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First Cow film - Excerpts from Roads to nowhere: Kelly Reichardt's broken American Dreams

Here, you will find excerpts of our interviews with the filmmaking team behind Kelly Reichardt's 2019 feature First Cow. The full interviews are available in the ebook Roads to nowhere: Kelly Reichardt's broken American Dreams. You can purchase the book here.

Roads to nowhere is the first non-academic book to examine Reichardt's entire filmmaking career up to and including First Cow. There are essays on all of her films, career interviews with Reichardt and her long-time cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt, and in-depth interviews with the team behind First Cow.

On the site, our First Cow interview excerpts include interviews with actors John Magaro, Orion Lee, and Lily Gladstone. You will also find excerpts from our interviews with sound designer Leslie Shatz, composer William Tyler, screenwriter Jon Raymond, costume designer April Napier, and cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt. Inside the book, you will find additional interviews about First Cow with director-editor Kelly Reichardt, assistant editor Ben Mercer, and production designer Anthony Gasparro.

To read a couple of full chapters from Roads to nowhere, download a FREE excerpt from the book here.

Orion Lee, Orion Lee First Cow

Alex Heeney / July 25, 2020

‘I don’t believe opposites attract’: Orion Lee on playing one half of First Cow‘s sweet friendship – an ebook preview

Actor Orion Lee discusses his affinities with his First Cow character King-Lu, and how we prepared to play the itinerant entrepreneur. This is an excerpt of our …

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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. This is an excerpt …

[Read more...] about Playing Cookie Figowitz was ‘very liberating’ for John Magaro – an ebook preview

Christopher Blauvelt, Kelly Reichardt, Kelly Reichardt cinematography

Alex Heeney / July 25, 2020

‘I feel lucky shooting these films’: Chris Blauvelt on shooting for Kelly Reichardt – an ebook preview

Cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt discusses his close collaboration with Kelly Reichardt on all her films since Meek's Cutoff. This is an excerpt of our …

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William Tyler, William Tyler First Cow

Alex Heeney / July 25, 2020

William Tyler on how improvisation led to the First Cow score – an ebook preview

First-time film composer William Tyler deconstructs the instruments and methods used to create First Cow's gorgeous score. This is an excerpt of our Reichardt …

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Leslie Shatz, Kelly Reichardt, Kelly Reichardt sound design, Kelly Reichardt sound

Alex Heeney / July 25, 2020

Sound designer Leslie Shatz on Kelly Reichardt, town sounds, and misbehaving dogs – an ebook preview

Leslie Shatz chats about his collaboration with Kelly Reichardt and how they avoid making the "feel good movie of the year." This is an excerpt of our Reichardt …

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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. This is an …

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