EW’s Indie Filmmakers Awardist panel gathers some of the year’s most acclaimed writer-directors.
The writer-directors also touched on their intense production experiences, particularly with little room for error.
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“The whole process [felt under-the-wire],” he says.
“It was a sprint to get this done.”
“We were shooting chronologically.
There was no safety net on any day at any time.
And that was just as I wanted it.”
