What inspired you to tell a story in this specific genre, which is perhaps best described as a “sci-fi rom-com,” whatever that means!
Eleanor Wilson: That’s actually what the log-line for the film has always said! We started with the premise of, “wouldn’t it be funny if a couple went upstate to be off the grid for a week, and then aliens attacked?”
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of The Way I See It. This film really seemed to hit at the perfect time. Can you talk about the genesis of the project? Jayme Lemons: My partner Laura Dern and I were big fans of Pete’s in general, having […]
At what point in the filmmaking process did you realize you were going to structure the movie as you did, shifting perspective from Eden to Victoria?
Gerard Bush: Well, first, since the movie was based on a nightmare that I had, and since that really is what the nightmare showed me, it felt important to both of us that we respect that source material!
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of I’m Thinking of Ending Things. The film adheres to the novel in some ways, and not in other ways. Charlie, when in your process do you make the decisions about where to stick to the text and where to depart? […]
What did your writing process entail?
It kind of had the whiff of destiny, from the time I read the book.