His documentaries obsessively explore human vulnerability against overwhelming natural forces and catastrophic scenarios, as seen in films about shipwrecks and disaster.
Paul Greengrass United KingdomKnown for visceral disaster filmmaking and recreating real maritime tragedies with intense realism, capturing chaos and human survival instincts.
Baltasar Kormákur IcelandSpecializes in survival narratives and maritime disasters, bringing documentary-like authenticity to stories of people confronting catastrophic ocean events.