Two for the road: the director of Killer of Sheep and the director of Snowden discuss their careers and the relationship between art and politics
How do you approach political filmmaking in a meaningful way? And, in this politically charged era, where are the dissenting voices in film? In this episode, two very different filmmakers—Charles Burnett, the director of Killer of Sheep and To Sleep with Anger, and Oliver Stone, the director of Born on the Fourth of July and Snowden—speak about their films and their thoughts on contemporary media and politics.
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This story is part of the September-October 2016 issue of Film Comment.
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