Q: Do you think Complex World will ever see a general release?
A: We're hoping so. It's done pretty well in Boston and it's opening in New York in a month. Anytime it has been played for an audience it gets a good reaction.
Q: What is it like being an independent director?
A: It's real rough getting a film distributed. We've been lucky. When you're an independent you have no power and you're at the mercy of everyone.
Hollywood's not interested in good movies. If the distributor can't figure out a market [for the film], they won't buy it.
But once you do something, make some money, everything turns around. People want to do things for you.
Q: What are you working on currently?
A: A film about Emily Dickinson. I did a documentary on a Keats poem, and I learned how to use poetry in film.