Director Marc Forster discusses his new film, White Bird, with fellow Director Michael Pressman in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, he discusses the use of magical realism in the visuals of the film, filming in an empty Prague during the pandemic and working with young Actors to find character growth between the film’s time jumps. The film follows Julian, who struggles to fit in to his new school after being expelled for bullying a student. When his grandmother hears of his expulsion, she attempts to transform his outlook on life by sharing the story of her youth in Nazi-occupied France. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/Events/2024/Dec2024/WhiteBird_QnA_1024

The Director's Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

White Bird with Marc Forster and Michael Pressman (Ep. 497)

OCT 28, 202426 MIN
The Director's Cut - A DGA Podcast

White Bird with Marc Forster and Michael Pressman (Ep. 497)

OCT 28, 202426 MIN

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Director Marc Forster discusses his new film, White Bird, with fellow Director Michael Pressman in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, he discusses the use of magical realism in the visuals of the film, filming in an empty Prague during the pandemic and working with young Actors to find character growth between the film’s time jumps. The film follows Julian, who struggles to fit in to his new school after being expelled for bullying a student. When his grandmother hears of his expulsion, she attempts to transform his outlook on life by sharing the story of her youth in Nazi-occupied France. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/Events/2024/Dec2024/WhiteBird_QnA_1024