In this ScreenFish 1on1 Interview, Búi Dam, director of BIRITA, discusses why he chose to adapt King Lear and the ethical challenges of putting his mother onstage. He reflects on the question, “Am I the movie?” and how being the subject of your own film shapes your perspective and interaction with the story. Búi also shares his philosophy on life, exploring the idea that “don’t take life too seriously; no one gets out alive anyways,” and how it influences his creative process.BIRITA is in competition at CPH:DOX 2026.