Show notes
Today, I'm talking with Irish filmmaker Sophie Power, whose film WHATEVER A SUN WILL ALWAYS SING (2025), which was selected to screen at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner - Cinema De Demain. The film is built entirely around recreations of four anonymous people answering the question: what was the moment you were forced to grow up?
In some random order, I love hybrid documentaries; Irish filmmakers; people screening their films at Cannes and talking about it, which meant that I absolutely loved Sophie's film and talking with her about it.
In this episode, Sophie and I discuss:
- her experimental hybrid documentary and how she blended four stories into a cohesive film;
- what the film says about documentary;
- how she got started in filmmaking;
- what can change systematically to help female directors and inviting more people to "grab coffee" as a way forward;
- her Cannes experience and what kind of advice she'd give a filmmaker attending for the first time.
- what's next for her and what it means to be an Irish filmmaker.
Sophie's Indie Film Highlight: Andrew Thomas Huang
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