Earlier this week, “Dear White People” filmmaker Justin Simien sat down with Igor Hiller for a new episode of the “How Are You Thinking About” podcast, resulting in a two-hour interview that discusses the writer/director’s many transitions throughout his still-burgeoning career. The philosophical conversation takes on an intimate feeling when Simien discusses his long-standing battle with depression, which plagued his attitude toward the rising success of “Dear White People,” and his self-imposed duty to offer identification through stories.
Read from the interview and listen to the whole thing below.
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Simien says that the moves he made in his personal and professional life were largely due to combatting depression he thought stemmed from lack of success.
“I thought I was depressed because I wasn’t a writer/director,” said Simien. “I...
Read from the interview and listen to the whole thing below.
Read More: Interview: Justin Simien Talks Racial Politics in ‘Dear White People’ + Hopes for Black Cinema’s Future
Simien says that the moves he made in his personal and professional life were largely due to combatting depression he thought stemmed from lack of success.
“I thought I was depressed because I wasn’t a writer/director,” said Simien. “I...
- 6/28/2016
- by Russell Goldman
- Indiewire
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