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the latest instalment of the ageing series, is the return of original trilogy actors sam neill, laura dernike we always do, squander it. and action. the big budget film was filmed during the covid pandemic, with even the film's director uncertain of how it would impact the release. two years ago, was there a stage where you like "oh my god, is this ever going to happen?" "is this ever going to get done?" yeah, i — i think there was a sense that everyone in the world had that we weren't really sure if we were going to see the end of the year. and it was — it — scary and unsettling. i know you guys took a break. did that kind of inform how you came back and maybe kind of altered film or changed the film at all? we made a film that is, in a lot of ways, about the way we were feeling when we were making it — which is not something that often happens, certainly not a movie of this size. we are racing towards the extinction of our species. you can feel the thread of where the world was heading through the film. we not only lack dominion over nature, we are subordinate to it. in this case, whhat

laura dern is our legends winner. we've got louis guzman, who's getting the trailblazer award.mira sorvino is actually coming to town as well . which is really a thrill. so um and some, like i said, we're gonna got some really good movies to take a look at that at that website. that sounds fantastic. what what? what is it that that makes the napa valley film festival so unique in your mind? why is this such as such a draw for people across the film industry? thank you for asking that question, alex, because i i'm a filmmaker whose film actually was in the film festival two years ago. and that gives me i think a special take on why it's such a key moment on the festival circuit. it has historically been part of the oscars. circuit you know films that play at napa valley film festival do tend to be in the running for nomination and sometimes when, but moreover, it's a it has traditionally brought some emerging filmmakers and traditional filmmakers to gather and have these moments, which are truly unique where you're having a glass of wine, or, you know, a tasty snack made by a wo

i worked with laura dern, anthony hopkins and this young man and i had immense trust and so every dayimagine having in life and we would start the day and just see where it took us. and it was an experience i'm forever grateful for. >> you need a mental health professionals on set to help deal with it. >> i give props to our producers, they supplied mental health professionals for everybody not just the actors but the crew there were many days there's a very difficult scene in a psychiatric hospital where the parents are making the decision whether to take the son out of the hospital or leave in in. and i remember that day in particular several members of the crew had to take breaks. people would come up and talk about it. we had finished filming and normally what happens the crews go home. people would sit and talk with each other. i guess that's what we hope more than anything. >> that it will spark those conversations all across the country. cannot wait to see it. hugh, thanks for coming in. in theaters in new york and los angeles november 25th. if someone you know is struggling wi