Reece Feldman
It's much easier to appreciate the craft of Christopher Nolan's acclaimed Manhattan Project epic Oppenheimer when you hear about it from the legendary director himself. That's exactly the kind of access Gen Z's 'movie whisperer' Reece Feldman can secure these days. The film buff first found fame in 2021 by offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what happens on set while working as a production assistant on the fourth season of Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel—a move that wasn't exactly in line with his contract. But the risk he took paid off. As the 27-year-old's audience has grown—to the tune of 2.5 million TikTok followers—he's become a bona fide industry insider, collaborating with major studios, including Amazon and Paramount, and covering the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, Critics' Choice Awards, and the Met Gala. This year, the Queens, N.Y. native picked up a camera himself, writing and directing a short film titled Wait, Your Car?, which premiered at Cannes in May.
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