Can you talk about making the transition from athletics to a visual and creative artist?
Savanah Leaf: In a way, I think a film is this combination of working in a team environment.
Features: Q&A
July 21, 2023
Oppenheimer – Q&A with Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas
by The National Board of Review
When you’re talking with Cillian about that and how you’re going to essentially be inside of his head for a lot of the film, what do you discuss about him embodying this man?
Christopher Nolan: I think the first and most important conversation was the one where we both agreed that we were not interested in some kind of impersonation.
July 14, 2023
Afire – Q&A with Paula Beer
by The National Board of Review
What was it like, collaborating with director Christian Petzold for a third time?
Paula Beer: Well, working with Christian is just fun. And his way of working is different from everything I’ve experienced so far.
June 22, 2023
The Miracle Club – Q&A with Thaddeus O’Sullivan
by The National Board of Review
Period pieces are notoriously cumbersome and expensive to make. Did you find that to be the case?
Thaddeus O’Sullivan: The biggest challenge in this context was really the whole Lourdes issue.
June 14, 2023
It Ain't Over – Q&A with Sean Mullin
by The National Board of Review
When did you first start noticing a disconnect between Yogi Berra’s reputation and the player the stats showed him to be?
Sean Mullin: I think that’s what this was all about. When I started doing the research, I was like, wait, this guy was criminally overlooked.