Interview With "Rebel Ridge" Filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

"Rebel Ridge" is a 2024 American action thriller film written, produced, directed, and edited by "Blue Ruin" and "Green Room" filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier. The film stars Aaron Pierre as Terry Richmond, a former Marine, who has the funds needed to post bail for his cousin, unjustly seized via civil forfeiture by a small town's corrupt police force. Netflix released the film to positive critical reviews, and it won Best Movie Made for Television at the 30th Critics' Choice Awards. Saulnier was kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about his experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Netflix and is up for your consideration for the 77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where it's nominated for Outstanding Television Movie. 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 are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Brendan Hodges' interview with the director and writer for Rebel Ridge, Jeremy Sawnier.
0:08.8	I need to report a crime.
0:14.7	And this was cash?
0:16.1	Yes, ma'am.
0:17.0	Okay.
0:17.5	He just got so smooth.
0:19.3	Big guy must weigh 250.
0:21.6	We're gonna hold on to this money.
0:22.6	I didn't get his badge number, but his last name's Marston.
0:26.6	You're gonna need to leave?
0:28.6	Made suspect number two.
0:30.6	Hey Mike!
0:33.6	I'm posting bail. You stay low, alright?
0:36.6	You can fight for the money, but that'll take you most of year and cost you twice what you're owed.
0:41.3	And it's legal?
0:42.3	It's law. May I at least see my cousin?
0:44.3	You can fuck right off.
0:45.3	I would love to, sir, just as soon as I get my money back.
0:47.3	You did not stand in my station in front of my officers and set turns.
0:52.3	You need to be very, very careful.
0:55.9	Let's not do that.
0:57.1	Chief!
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