“You didn’t hit him with a cinder block in the middle of the interview!” Filmmaker Errol Morris has never shied away from controversial subjects and unconventional approaches to them, but his latest film about Steve Bannon has landed him in especially hot water. Did he show too much of alt-righter Steve Bannon? Did he ask too little? And more generally, what do we do, as a culture, with pernicious ideas that threaten to break down democracy? Sitting down for a conversation during the New York Film Festival, these are a few of the questions that Morris addressed. As an auteur of the documentary field, Morris’ answers did not disappoint. However, Morris himself offered up more questions than he answered, including those about the nature of ideas in film and our society. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 22 October, 2018