A Hero – Q&A with Asghar Farhadi

The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of A Hero. What was your writing process like, as this idea has been with you for a while? Asghar Farhadi: When I was developing the concept of this idea in my head as a student, I was never thinking about […]

Mass – Q&A with Fran Kranz, Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, and Jason Isaacs

You did almost all of the work on this film— what was that experience like?
Jessica Kingdon: I did have a close cinematographer, Nathan Truesdell, and we shot it together. But, yeah, it was very much a film that was coming out of my own mind.

Ascension – Q&A with Jessica Kingdon

You did almost all of the work on this film— what was that experience like?
Jessica Kingdon: I did have a close cinematographer, Nathan Truesdell, and we shot it together. But, yeah, it was very much a film that was coming out of my own mind.

The Guilty – Q&A with Jake Gyllenhaal

The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of The Guilty. There are many constraints built into this film… you’re in a call center, on the phone, there’s limited space to move. What drew you to that? Jake Gyllenhaal: I guess I’m a fan of creating a certain type […]