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Alexandra McGuinness’ second film as writer/director, She’s Missing, starring Lucy Fry, Eiza Gonzalez, Josh Hartnett and Sheila Vand, is in select theaters through Vertical Entertainment from December 20. Born in Dublin, Ireland, McGuinness graduated from the London Film School in 2010 where her graduation film, She Owns Eve-erything – based on a short story by Anne Enright – was chosen to represent her graduating class. Her debut feature film, Lotus Eaters, premiered at the TriBeCa Film Festival, and was released theatrically by Pathe, Curzon and Phase 4. She created, wrote and directed the Super Deluxe web series Riders, which is now being developed as a half-hour show for Sundance Now to be written, directed and executive produced by Alexandra. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Blake Berris and their young son.

Alexandra McGuinness

Film

The (Imperfect) Films That Inspired She’s Missing

Karyn Kusama wrote and directed her first feature film, Girlfight, which won the Director’s Prize and shared the Grand Jury Prize at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. She followed it up with the 2004 sci-fi film Aeon Flux and the 2009 cult comedy-horror Jennifer’s Body, and won huge acclaim for her 2015 psychological drama The Invitation. Her latest film, the L.A.-set thriller <a href="https://www.destroyer.movie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Destroyer</a> starring Nicole Kidman, is out December 25 through Annapurna Pictures. Karyn is also an in-demand TV director where she has brought her obsessive eye for detail to shows like Halt and Catch Fire, The Man in the High Castle and Billions. She lives in Los Angeles.

Karyn Kusama

Best of 2018: Karyn Kusama (Destroyer) Talks Paul Schrader’s First Reformed and Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace

Jason Reitman made his feature film debut with the 2006 Sundance hit Thank You for Smoking, and notably earned Academy Award nominations for directing Juno and Up in the Air. His other films include Young Adult, Labor Day and Men, Women and Children. He recently executive produced the Academy Award-winning film Whiplash and produces the Hulu comedy series Casual. He next will direct for Dreamworks the animated feature film Beekle, about an imaginary character who sets off on a journey to find a friend.

Jason Reitman

Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) Talks with Karyn Kusama (The Invitation) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast