Kirsten Johnson discusses Dick Johnson is Dead, her surreal documentary about her father’s dementia, and how it made her think differently about life and death.
Sound Design
Sound designer Leslie Shatz on Kelly Reichardt, town sounds, and misbehaving dogs – an ebook preview
Shatz chats about his collaboration with Kelly Reichardt and how they avoid making the “feel good movie of the year.”
Carlo Mirabella-Davis on Swallow: Her ‘breakdown becomes a breakthrough’
Carlo Mirabella-Davis discusses Swallow, his prescient film about isolation and self-destruction.
Director Jan Komasa on Corpus Christi and the priest impersonation problem
Director Jan Komasa discusses the bizarre true story that inspired Corpus Christi, how a bad audition gave him an epiphany about the film’s main character, and his aesthetic choices.
Making Waves will open your ears to the magic of sound design
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound is a fascinating introduction to the history of sound design in film.
Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles on Bacurau
Co-directors Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles discuss Bacurau, their collaboration, the film’s sound design, and how they embraced old-fashioned filmmaking techniques from the 1970s.