Alison Brie and Jeff Baena (Horse Girl)

"Horse Girl," now in theaters and on Netflix, stars Alison Brie as a young woman who loves horses.That's as much as we can tell you without ruining the film, which Brie and director Jeff Baena co-wrote. Spoilers follow.The film, which premiered at Sundance last week, isn't what it at first appears to be. Baena doesn't care about genre or classification. What he and Brie do care about is committing completely to the perspective of their main character, Sarah, as she begins to question her perception of reality — and wonders if she's severely mentally ill, or one of the only people on earth who understands a dark truth.Here are highlights of the episode, with time stamps:2:00: Alison Brie and Jeff Baena interview begins.2:45: How the film suffered from skepticism and misunderstandings, and how the Duplass brothers helped make it a reality.3:40: How much did Jeff Baena and Alison Brie want the film to be open to interpretation?4:20: Alison Brie: "We certainly designed it so that upon multiple viewings people might pick up a little bit more of what we feel like is the through-line to the story."5:30: "A major crux of the film is how terrible it can be to not be able to trust your own mind."7:10: A tech issue arises and is handled in a humorous fashion.10:30: "I feel like genre's kind of like the bumpers at a bowling alley..."12:28: What is a horse girl, exactly?14:50: Your host is scared of horses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.