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.
Features: Q&A
March 4, 2021
Soul – Q&A with Pete Doctor, Kemp Powers, and Dana Murray
by The National Board of Review
Can you talk about the design of the film and how it’s another evolution for Pixar both in the extremes in realism and surrealism that it achieves?
One of the big joys for me in working in this business is to embrace stuff that is perfect for animation
February 25, 2021
Nomadland – Q&A with Chloé Zhao and Mollye Asher
by The National Board of Review
Your films feel so naturalistic— as though you just took your crew to a location and filmed what was going on there. But the reality is quite different, isn’t it?
Chloé Zhao: Well, the trick is to make the audience feel like we just showed up.
February 18, 2021
Time – Q&A with Garrett Bradley
by The National Board of Review
What was your emotional reaction as a filmmaker while telling this story?
Part of the impetus for me in making a project is that I’m already emotionally affected by something.
February 11, 2021
News of the World – Q&A with Paul Greengrass and Helena Zengel
by The National Board of Review
Can you tell us about the origins of this film?
Paul Greengrass: I think the origins of it lie in the last film I made, actually, 22 July, which was a pretty tough film about violent right-wing extremism in Europe.