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Articles by Orla Smith

Orla Smith is the former Executive Editor of Seventh Row, a regular contributor at The Film Stage, and a freelance writer with bylines at JumpCut Online, Cinema Year Zero, and Girls on Tops. In her free time she makes movies.

John Magaro, Kelly Reichardt, John Magaro First Cow

Orla Smith / July 25, 2020

Playing Cookie Figowitz was ‘very liberating’ for John Magaro – an ebook preview

First Cow star John Magaro on the liberating experience of acting in a Kelly Reichardt film and how he got into character by cooking stews.

Jon Raymond, Kelly Reichardt, Kelly Reichardt screenplay

Orla Smith / July 25, 2020

Jon Raymond on adapting his first novel into First Cow – an ebook preview

Screenwriter Jon Raymond explains how the eponymous cow was the key to unlocking his debut novel, The Half-Life, and adapting it into First Cow.

April Napier, April Napier Kelly Reichardt, Kelly Reichardt costumes, April Napier costume designer

Orla Smith / July 25, 2020

‘It’s a really special family’: Costumer April Napier on working with Kelly Reichardt – an ebook preview

Costume designer April Napier (Certain Women, First Cow) on the warm, collaborative environment Kelly Reichardt cultivates on set.

Lily Gladstone, Kelly Reichardt, Lily Gladstone Certain Women, Lily Gladstone First Cow

Orla Smith / July 25, 2020

Lily Gladstone on Kelly Reichardt and her love of linguistics – an ebook preview

Actress Lily Gladstone discusses her two collaborations with director Kelly Reichardt, Certain Women and First Cow.

Werewolf, Ashley McKenzie

Orla Smith / May 26, 2020

Werewolf (2016) is a film about getting clean as a couple

Ashley McKenzie’s 2016 film Werewolf, about drug addiction and dependent relationships, was one of the most exciting directorial debuts of the 2010s.

Sanja Zivkovic, Nina Kiri, Mirjana Jokovic, Easy Land

Orla Smith / May 16, 2020

Sanja Zivkovic on Easy Land, immigration, and mental illness

Sanja Zivkovic on depicting mental illness on screen, how she directed her two talented lead actresses, and crafting the aesthetics of Easy Land.

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