“You can recognize almost immediately if the film you're watching is the product of some kind of a hive mind or the result of a personal vision and genuine collaborations. 'Manchester by the Sea' reminds us of the potential of the latter and, for that reason, is the kind of work that makes me, as a filmmaker, want to continue. It's inspiring.”

American film director

Bennett Altman Miller is an American film director known for Capote (2005), Moneyball (2011), and Foxcatcher (2014). He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Director. Miller’s films are marked by carefully observed character studies and by stories drawn from real events or real people. He is best known for directing Capote, the biographical drama about writer Truman Capote, along with Moneyball and Foxcatcher, which brought him wider recognition and award attention.