You have a better excuse than most for taking so long to release this film on DVD and Blu-ray. Those folks over at the Criterion Collection take a famously long time to get their packages together. How did this all come about?
Criterion came about on a very basic business level, because they have a relationship with IFC, my distributor, so they have a direct channel for them to see the films directly. And of course, I knew about that relationship but I never even imagined that my movie would be considered. So when I heard that was going on, I was shocked and excited.
And there's a process where you go meet with Criterion and talk about what your package would include. It really felt like I had to sell my movie all over again, but to a much more intellectual marketplace. It kind of felt like a college interview. And when I found out it was happening, I was really surprised.
On the flipside of that, how did they sell their proposal to you? It marks a different kind of release for them.
They were really clear with me. They definitely said this wouldn't be a very orthodox choice for our label, but also, this is really what Criterion is about: unexpected choices. And it's a label that can release the best of the French New Wave and it can release "The Rock." They're interested in the ways that different kinds of films can be valued and inform the current cinematic dialogue. They were clear that this isn't a clear choice for them, but there was something in my film that reflects what's happening in digital filmmaking and it's something they wanted to be a part of. So, I told them that whatever the reason they were picking me, I'm happy.
How big has your head grown? You came to SXSW with a film that you made yourself; you got picked up by IFC, HBO came to you soon after and now Criterion is releasing your second film.
It's been fairly surreal and I'd say that in my own nature as a typically neurotic anxious New York girl, it's hard for my head to get too big. It's a series of events that I don't expect to replicate again in my life. It's been incredible and I'm also so excited that the DVD and the show are coming out at the same time, because there's a lot of continuity of ideas between the show and the movie for anyone who wants to analyze them side by side.
Source: Full interview @ Indiewire
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