Episode 2: Memento - Christopher Nolan

Welcome back to A History of Film Festivals in 100 Movies - Episode 2. Memento, directed by Christoher Nolan. As with Sex Lies & Videotape, Memento is another great example of a low budget indie, taking film festivals by storm, and establishing an emerging filmmaker with a distinctive voice. We're going to explore how his story intersects with one of the best film festivals in the World, by any measure, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, which happens to be going on RIGHT NOW! To see the video clips and trailers, dive into the sources or read the full transcript, visit our On the Circuit substack page here.