See latest Oscar predictions by our top Experts, Join our fierce discussions right now in our famous forums. How did the two of you develop that dynamic that you have? We talk to the director of one of 2020’s best films, Never Rarely Sometimes Always. Bruno Mars is garbage (BARF!). And then Scott at some point was like, “You’re a performer and it’s something you could probably do. What was that day like on set from your perspective? Never Rarely Sometimes Always filmmaker Eliza Hittman calls out Academy member for his controversial email. They paint their faces in clown-like makeup, they engage in something called Faygo showers and, surprisingly, a small group of Buffalo, New York, Juggalos are off-handedly responsible for Never Rarely Sometimes Always star Sidney Flanigan’s unique rise to fame. Another way Never Rarely… skewers the predominant abortion film narrative is its complete disinterest in the man who got Autumn pregnant. 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SF: I remember getting on set and Eliza, we were in a Planned Parenthood, and she had arranged for me to have a private room to sit in, like an office, so that I can kind of be away from all of the chaos that is the set and all the commotion and I sat there eating a little bowl of fruit, my breakfast, and sitting with my sides and just sitting with my feelings and just reflecting and just trying to get in touch with those more vulnerable places and memories that are all stored in there from years of experiences. Never Rarely Sometimes Always writer-director Eliza Hittman and its star Sidney Flanigan sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their … The film has been available on EST since Wednesday 13th May and will be released on VOD from Wednesday 27th May in the UK and Ireland. It felt powerful to be that vulnerable in front of a room of people. But it’s also a rare depiction of friendship in its highest form: an invisible thread of unyielding support between two very different people. Flanigan recently spoke with Gold Derby contributing writer Kevin Jacobsen about how she got involved with the film, having never acted before, working with writer-director Eliza Hittman and whether she plans to continue acting. So that's what I did.”, “The conversations that you see in the film are loosely a reflection of the conversations that I had with counsellors doing research. SG: Yeah, I remember my first day on set, we were shooting on a bus and I remember just sitting on the bus, I think I was by myself and I saw a bunch of the crew in this circle talking and they’re getting ready for the big first day and I remember just thinking to myself, “Oh, my God, this is actually happening. It’s so amazing to see people just open up to me like that and it’s sad that it’s such a universal story, but I think that’s why it needed to be told. “How they deal with minors, what the concerns would be, and how they're trying to support women who travel - and she said that the abortion is never the crisis. No problem, they can still perform the abortion, she’ll just need to go to a different clinic. Never Rarely Sometimes Always is a restrained look at the quiet resilience of a young woman who is misunderstood in equal measure by her parents, classmates, and the healthcare system. . Oscar nominations voting starts March 5 and runs just 6 days. It was really just an awesome time getting to work with someone like her. Interview: Talia Ryder Talks About the Power of ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ in Editor, Interviews. Speak up! GD: I’m really curious about the scene that gives the film its name and people who have seen the film obviously know what I’m talking about. You won’t forget them. GD: Yeah, what I really found interesting about your character of Autumn is that she isn’t really a stereotype and she really feels like a three-dimensional human being, which we don’t always see from teenage characters typically and I talked with Eliza the other day and she mentioned that you really understood this character on a fundamental level. It probably has a lot to do with the fact that she really did that work for so long. ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ writer-director Eliza Hittman on not making films that are ‘unanimously palatable’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW] Kevin Jacobsen 1/15/2021 SF: Yeah, I definitely remember when I came home, it was definitely still there for a little while. It’s one of those things that are really hard to describe. There’s an early moment in “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” Eliza Hittman’s exquisite, quietly overwhelming new film, when 17-year-old Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) gives herself a nose piercing. Starring newcomer Sidney Flanigan, Eliza Hittman’s film Never Rarely Sometimes Always tells the harrowing story of a young woman who must travel from Pennsylvania to New York City in … GD: I bet. Gold Derby: This is your film debut, which is kind of astonishing for a lot of people who have seen the film. “So many films that deal with abortion tend to focus on morality and not access. It wasn’t my first time in a Planned Parenthood. Exclusive Interview: Beach Rats director Eliza Hittman on capturing the intimacies of exploration. 