Saint Omer with Alice Diop and Dee Rees (Ep. 404)
Director Alice Diop discusses her new film, Saint Omer, with fellow director Dee Rees in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, Diop speaks about finding ways to expand the court room visually, how her personal experience of watching the trial informed her direction, and relying on intuition to lead her through the making of the film.\n\nBased on true events, the film tells the story of Rama, a successful author living in Paris, who travels to the northern town of Saint Omer to attend the trial of a young Senegalese women accused of murdering her baby daughter. Rama's plan to write a book about the case unravels when she is forced to reckon with memories of her own immigrant mother as well as her impending motherhood.\n\nPlease note: spoilers are included.\n\nSee photos and a summary of this event below:\n\nhttps://www.dga.org/Events/2023/March2023/GCS_SaintOmer_0123.aspx