138. HKIFF50: Mare's Nest (2025) - Interview with Director Ben Rivers

The sixth of seven (6-7!!!) director interviews Wilson conducted at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival is with the British, experimental director Ben Rivers, creator of the child-focused, post-apocalyptic exploration Mare’s Nest. Rivers speaks about giving child actors the freedom to be themselves onscreen, receiving Don Delillo’s blessing to stage his play The Word for Snow in the film, and the intention behind his depiction of an adultless world.Speak the word for snow in our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:03 Interview begins03:32 Origins of Mare's Nest06:07 Don Delillo09:52 Children performing adult routines13:14 Documentary versus fiction19:09 Film-within-film22:06 Moon walks into the past25:02 Location filming28:48 SEA filmmakers31:25 Outro