Interview With "In The Blink Of An Eye" Director Andrew Stanton

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

"In The Blink Of An Eye" is an American science fiction drama film directed by Andrew Stanton and written by Colby Day, starring Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, and Daveed Diggs. The film depicts three interconnected stories exploring the history of the world. The first story is set in prehistoric times (about 45,000 years ago), the second story is set in the present day with a research scientist, and the third story takes place in the future aboard a spaceship heading toward the Kepler system. It premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize. Stanton was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to down below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Hulu from Searchlight Pictures. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You were listening to The Next Best Picture Podcast, and this is Daniel Howitt's interview
0:04.5	with the director for In the Blink of an Eye, Andrew Stanton.
0:08.3	Life seems so improbable.
0:15.7	And then it all makes sense looking back.
0:22.5	It's just you and me, buddy.
0:24.9	My research is kind of a big deal.
0:27.9	We could find out where we come from.
0:32.1	We could live longer.
0:35.3	Good morning, Coakley.
0:37.1	Good morning, Rosco.
0:39.5	Are we there yet?
0:40.8	We reached a new planet in 26 years.
0:45.9	Won't that be nice, huh?
0:47.6	Why?
0:48.2	Our old home was dying, and now we're making a new home.
0:55.0	I guess this was the nature of life, right?
0:58.0	Finding each other.
1:01.0	Making little people.
1:04.0	Watching them grow.
1:09.0	It's how we were made. We survived.
1:13.6	I can't love someone as much.
1:20.6	It's too painful.
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