How did you balance wearing three hats as the writer, director, and lead actor at the same time?
The two people that were present on the set were the director and the actor.
Features: Q&A
October 13, 2020
Save Yourselves! – Q&A with Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson
by The National Board of Review
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?”
October 6, 2020
The Way I See It – Q&A with Dawn Porter, Evan Hayes, Jayme Lemons, and Pete Souza
by The National Board of Review
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 […]
September 29, 2020
Antebellum – Q&A with Bush + Renz
by The National Board of Review
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!
September 22, 2020
I'm Thinking of Ending Things – Q&A with Charlie Kaufman, Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons
by The National Board of Review
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? […]