Legendary Polish director Agnieszka Holland joins me on the podcast for an interview about her new film Green Border, the Polish-Belarusian border crisis, and how her new film is in conversation with her body of work.
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Alex Heeney interviews legendary Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland about her Venice Jury Prize-Winning film, Green Border. Holland discusses why she wanted to make the film, how it’s in conversation with her other work, and why she chose to shoot it in black and white.
Green Border is about the ongoing migrant crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border and the horrors happening there. Holland tells the story from multiple perspectives, including a family of refugees, a group of activists helping migrants, and the border guards, to give a picture of the complex and harrowing situation.
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Show notes: More Agnieszka Holland
- Read Alex’s interview with Agnieszka Holland on Spoor and her filmmaking approach
- Read Alex’s review of Holland’s Charlatan
Related Episodes
- Ep. 55 The Secret Garden – Comparing Adaptations
- Ep. 93 The films of Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa, Washington Square, Charlatan)
- Ep. 104 A Masterclass with Agnieszka Holland on Directing
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Credits
This episode was edited, produced, and recorded by Alex Heeney.
