Video: David Lowery’s A Ghost Story: 2017 Sundance Film Fest Post Screening Q&A

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My tastes and interests run all shapes and sizes.” – David Lowery.

Prior to being one of the most lauded films to come out of Park City back in January, David Lowery‘s A Ghost Story was essentially “ghost-like” in its existence. Sometime during production of Pete’s Dragon this kernel of an idea (10 page script treatment) sprout and fast-forward to when Sundance’s unveiled the NEXT section line-up become an oddly validating reminder that creativity knows no bounds.

Day 4 at the Sundance Film Festival at the Library Center is where A Ghost Story had it’s world premiere. Prod co. Sailor Bear’s Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston (profiled here), cinematographer Andrew Droz Palermo (profiled here) joined Lowery in the post screening Q&A where find out about how the infamous pie eating scene was composed.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022, he was a New Flesh Juror for Best First Feature at the Fantasia International Film Festival. His top films for 2023 include The Zone of Interest (Glazer), Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Pham Thien An), Totem (Lila Avilés), La Chimera (Alice Rohrwacher), All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (Raven Jackson). He is a Golden Globes Voter.

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