Nora Fingscheidt shares what it’s like to be plucked from German filmmaking to direct a Netflix feature film starring Sandra Bullock…
In this episode, we talk about…
- How Nora skipped “Development Hell” and got hired for The Unforgivable
- Shifting from System Crasher to a commercial film with a massive Hollywood set
- How the core work of directing remains the same regardless of film types
- What it’s like to work with giants of cinema and dealing with the unexpected challenges of filmmaking
- How COVID interrupted production and impacted casting, locations and filming
- Conversations about the story being told and the power of silence in Unforgivable
- What the research process entailed and making it feel like an American story
- Examining the life of an incarcerated woman and acknowledging different perspectives on racial experiences
- Advice for new filmmakers to experiment, be as a radical as possible, stay true to your own voice and give yourself time
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