Angela Ismailos – director, actor, writer – directed and produced Great Directors, a film that captures—through archival material and in-depth interviews—the essence and independent spirit of ten of the world’s legendary living directors including Bernardo Bertolucci, Catherine Breillat, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Todd Haynes, Richard Linklater, Ken Loach, David Lynch, John Sayles, and Agnes Varda. Ismailos studied law and earned her master’s degree in political science. She began directing plays at a very early age and has professionally studied opera all of her adult life. Her diverse educational background inspired her to pursue the art of cinema. Ismailos continues to live and work in New York. She is currently preparing her next feature film, The City of A Dead Woman. ––Wikipedia