The real life character of Cleo, that for me was this nurturing, mothering presence. This film forced me to see her as a woman, and as a woman that comes from a disadvantaged social class, and also from indigenous heritage, living in a society where class, money, and race are directly related. So it was intense, and in some instances very painful–Cuaron

Orson Welles’ troubled feature, The Other Side of the Wind, which was in production for 15 years, and then went into a state of limbo for decades, was finally publicly unveiled, courtesy of Netflix, as a special presentation of the 2018 Venice Film Fest.

Our whole casting team went from little village to little village. That’s how we found Yalitza(who plays the lead). I asked Yalitza who her real best friend is and she introduced us to Nancy García, who in turn plays her best friend Adela in the movie–Cuarón.

What was captivating to me about it and drew me to it which is that it’s so wild and so campy but all of that is earned with such conviction and honesty and truth–Debby Ryan

I think the source material is fantastic, over the top story of riches in Singapore. It’s fictional, but the message of the entire book and movie is the challenge of being able to love the person you want to be with–Henry Goldin