SARAH POLLEY - Writer / Director / Actor

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Team Deakins sits down with writer, director, and actor Sarah Polley (WOMEN TALKING, STORIES WE TELL, AWAY FROM HER) on this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast. In the beginning, Sarah discusses her early career in acting and how she stepped away to focus on political activism. We later ask Sarah about the challenges transitioning from acting to directing, and she describes realizing that even if she didn’t consider herself an expert in the role, she recognized that she was the expert in the stories she was deciding to tell. At one point, Sarah credits director Atom Egoyan with setting the template for creating meaningful experiences making meaningful films which she applies to her own projects. Also revealed: which Sidney Lumet film Sarah found the most helpful to study while working on WOMEN TALKING.

This episode is sponsored by TrueCut Motion & Falca

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Recommended Viewing: WOMEN TALKING

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to season two of the Team Deacons podcast, a collection of informal conversations
0:10.3	between Roger and James Deacons and a guest.
0:14.0	We never know where the conversation will take us, so listen in and see where it goes.
0:22.1	Today's podcast is being brought to you by True Cut Motion from Pixelworks.
0:28.0	True Cut Motion is an advanced motion grading technology that works seamlessly with both
0:33.8	theatrical and home streaming distribution, providing filmmakers with a broad new pallet
0:40.0	of motion looks previously not possible.
0:43.5	By unlocking tools for the adjustment of jutter, shutter angle, and speed ramps shot by
0:49.2	shot and post production, True Cut Motion gives the filmmaker unprecedented control of the
0:56.2	motion look of their work on any screen.
1:02.2	This episode is sponsored by Falca, a Barcelona-based production company supporting television, feature
1:09.4	films, and commercials, as well as assisting international companies planning to shoot in Spain.
1:16.5	Falca's team is adaptable and resourceful and loves the craft of making good movies.
1:26.6	Today we're speaking with a director, writer, and actor.
1:30.2	A few of her credits are, as an actor, the secret life of words, the sweet hereafter, and
1:35.5	spice.
1:36.8	And as a director, away from her, stories we tell, and women talking, we're pleased to
1:42.2	welcome Sarah Polly today.
1:44.2	Thank you, Sarah, for doing this.
1:45.6	Thank you so much for having me.
1:46.6	I love this podcast.
1:47.6	Oh, great.
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