profile
Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts is an American film and television director. His feature directorial debut, The Kings of Summer, screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize, and also at the 2013 Cleveland International Film Festival. The film won the Narrative Feature Audience Award at the 2013 Dallas International Film Festival.[1] He also wrote and directed a short film which screened at the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW, Successful Alcoholics. He
In Their Own Words
Every time I watch 'Akira', there's always something new I appreciate about it, in terms of animation, design, scale or narrative. A lot of those anime films just have a scope that I think sometimes live-action cinema is afraid to lean into.
On Kong: Skull Island · Empire Online: The 10 Movies Jordan Vogt-Roberts Says You Need To Watch (also referencing Collider interview)