The premise of The Party — seven characters trapped in a house, for 71 minutes, as secrets are revealed and lives potentially irreparably changed — sounds like a play, but Sally Potter tells the story in a uniquely cinematic way.
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Establishing Shots: Introducing Beast director Michael Pearce
Director Michael Pearce discusses directing actors and developing the eerie tone of his directorial debut Beast, a psychological thriller with formal ambition. Read the rest of our Sundance 2018 coverage here.
Director Joachim Trier on his ‘gaze from another place’ in Thelma
Director Joachim Trier on Thelma, the dynamic between the subjective and objective gaze and portraying a dysfunctional father-daughter relationship.
Director Francis Lee on the craft behind God’s Own Country
We interview director Francis Lee talks about the technical aspects of making his first feature, from sound to camera movement to editing.
Director Francis Lee and stars Josh O’Connor and Alec Secareanu on making God’s Own Country
Writer-director Francis Lee, who won the Sundance World Dramatic Grand Jury Prize for Directing, discusses his feature debut, God’s Own Country, a touching story of first love, with its two stars, Josh O’Connor and Alec Secareanu.
‘Cutting at right angles’: Frederick Wiseman on Ex Libris: New York Public Library
Frederick Wiseman on the making of his exquisite Ex Libris: New York Public Library, which is about the role of the library in society.