Maggie Gyllenhaalhasn’t let the quarantine slow her down.
On June 30, Netflix droppedHomemade, a collection of short films created in self-isolation.
a deadly pandemic spreads across the outside world.
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I don’t know why they asked me, Gyllenhaal says with a laugh.
But to me, it was a big deal.
It’s the first thing anyone’s seen of me as a director.'"
“I thought, ‘What do I have to work with?
I have this incredible woods around me in Vermont, and I have a great actor in my house.
So what do I do with all of this?'”
“Something about the speed and all of the limitations of working in quarantine actually felt kind of amazing.
It just had this joy about it.
At least that’s been my experience.
But, she adds, I really, really have learned it is a deeply collaborative process.
Any fantasy that this comes alone from the director is insane.
Yes, even in self-isolation.