5, 2020. focus features Perhaps you’ve heard of Juggalos. Written and directed by Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always is an intimate portrayal of two teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania. Surprise: the return bus fare is more than they anticipated and their last cash was spent on the clinic appointment and food. Overjoyed? If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Skylar and anti-abortion protesters outside Planned Parenthood. Watch the trailer for "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" here. And in thinking about that journey, I saw the potential for a real classical hero's journey. But I think it was very brave of her to just go and take that journey and to reclaim her own body that way. Maybe just talk to Eliza and talk to her about the script and everything.” So I had a Skype meeting with her and she kind of told me about the basis of the story and we just chatted and she sent me the script and I read it and I was like, “Oh, this is actually a really cool story. I think she tends to suffer silently sometimes and to try and handle everything on her own. Andra Day is going nowhere but up in our Critics Choice Awards odds — will she win (or tie)? Exclusive: Sidney Flanagan and Talia Ryder on Never Rarely Sometimes Always, 2020’s most talked about film Exclusive Interview: Beach Rats … Anyone in denial of that fact is either ignorant, a fool, or something worse. Filmmaker Eliza Hittman and actress Talia Ryder joined Film at Lincoln Center following a Patron Screening of Never Rarely Sometimes Always. I thought why not just go, walk in and take the test? An early scene … Never Rarely Sometimes Always is in cinemas now. The scene that gives the film its title — a pre-procedure interview by a Planned Parenthood counselor — is never explicit in the trauma(s) experienced by Autumn, but it doesn’t need to be. And perhaps the biggest surprise of all: her body is no longer hers. [Please Note: This is a re-post of an interview conducted in January 2020 at the Sundance Film Festival. SF: It’s overwhelming, but in the best way. The reason that “Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always” is such an impressive piece of work is that Hittman has such deep compassion for her two leads, a pair of young women pushing through a world that is constantly putting obstacles in their path. Faced with an unintended pregnancy and a lack of local support, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) and her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder) embark across state lines to New York City on a fraught journey of friendship, bravery and compassion. But I remember first coming back to my house and it was almost unrecognizable. Sidney Flanigan is one of the breakout stars of 2020, earning Best Actress nominations and wins for “Never Rarely Sometimes Always… 17-year-old Autumn (played by newcomer Sidney Flanigan) is asked a series of … A project almost 10 years in the making, she began writing, after reading about Irish women who - due to the now-repealed eighth amendment which asserted equal right to life for the unborn fetus and pregnant woman - would travel to London for abortions. Written and directed by Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always is an intimate portrayal of two teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania. Or it could be her step-father who appears suspiciously ambivalent towards her and refers to the family dog as the ‘good slut’. We talk to the director of one of 2020’s best films, Never Rarely Sometimes Always. Never Rarely Sometimes Always filmmaker Eliza Hittman calls out Academy member for his controversial email. I felt confident in her ability to make this film because of her other films. Surprise: that clinic is in Manhattan and the earliest appointment isn’t until morning. Surprise: if she wants to claim insurance she’ll need to tell her parents. “When I started to read and research about that journey, I really felt like I had never seen it before on screen,” she explains. GD: You’re also a musician, and that’s something that’s reflected in the film where we see her performing at the beginning and then at another point at the karaoke bar. But yeah, it was strange, but it was interesting and I’d do it again. “I didn't want to make audiences, and particularly young audiences, fearful of the process,” Hittman says of finding the right balance and doing justice to the subject matter. In some ways these women are so heroic and persistent, and I couldn't imagine all of the distressing factors that play out along the way.”. GD: Yeah, well, I have to say the frankness of some of the scenes in this movie where Autumn is talking to social workers and doctors are quite illuminating and I don’t think it’s something that men experience as much as women. Her large supporting role in essentially a two-hander is crucial to the movie’s success. “I did a lot of field work for the film in researching it,” Hittman says, talking to marie claire via phone about the research she conducted in making Never Rarely…, which she wrote and directed. I thought why not just go, walk in and take the test? GD: You have all this preproduction experience with Eliza, and once you get to set and you’re actually filming the movie, what was she like to work with as a director in that mode as far as collaborating with you? How accurate are Gold Derby's predictions? You don’t have to delve into anything too personal, obviously, but I’m just curious how much those scenes felt familiar to you and whether the authenticity of those scenes actually maybe even helped you in your performance at all. Something’s not quite right. Our suspicions are heightened when the woman performing Autumn’s ultrasound shows her the fetus and refers to the heartbeat as “the most magical sound in the world.” We know what the clinic really is when Autumn indicates she might want to terminate and the doctor’s response is to play her an anti-abortion video. Make YOUR predictions