Foy mentions that the film’s day-for-night shots were inspired by Reichardt’s First Cow, which does likewise. How did cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt shoot day for night in First Cow? Blauvelt goes deep on this in our ebook on Kelly Reichardt, Roads to nowhere, available here.
Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
Chie Hayakawa on avoiding sentimentality in Plan 75
In this interview, writer-director Chie Hayakawa talks about asking tough questions and avoiding sentimentality in her first feature, Plan 75. She also discusses how the film reflects the increasing lack of empathy for the most vulnerable people in society in the real world.
Kelly Reichardt on her new film Showing Up
Kelly Reichardt discusses Showing Up, her most optimistic film to date, and the importance of getting to know locations, creating silences, and throwing out the rulebook.
Saeed Taji Farouky: ‘Cinema plays a big part in our construction of the political world’
In this career-spanning interview, British-Palestinian filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky discusses political filmmaking, documentary filmmaking, and telling untold stories.
‘It’s about the inability to get the thing you want’: Angelo Madsen Minax on his short film Bigger on the Inside
In this interview with Angelo Madsen Minax, he discusses his short creative nonfiction film Bigger on the Inside.
Stéphane Lafleur on his TIFF film Viking
In this career-spanning interview, Québécois writer-director Stéphane Lafleur reflects on the making of his new film Viking and how it fits into his body of work.