How did your filmmaking process begin?
Stephen Basilone: When I started my career, I had a writing partner for a very long time and we started off writing features.
Features: Q&A
April 1, 2021
Minari – Q&A with Lee Isaac Chung, Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, and Yuh-Jung Youn
by The National Board of Review
Steven, how did you conceive of Jacob initially?
Steven Yeun: When I read Isaac’s script, it was really honest from all perspectives and that was really the foundation of it all.
March 26, 2021
One Night in Miami – Q&A with Regina King, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr.
by The National Board of Review
Can you describe the origins of the story as it is portrayed on the screen?
Regina King: I would say that none of us were there that night.
March 18, 2021
Sophie Jones – Q&A with Jessie Barr and Nicole Holofcener
by The National Board of Review
What was it like developing the script with your cousin Jessica Barr after she had written the first draft?
Jessie Barr: We did a lot of talking and a lot of sharing; there were intimate conversations about what we’d gone through when we lost our parents.
March 11, 2021
La Llorona – Q&A with Jayro Bustamante and Gustavo Matheu
by The National Board of Review
Can you tell us about the evolution of this film?
Jayro Bustamante: Well, you know, at the beginning we were thinking about making a triptych, and that that triptych would be about three insults that are common in Guatemala.