You! Backstage

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Roger Deakins

Cinematographer

English cinematographer of The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, No Country for Old Men, Skyfall, Blade Runner 2049 and 1917, with Oscars for Blade Runner 2049 and 1917.

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Brad Rushing

Cinematographer

Cinematographer from Houston, Texas. He shot features for Roger Corman's Concorde, music videos for Moby and Eminem, and commercials, and won an MTV VMA for Moby's "We Are All Made of Stars".

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Michael Apted

Director

English director who followed the same group of children every seven years from 7 Up to 63 Up, and directed Coal Miner's Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist and The World Is Not Enough.

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Park Chan-wook

Director and Screenwriter

South Korean director and screenwriter known for Oldboy, The Handmaiden and Decision to Leave, which won him Best Director at Cannes.

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Duke Johnson

Director

Director from St. Louis who spent years in stop-motion animation, co-directed Anomalisa with Charlie Kaufman, and wrote and directed the live action feature The Actor.

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Jarin Blaschke

Cinematographer

American cinematographer known for his work with director Robert Eggers on The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman and Nosferatu, and for Knock at the Cabin.

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Ruben Ostlund

Director and Screenwriter

Swedish director and screenwriter of Force Majeure, The Square and Triangle of Sadness. The Square and Triangle of Sadness each won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Nicole Holofcener

Writer and Director

New York-born writer and director of Walking and Talking, Lovely and Amazing, Friends with Money, Please Give, Enough Said and The Land of Steady Habits, and co-writer of Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Celine Sciamma

Director and Screenwriter

French writer and director known for Tomboy, Girlhood, Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Petite Maman. Portrait of a Lady on Fire won Best Screenplay at Cannes.

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Dee Rees

Writer and Director

Writer and director from Nashville, Tennessee, known for Pariah, the HBO film Bessie, and Mudbound, which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Jordan Graham

Writer and Director

American filmmaker from Santa Cruz, California. He wrote, directed, shot, edited and scored the horror film Sator, drawn from his grandmother's story.

Thursday  /  October 1, 2026

Interview with Bradford Young

Cinematographer

American cinematographer from Louisville, Kentucky, who studied at Howard University. His films include Selma, A Most Violent Year and Arrival.