at Gold Derby: Win prizes! A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy. Putting yourself in a specific mindset, especially with a film where the entire thing is kind of anxiety and she’s always trying to get through this thing and is taking all these hurdles and hoops and she just wants to get it done and you are in that mindset for a couple of months and then you go back home to your life, you have to kind of work your way back out of it. This film is evidence of that, with more to come, soon. Directed by Eliza Hittman. “What was most important was that we feel how alone she is along the way, and the burden of navigating issues around the body alone.”, In doing so, Hittman has crafted a singular film that is harrowing because of how accurately it captures the isolation that accompanies feeling betrayed by your body amid a hostile, patriarchal environment. It’s amazing. “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” is uncompromising in its storytelling, depicting the harsh realities of life for many young women. Standing alone in front of her bedroom mirror, she raises her singlet and launches her attack. The film will be available through various digital retailers such as Sky Store, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play and Apple TV, amongst many others. Don't despair Sophia Loren: 18 performers got Oscar nominations without bids from Critics Choice, SAG…, 'United States vs. Billie Holiday' sound editor Robert Hein and mixer Joshua Berger on letting Andra Day'…, Oscar Experts Typing: Hey Oscar voters, don't forget about these contenders, 5 reasons why Glenn Close can still win the Oscar for 'Hillbilly Elegy', George C. Wolfe on directing 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom': 'Jazz gave America its own language'…, Aaron Sorkin ('The Trial of the Chicago 7') reveals how Steven Spielberg helped him discover who the…, Time's almost up! In June, with “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” launched, she will start writing her next film about a middle class family in Manhattan coping with the coming death of a matriarch in her late 90s. Never Rarely Sometimes Always is an example this year of that, and a real part of why is Talia Ryder. And in thinking about that journey, I saw the potential for a real classical hero's journey. WATCH OUR EXCLUSIVE ‘MEET THE BTL EXPERTS’ SERIES: Q&A chats with 80+ top contenders for crafts awards, WATCH 85 CHATS IN OUR SPECIAL ‘MEET THE BTL EXPERTS’ SERIES. Or it could be her step-father who appears suspiciously ambivalent towards her and refers to the family dog as the ‘good slut’. This piece of information is left ambiguous deliberately, Hittman tells. 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While promoting the release of Never Rarely Sometimes Always, writer/director Eliza Hittman spoke to Screen Rant about working on the film, from casting Sidney Flanigan as the lead actor, to expressing her delight at getting a PG-13 rating instead of the R she was expecting. GD: It’s great, and also a lot of your screen time is with Talia Ryder, who plays Autumn’s cousin, and she joins her on the trip. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Leaderboards: See who has best predictions at Gold Derby! That’s the thing, is that life is just so surprising. Her subsequent journey to procure an abortion is the focus of Eliza Hittman’s affecting new film. They provide lots of excellent care for women besides just abortions and it did feel very routine. skewers the predominant abortion film narrative is its complete disinterest in the man who got Autumn pregnant. “In lieu of having a conventional antagonist, I was really trying to explore the experience of being a young woman in the world and what it's like at this vulnerable moment to be navigating all of this ambient sexism and misogyny around them instead.”. The latest film by Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always tackles the barriers women experience when faced with an unintended pregnancy. Sidney Flanigan: Yeah, so I remember her partner, Scott, reaching out to me via email when I was 20 and just telling me that Eliza was working on this film and that they were interested in having me audition. The result is something that rings truth in a way that is both raw and visceral. For her first role, Flanigan really dived into the deep end of the pool, landing the lead role in an intimate coming-of-age drama about a small town Pennsylvania teen who travels to New York City with her best friend in an attempt to terminate an unplanned pregnancy. In some ways these women are so heroic and persistent, and I couldn't imagine all of the distressing factors that play out along the way.”, The consequences of that correlation unfold as Autumn and Skylar arrive in Brooklyn and quickly learn that, by no fault of their own, they’ve made a grave miscalculation; having an abortion is not simply a case of getting yourself to a clinic. ...", ‘Judas’ and the Black producers: Why a Best Picture Oscar nomination for the docudrama would be unprecedented. A project almost 10 years in the making, she began writing Never Rarely... after reading about Irish women who - due to the now-repealed eighth amendment which asserted equal right to life for the unborn fetus and pregnant woman - would travel to London for abortions. So, just kind of waiting right now and preparing. We never learn who the father is. Eliza Hittman’s coming-of-age story about a US teenager seeking a … Interview: Talia Ryder Talks About the Power of ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Talia Ryder Interview by Joey Magidson December 15, 2020, 7:41 am 1 