Interview With "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" Writer/Director, Eliza Hittman

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Eliza Hittman has been making a name for herself in the independent film worldstarting with her 2013 debut "It Felt Like Love," followed by her 2017 film "Beach Rats" and now she is back with her third film, the much acclaimed "Never Rarely Sometimes Always." The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival where it won the U.S. Dramatic Competition Grand Jury Prize and then it screened a few days later at the Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. Eliza was kind enough to spend a few moments talking about her experience making the film, discovering the film's breakout star Sidney Flanigan, her writing and shooting process and more! Please give it a listen and be sure to check out the film, now playing in limited release from Focus Features. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture Podcast, and this is my interview with the writer and director of the film Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Eliza Hitman.
0:09.4	This is the most magical sound you will ever hear.
0:14.9	I'm just not ready to be a mom.
0:17.5	Where else could you go?
0:19.3	Nowhere in Pennsylvania.
0:22.6	I think you should try another place. Yeah.
0:23.6	Downtown hot spide.
0:28.6	Halfway through this life.
0:34.6	I used just feel free
0:38.3	Was it just a dream
0:42.3	But you're just 17
0:46.3	So much like me
0:48.3	Don't you ever just wish you were a dude?
0:50.3	All the time.
0:51.3	17 you were a dude all the time 17 you ready all right everyone I'm being joined right now by the writer and director of the new
1:01.9	film never rarely sometimes always Eliza hitman the film has won the silver
1:08.3	bear grand jury prize at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
1:13.0	It premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival to great response, including from
1:19.0	yours truly.
1:20.4	And Eliza's here to talk to us about her film.
1:23.7	Eliza, how you doing?
1:25.1	I'm good.
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