"Mother Mary" Director David Lowery

About this episode

David Lowery discusses his film 'Mother Mary' and the creative journey behind it.

A favorite guest on the Filmmaker Toolkit, the director of "The Green Knight" and "A Ghost Story" is back with his newest original film. Lowery explains how "Mother Mary" began as a writing exercise and developed into a lurid pop fantasy, and discusses the thrills and challenges of working with huge names like Anne Hathaway, Jack Antonoff and FKA Twigs. Read our full review of "Mother Mary" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/mother-mary-movie-review-anne-hathaway-a24-1235188817/ Hear more about Lowery's creative experience with Disney that inspired "Mother Mary" - https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/david-lowery-peter-pan-influenced-by-scorese-tarkovsky-1234833803/ Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Chris O'Falt

Guest: David Lowery

Topics covered

• film direction
• creative process
• celebrity collaboration
• pop fantasy
• writing exercise

Keywords

• David Lowery
• Mother Mary
• film
• Anne Hathaway
• writing exercise
• pop fantasy
• The Green Knight
• A Ghost Story

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mother Mary, The Green Knight, A Ghost Story

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