Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal chalked up experience shooting short features and documentaries and music videos. They met at New York University, and their first short film together, Ruth and Maggie (2006), premiered at Slamdance. Their feature debut Stranger Things met with success at independent festivals in the US, even taking several prizes. The filmmaking duo also wrote the script and produced, with Burke taking on the duties of camerawoman and editor. Tightly coordinated character formation and acting performances are central to the directors’ creative vision. In 2009 Filmmaker Magazine included them as part of its 25 New Faces of Independent Film.
46. IFF Karlovy Vary
