![]() ![]() I definitely felt like I was prepared in many ways, but I think that the greatest challenge I had on Lion was working with a five-year-old child and also just artistically, I’ve never made a film, so in many ways I was quite relieved because TV is like a sprawling novel, where a film to me was this beautiful form. Top of the Lake was a great taste of working with major stars and that was an interesting experience. Well, I’ve learned a lot through commercials and obviously learned a lot through Top of the Lake. With your prior filmmaking experience, was there still a learning curve in making your feature debut? They give people a go early on and I think that’s their skill. They don’t wait for you to be an awarded director. ![]() They just have great instincts and they give people a go. That was a wonderful opportunity for me and I don’t think they regret it. I was a successful commercials director, but there was just something they felt fit in. I had nothing really dramatically under my belt. Emile Sherman and I met with another project a very, very long time ago and he offered me up for Top of the Lake. They’re just people that have really good taste, and they have really good instincts for people’s talent and matching up materials. What is it about the producers at See-Saw Films that makes them strong collaborators for you? I was definitely in the conversation when the producers were negotiating the rights and I did meet certain key people, so I was involved in the sense of presenting myself to those people to make sure everyone felt comfortable, and then obviously I met the real family a little bit further down the track, and started the process of building a relationship with them in the making of the film in a respectful way. Mark Rogersĭid you then find yourself tasked personally with winning Saroo’s family over? ![]() I just found that a very exciting thing to explore as a filmmaker. 'Lion' Collects Best Positive Film Award In ParisĬlearly the story is this ridiculous story, but I think the thing that really struck me is that I was really curious to know what created the miracle in their lives and when I dug a bit deeper, I realized that there was such a sense of love in this family that I believe that the miracles were born from that place. ![]()
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