i'm old so a lot of my favorite directors are now dead; they were not dead when i first encountered them and one of them, akira kurosawa, i actually met. but let's do it the hard way and in my case anyway think only of living directors. hmm.

ken burns
michael moore
stephen spielberg (i sure would not have put him on the list in or before the 1990s!)
wim wenders

i like several female directors but they're not my faves. maybe one day they will be but not yet. it's not because they're female; it's because i'm not familiar enough with their work, or i liked but didn't love what i've seen so far. also i don't get out as much as i once did, due to mobility issues, so i am not as aware as i was when i worked in the film industry of who is doing what.

g