FILM DIRECTOR

Ana Lily Amirpour

1976 - Today

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Ana Lily Amirpour (Persian: آنا لیلی امیرپور;, is an American filmmaker of Iranian descent. She is best known for her feature film debut A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, promoted as "the first Iranian vampire western," which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014, and which was based on a previous short film that she wrote and directed, which won Best Short Film at the 2012 Noor Iranian Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ana Lily Amirpour is the 2,044th most popular film director, the 7,625th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 157th most popular British Film Director.

Ana Lily Amirpour is most famous for her debut feature film, "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night," which is notable for its unique blend of horror, romance, and social commentary set in an Iranian ghost town. She is recognized for her distinctive visual style and storytelling approach in the genre of independent cinema.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ana Lily Amirpour ranks 2,044 out of 2,041. Before her are DK Welchman, Sarik Andreasyan, Euros Lyn, Seth Gordon, Rajkumar Santoshi, and Klim Shipenko. After her are Kantemir Balagov, Mike Cahill, Lynn Shelton, Holly Randall, Jamie Babbit, and Jay Duplass.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ana Lily Amirpour ranks 1,150. Before her are Sergey Kazakov, Omar Gooding, Neri Oxman, Andre Miller, Chanda Rubin, and Ryuji Kubota. After her are Douglas Stuart, Joanna Hayes, Kleber Romero, Tetsuhiro Kina, Erik Wahlstedt, and David Škoch.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ana Lily Amirpour ranks 7,627 out of 8,785. Before her are Leo Woodall (1996), Chris Newton (1973), Rebecca Romero (1980), Samantha Womack (1972), Adam Rayner (1977), and Kate Nash (1987). After her are Jarrod Bowen (1996), Douglas Stuart (1976), Carl Froch (1977), Peter Gadiot (1985), Samuel Barnett (1980), and Mr. Scruff (1972).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Ana Lily Amirpour ranks 157. Before her are Rupert Wyatt (1972), Ben Wheatley (1972), Paul King (1978), Shane Meadows (1972), Tim Hetherington (1970), and Euros Lyn (1971). After her are Drew Pearce (1976), Nicholas Stoller (1976), Sam Dunn (1974), and Pete Travis (2000).

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