I have a confession to make: 6 years into the making of my documentary feature The Illusionists — and about 3 months into the editing of it — I had a startling epiphany, which profoundly changed the way I approach filmmaking. I call it a confession, because it’s an obvious observation…
There’s this game that I play when I have trouble falling asleep: I start listing female film directors. I usually doze off when reaching number 20–25; if my insomnia is particularly bad, I can go up to…
Paris, France — December 15, 2015
I’m in my film editing suite, with my two laptops sitting side-by-side. As it has been the case over…
Part I
Last week I made a startling discovery: when I Googled “film director” (using the French…