AFTER YOU
AT SUNDANCE, THE FULLY REALIZED VISION OF THE SOUVENIR came as a welcome breath of fresh air. The day after its world premiere, I spoke with Joanna Hogg in the A24 HQ off Main Street, where she was already thinking ahead to a screenplay deadline for the film’s sequel. When I thanked her for her time, the director of this autobiographically infused film responded: “This is all material, in a way.”
How did you prepare with the actors?
I always find this really difficult, because it is “improvised,” but for
