I try to make films where the audience forgets the filmmaking and gets engrossed in the story as it unfolds. I don't want them to ever feel bored, or that they're being told what to think, or to feel depressed.… — Kim Longinotto Copy Share Image
The magic of documentary is that I keep being surprised and amazed by the things I film. — Kim Longinotto Copy Share Image
I meet all these American filmmakers that film for months and months, and it's a mystery to me. I couldn't make a film like… — Kim Longinotto Copy Share Image
I don't make 'issue' films. I like making films about rebels or pioneers or people that are doing something. — Kim Longinotto Copy Share Image
It makes it very easy. I have a beginning, middle, and end, and I don't film for long - about 20 hours usually for a two-hour film - so it's easily watchable in a week for me and the editor. Once I know who the characters are, I only film those characters, unless somebody else forces their way into the… — Kim Longinotto Copy Share
It's always scary making a film as I never set anything up or ask anyone to do anything, so I worry that we'll find… — Kim Longinotto Copy Share Image
I don't have any advice at all. I think we all make the films that reflect the kind of people we are; we all… — Kim Longinotto Copy Share Image
I want every scene to feel electric and I try to finish the filming period with a clear trajectory: a beginning, a middle, and hopefully an end.I hate "fly on the wall." It infers that I don't relate to the people we're with and that I don't get affected by events. I like it when people talk to me. I… — Kim Longinotto Copy Share
I know that sounds contradictory - you're going on a journey, but once you know who your characters are, you become more disciplined and… — Kim Longinotto Copy Share Image
I watch mainly fiction. The films I like watching are films where you see people change, like with Boyhood. You see a moment in… — Kim Longinotto Copy Share Image
I remember very clearly when I found my first soulmate, it was actually in my late 20s, that wonderful feeling of being accepted by… — Kim Longinotto Copy Share Image
Personally, I don't like watching films about victims - people where you're meant to think, 'Oh, this is terrible,' and you go home feeling… — Kim Longinotto Copy Share Image
People want black and white answers, but it's not one thing or another. I think the only way we're going to make good things… — Kim Longinotto Copy Share Image
