Rebecca Snow interview (The Boy in the Woods)

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Rebecca Snow on emotional power of The Boy in the Woods

Director Rebecca Snow joins Popcorn Podcast for a powerful discussion about The Boy in the Woods, her narrative adaptation of Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart’s memoir. The film is the story of a 12-year-old hiding in the forest in 1943 – where nature can be both sanctuary and threat. In this special episode, Snow takes us inside meeting Smart while researching a previous documentary and realising his story wasn’t just something to document, it was something to dramatise. We also explore documentary versus fiction, ethical storytelling, casting Jett Klyne (WandaVision), working with Richard Armitage (The Hobbit) and the unforgettable moment when the real Max watched a pivotal childhood memory recreated on set.

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