DAMIEN CHAZELLE | Director Spotlight

Raiders Of The Lost Podcast · Aug 26, 2025 · 1h 20m

Damien Chazelle has proven himself to be one of the most promising filmmakers of his generation. He's youngest filmmaker to ever win Best Director at the Academy Awards at just 31 years old and has four incredible films under his best with Whiplash, La La Land, First Man and Babylon. Let's break down his career, style and more!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

0:00 (Intro)

1:58 (Damien Chazelle)

5:45 (Whiplash Origins)

8:40 (La La Land and Los Angeles)

10:00 (Linus Sandgren)

12:53…