The Art of the Director: Style (Jane Campion & Lynne Ramsay)

Digging Deeper: The Art of the Director series (April – June)

Our Digging Deeper Spring sessions form a three-part series called “The Art of the Director,” exploring different ways to consider the work that goes into directing a film, especially for our most accomplished and adventurous artists. Audiences will gain new vantage points on some filmmakers they know and also bring new questions and contexts to lots of different movies we watch as the year unfolds.

The Art of the Director: Style

Often, filmmakers’ earliest works contain seeds of the audiovisual artistry that (if they’re lucky!) will later set them apart as distinctive artists in the feature format. For this session, we will look at early shorts by two major auteurs, noting how not just their themes but shot patterns, editing rhythms, and uses of sound lay groundwork for some of their most acclaimed projects. Recommended viewing: for Campion, either The Piano (1993) or The Power of the Dog (2021); for Ramsay, Morvern Callar (2002). All three films packed the house at past Chicago Film Festivals.

Please note: The discussion ticket does not include a ticket to screen the films.