I watch mainly fiction. The films I like watching are films where you see people change, like with Boyhood. You see a moment in someone's life where it's a breakthrough. For me, the breakthrough in Boyhood is that amazing moment right at the end when he finds somebody he can feel relaxed with, and who will maybe be a friend for the rest of his life. I like that it doesn't end in a love affair or marriage. It just ends in, "Wow, I found people I can relate to for the first people in my life. These people accept me, I like them."
Those are the films I want to make. I don't want to make a film about, "Oh, those poor prostitutes!" Or "Oh, isn't it terrible in Chicago!" I want to… - Kim Longinotto
Those are the films I want to make. I don't want to make a film about, "Oh, those poor prostitutes!" Or "Oh, isn't it terrible in Chicago!" I want to…
- Kim Longinotto
It's always scary making a film as I never set anything up or ask anyone to do anything, so I worry that we'll find a story. I have to trust that a f… - Kim Longinotto
It's always scary making a film as I never set anything up or ask anyone to do anything, so I worry that we'll find a story. I have to trust that a f…
I try to make films where the audience forgets the filmmaking and gets engrossed in the story as it unfolds. I don't want them to ever feel bored, or… - Kim Longinotto
I try to make films where the audience forgets the filmmaking and gets engrossed in the story as it unfolds. I don't want them to ever feel bored, or…
I know that sounds contradictory - you're going on a journey, but once you know who your characters are, you become more disciplined and you film les… - Kim Longinotto
I know that sounds contradictory - you're going on a journey, but once you know who your characters are, you become more disciplined and you film les…
I want every scene to feel electric and I try to finish the filming period with a clear trajectory: a beginning, a middle, and hopefully an end.I hat… - Kim Longinotto
I want every scene to feel electric and I try to finish the filming period with a clear trajectory: a beginning, a middle, and hopefully an end.I hat…
I don't want the people I'm with on this journey to feel like I'm filming them all the time. I don't want them to constantly feel as though they're b… - Kim Longinotto
I don't want the people I'm with on this journey to feel like I'm filming them all the time. I don't want them to constantly feel as though they're b…
I remember very clearly when I found my first soulmate, it was actually in my late 20s, that wonderful feeling of being accepted by people. - Kim Longinotto
I remember very clearly when I found my first soulmate, it was actually in my late 20s, that wonderful feeling of being accepted by people.
It makes it very easy. I have a beginning, middle, and end, and I don't film for long - about 20 hours usually for a two-hour film - so it's easily w… - Kim Longinotto
It makes it very easy. I have a beginning, middle, and end, and I don't film for long - about 20 hours usually for a two-hour film - so it's easily w…
People want black and white answers, but it's not one thing or another. I think the only way we're going to make good things is to inspire people and… - Kim Longinotto
People want black and white answers, but it's not one thing or another. I think the only way we're going to make good things is to inspire people and…
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