Nora Fingscheidt shares what it’s like to be plucked from German filmmaking to direct a Netflix feature film starring Sandra Bullock…

In this episode, we talk about…

How Nora skipped “Development Hell” and got hired for The Unforgivable 

Shifting from System Crasher to a commercial film with a massive Hollywood set 

How the core work of directing remains the same regardless of film types 

What it’s like to work with giants of cinema and dealing with the unexpected challenges of filmmaking  

How COVID interrupted production and impacted casting, locations and filming 

Conversations about the story being told and the power of silence in Unforgivable 

What the research process entailed and making it feel like an American story 

Examining the life of an incarcerated woman and acknowledging different perspectives on racial experiences 

Advice for new filmmakers to experiment, be as a radical as possible, stay true to your own voice and give yourself time  


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