I remembered this exchange between Soleri and me the other day and thought, why not post it again, you know, as a super special encore presentation! Hope you like it. I.G. took advantage of this blog’s stellar feature, Ask the … Continued
Dear Filmmaker: Recently you reviewed a book called The Film that Changed My Life: 30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark. If this book’s subtitle were “31 Directors…,” you being the 31st, what one movie would you have talked … Continued
Dear Filmmaker, Read any good books lately or is it all A Life’s Work all the time? K.R. Dear K.R.: It’s definitely not all A Life’s Work all the time. And in fact, I have recently read a very good … Continued
Dear Filmmaker, Do you know what your next project will be? Curious in Caldwell. Dear Curious, Yes, I do. Thanks for asking. David in New York City. … Okay, I don’t usually reveal future projects but I consulted my Magic … Continued
Dear Filmmaker, What do you enjoy most about making this documentary? What do you enjoy the least? D.C. Hi D.C. Thanks for the question. I’m a bad news first kind of guy, so let’s start with what I enjoy the … Continued
Dear Filmmaker, Actually, this question didn’t start that way. When I first sit down to interview someone for A Life’s Work, I have a few things I mention before I ask the first question. One of those things is, “If … Continued
Last weekend I was at a dinner party and one of the guests posed a frequently asked question: Why are there four subjects in A Life’s Work? Why not three? Why not five? (To be clear, there ARE five people, … Continued
Dear Filmmaker, Have you considered using Kickstarter for A Life’s Work? DP Dear DP, I have, and I’m supporting a Kickstarter project, Planet X, right now. (I interviewed Planet X director Jacob Hensberry about why he chose Kickstarter to fund … Continued
Dear Filmmaker, I read your post about Stephen Hawking and in it you have a transcription of your interview with Jill Tarter. Why didn’t you just put up the video? Cheers, GDS Dear GDS, That’s an excellent question. I didn’t … Continued
A friend asked this question: “You credit yourself as the writer and director of A Life’s Work.” Are you going to have a voice over narrator reading text you wrote? Good question. You won’t hear Liev Schreiber or Morgan Freeman … Continued