Comment. “When I started to read and research about that journey, I really felt like I had never seen it before on screen,” she explains. SG: [Sidney’s connection cuts out] …we wrote in them in our own time and shared our answers with each other privately and it just really helped us immediately develop this connection, understanding each other’s backgrounds and histories as people and as women, and that really helped very much in the very beginning. What kind of response have you received yourself from younger people who have seen the film? “My goal is to put the audience in the character’s shoes and feel the real barriers that exist emotionally, financially and geographically in letting this person have autonomy over her body,” Hittman explains. “So many films that deal with abortion tend to focus on morality and not access. She also discusses the film's exploration of gender-based power dynamics and how the film's messages need to be … And perhaps the biggest surprise of all: her body is no longer hers. Because it feels like the two of you almost had a shorthand in how you communicated with each other. is a feat because it manages to create space for an understanding of abortion that prioritises addressing the unnecessary structural impediments, while also acknowledging the complex personal toll without feeding pro-life ideals. I don’t know, I just felt so comfortable and I felt like I was connected to my own experiences as a woman and the things I’ve been through and it was almost like sitting through my own therapy session and it was nice, in a way. We’re about to actually start doing the real thing,” and I was so scared but there was also this feeling of when you’re sitting on a roller coaster and it’s like, “Oh God, here we go!” Eliza just made it so… I felt connected to her in some weird way, especially since we met when I was younger and there was this weird feeling. Written and directed by Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always is a quiet, yet powerful movie that has been leaving its mark on awards … For her, a particularly formative experience during research was meeting with Planned Parenthood social workers and specifically, one named Kelly Chapman, who also appears in the film. That really resonated with me; it's all these other structural issues and forces that surround people who need access that are the real problems.”. We never learn who the father is. “I was talking with her and trying to get a better understanding of what a counselling session is like,” she says. Were you outraged? Never Rarely Sometimes Always doesn’t just examine the hardship of abortion; it also looks at the smaller indignities of identifying as female in 2020. “I went in knowing that I wanted to create more mysteries around the character [of Autumn], and for the audience to wonder or ultimately realise that [the identity of the father] was not significant to the narrative,” she says. The counselor is sympathetic, but as she asks more personal … Never Rarely Sometimes Always gets its name from a pivotal scene. Yall are unbearable. Like many facets of the film, this faux clinic is drawn from reality, where they are just another part of the coercive pro-life agenda. Right now, my plans are to keep working on acting as well as my music because I play with my band as well here in Buffalo, New York and yeah, that’s mainly the goal. With the blistering film ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always,’ Eliza Hittman, the director of bleak teen-centric dramas like ‘Beach Rats,’ tells a story rarely told. You can really never predict where you’re going. But her newest feature, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, masters the coming-of-age narrative, turning the political into the heartbreaking personal journey of a … Surprise: the abortion is a two-step process performed over 24 hours, meaning she’ll need to come back again the following day to complete it. The most haunting image in Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Eliza Hittman’s stirring Sundance darling, is a smile—the smile of a grey-haired “doctor” who tells a pregnant 17-year-old Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) that while she does not feel ready to be a mother, “once you have that beautiful baby in your arms, you’ll forget you ever had any doubts. It chose to embed its political criticism through the emotional journey that its characters went through. Can you walk me through the initial discussions you had with Eliza Hittman, the director, and just what inspired you to sign on for the film? Since its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January, Never Rarely Sometimes Always has earned rave reviews, currently boasting a 99 percent freshness rating on … “But at the same time, I felt like I had to be true to the character experience, it would've felt dishonest to represent it as being too easy. Balancing road movie, character study and a story of female friendship, the film is a beautiful, spare and melancholic catalogue of everyday obstacles that Autumn and Skylar must overcome to safely get an abortion. Similar to her last outing at Sundance – the masterfully crafted Beach Rats – this is a socially conscious film that is unflinchingly honest. Share your huffy opinions in our forums that are monitored closely every day by thousands of Hollywood insiders who are eager to learn the latest awards buzz. Her desperation is palpable, clearly frustrated that her body refuses to surrender, that sheer force of will is not enough to kill the thing inside her. Eliza Hittman is a writer and director unlike anyone else in the business. It felt like something worth giving