The most impressive directorial debut of the festival was Women Without Men (Neshat, 2009), directed by accomplished Iranian visual artist Shirin Neshat. (sensesofcinema.com)
That tension is maintained throughout the entire film in what is a very impressive directorial debut from Edgerton. (hoopla.nu)
Along with Lynne Ramsay's Ratcatcher, David Gordon Green's George Washington was the most impressive directorial debut by anyone in the past several years. (combustiblecelluloid.com)