Masterclass with Jennifer Kent | An Artist’s Journey on The Babadook, The Nightingale and Beyond

Celebrated Australian film director Jennifer Kent in conversation with Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival Director Marten Rabarts. Recorded Live on Saturday 1 August 2020.
Jennifer Kent (The Babadook, NZIFF14 and The Nightingale, NZIFF19) discusses her entire creative journey. She speaks about making a landmark film in horror genre filmmaking, and tackling the all too real horrors of brutal Australian colonialism. During the session she reveals how she develops scripts and characters, how she approaches cultural sensitivities, works with cast to create iconic performances and above all how she deploys a woman’s gaze in everything she does.
Presented thanks to an Artistic Development Partnership with Creative New Zealand.

[@NationUlysses]

Thank you. The Nightingale is a painfully beautiful film.

[@ML-yw4hv]

agreed... so good.

[@maetaylor5677]

I want to learn from her. What she's done with these two movies is incredible. I wish I could go to her production and see how she works.

[@cliftoncameron5632]

Jennifer is doing incredible work and changing the scope of the lens and beyond. Magnificent

[@ML-yw4hv]

Man... LET HER TALK!!!!

[@ZainZebun]

@ML-yw4hv
Man... LET HER ... IN?!

[@siobhanmulready7616]

It's so lovely to watch this intelligent conversation between two obviously caring, open and compassionate people. Of all the lockdown online director's talks, this is my favourite by far. Thank you.

[@jamesvfx]

She's such an inspiration!