a chance. And then over time, just all the time we spent together on set and also off set, we just really bonded and I just really did feel close to her and I really came to love her as a person and a friend. You won’t forget them. Faced with an unintended pregnancy and a lack of local support, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) and her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder) embark across state lines to New York City on a fraught journey of friendship, bravery and compassion. Never Rarely Sometimes Always gets its name from a pivotal scene. I just felt safe on set and I always trusted her direction and I had small conversations with her and I’d always ask questions and she was always happy to help and she was really great at directing small moments and just kind of being there. Has it still lingered with you ever since you’ve been done for however many months? SF: I’ve never given any deep thought to it, really. Interview: Filmmaker Eliza Hittman Discusses the Challenges of Making ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ by Joey Magidson December 14, 2020, 7:07 am 3 Comments Eliza Hittman is a writer and director unlike anyone else in the business. The reason that “Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always” is such an impressive piece of work is that Hittman has such deep compassion for her two leads, a pair of young women pushing through a world that is constantly putting obstacles in their path. The furniture had been rearranged and stuff, too. It’s about abortion and women’s rights,” and all the characters seemed so real. PREDICT NOW: Who will win ‘The Masked Dancer’? Never Rarely Sometimes Always, whose title is taken from a Planned Parenthood intake questionnaire, wound up being a rare breed—a breathtakingly topical film that takes an … The clinic is not sterile as most medical centres are: the curtains are floral and the drawings that adorn the walls are clearly the work of small children. How many of the 14 performers with Critics’ Choice, SAG and Golden Globe nominations will contend at Oscars? SF: Yeah, Eliza definitely let me be part of the process of picking out those songs. Writer/Director Eliza Hittman Interview: Never Rarely Sometimes Always. We talk to the director of one of 2020’s best films, Never Rarely Sometimes Always. Surprise: Autumn isn’t 12 weeks, as the centre in Pennsylvania told her, she’s 18. Eliza Hittman started formulating the idea for her new film “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” after reading about a woman named Savita Halappanavar, who died in … Surprise: the abortion is a two-step process performed over 24 hours, meaning she’ll need to come back. Surprise: Autumn isn’t 12 weeks, as the centre in Pennsylvania told her, she’s 18. There's one scene that seems to have really struck a lot of people — where Autumn is being asked the "never, rarely, sometimes, always" questions. Sidney Flanigan is one of the breakout stars of 2020, earning Best Actress nominations and wins for “Never Rarely Sometimes Always.” She most notably received a bid from the Critics Choice Awards and won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress. “What was most important was that we feel how alone she is along the way, and the burden of navigating issues around the body alone.”. SF: Yeah, I already did grab another role with a film called “My Twin Is Dead” and I’m not sure when we’re supposed to start shooting yet because COVID is a bit of a thing. Part horror in how it so plainly maps all the ways people seeking abortions are made to feel alien, Never Rarely... follows 17-year-old Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) as she confirms her unwanted pregnancy, and, because she lives in Pennsylvania where parental consent is required for minors, travels to New York with her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder) for the termination. Never Rarely Sometimes Always is available digitally in the UK from Wednesday, 13 May 2020. Never Rarely Sometimes Always is now available to … Importantly, the film makes clear the inherent impact of various factors in determining one’s experience. In order to include those details, or have that kind of credibility, you need to walk in the shoes of the character.”, Having premiered her first feature film, A Lot Like Love, in 2013 and following it up with Beach Rats in 2017, Hittman has established herself as a writer, director with a prodigious skill at capturing the lives of teenagers with unsettling precision. I really never thought that I would ever be experiencing something like this in my life. Never Rarely... is a feat because it manages to create space for an understanding of abortion that prioritises addressing the unnecessary structural impediments, while also acknowledging the complex personal toll without feeding pro-life ideals. Never Rarely Sometimes Always soberly and provocatively exposes the crushing bureaucracy women face when they try to assert autonomy over their own bodies. Sidney Flanigan (‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’) on the ‘overwhelming’ awards love [Complete Interview Transcript] Gold Derby - Kevin Jacobsen. GD: And once you’re done filming, did it feel like the experience of playing Autumn was just still lingering with you? “It was interesting to explore it through the lens of class and the effect that that has in relation to geography,” she notes, explaining her focus. One of the key components of “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” is that Autumn is not alone in her journey to New York to get the abortion.
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