I try not to think of myself as a woman filmmaker. I don't look for women influences. I have noticed in the past few years that there is a certain ceiling that a woman filmmaker can reach. I don't believe that it's sexism per se, but there are certain expectations in the industry about what films should be, how they should be made, what stories they should tell, and it's a habit, it's a tradition.
I do love improvisation, I love when I find an object in my studio or kitchen (look, a tea sample's tiny glass jar!) and instantly incorporate it in … - Signe Baumane
I do love improvisation, I love when I find an object in my studio or kitchen (look, a tea sample's tiny glass jar!) and instantly incorporate it in …
- Signe Baumane
The book that influenced me most is Sherlock Holmes, which teaches you the way to deal with reality: to deduct. It teaches you to put together the si… - Signe Baumane
The book that influenced me most is Sherlock Holmes, which teaches you the way to deal with reality: to deduct. It teaches you to put together the si…
By using formula in filmmaking we are admitting that film is not art. - Signe Baumane
By using formula in filmmaking we are admitting that film is not art.
Like every normal person, I hate my voice. And I am not the only one who hates my voice. The voiceover gets a lot of strong reactions. A lot of peopl… - Signe Baumane
Like every normal person, I hate my voice. And I am not the only one who hates my voice. The voiceover gets a lot of strong reactions. A lot of peopl…
What inspires me is when I see something and I say, "I can do that too!" - Signe Baumane
What inspires me is when I see something and I say, "I can do that too!"
When industry people see something different they don't know what to do with it, so filmmakers who make films about women, they kind of fall through … - Signe Baumane
When industry people see something different they don't know what to do with it, so filmmakers who make films about women, they kind of fall through …
When I do only images, people don't connect with the images because the images are too weird to understand. But when I explain the weird images with … - Signe Baumane
When I do only images, people don't connect with the images because the images are too weird to understand. But when I explain the weird images with …
I always knew that I wanted to be a writer. I think I was six or seven when I learned how to read, and I still remember it. - Signe Baumane
I always knew that I wanted to be a writer. I think I was six or seven when I learned how to read, and I still remember it.
I guess I'm interested in the behind-the-surface feelings of the human condition, in my own way. I was always struck by the gap - at least in the boo… - Signe Baumane
I guess I'm interested in the behind-the-surface feelings of the human condition, in my own way. I was always struck by the gap - at least in the boo…
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