Episode 34: Kelly Reichardt

You know that old saying “May you live in interesting times?” Well, I’m not sure if you’d call the times we’re now living through interesting or just plain horrifying. I think I’ll bypass my tendency to be that glass half-empty kind of person and talk about some good stuff like my interview with Kelly Reichardt. This conversation occurred in person just days before masks, gloves and social distancing took over. Reichardt is an independent filmmaker whose movies “Wendy and Lucy” and “Certain Women” often star actress Michelle Williams and often win prizes at Festivals like Sundance. Her new film is called “First Cow” and it will be released later this year when theaters open again. In the meantime, you can hear Reichardt talk all about her journey from high school dropout to becoming an artist who creates imaginative, independent work on her own terms.