Zak Hilditch on Taking Great Loss in Stride in “We Bury the Dead”
The director discusses the personal inspiration behind this Daisy Ridley-led thriller about what comes after the worst imaginable.
Johnny Ma on a Warm Return from Hibernation in “The Mother and the Bear”
The director discusses this spry comedy about a mother whose recently comatose daughter leads her out of a feeling of stasis of her own.
Sofia Subercaseaux on Building Towards a Religious Experience in “The Testament of Ann Lee”
The editor talks about how one woman's pursuit of utopia in Mona Fastvold's sensational musical led her to her own creatively.
Penny Lane on Turning “Happy and You Know It” Into Something That Will Make You Clap Your Hands
The director of "Listening to Kenny G" discusses how this delightful look at children's musicians led her to consider the ramifications of AI.
Nathan Silver on Getting Comfortable in “Carol & Joy”
The "Between the Temples" director talks about how one thing led to another with this affectionate portrait of Carol Kane and her mother Joy.
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