“Denis Villenueve’s Sicario and Matthew Heineman’s Cartel Land are both about the U.S.-Mexico border and filled with bracing, white-knuckled imagery, but they’re companions on a philosophical level as well, heightening their respective battles into a microcosm of good vs. evil and bureaucracy vs. autonomy,” we noted last year, naming them one of the best double features of 2015.
We now have a great conversation with Roger Deakins, the illustrious Oscar-nominated cinematographer behind Sicario, and Heineman, who directed the Oscar-nominated documentary. Running just over 15 minutes, it features a brief glimpse at Deakins’ home (and some of his personal photos) before the No Country for Old Men DP discusses his early days as a documentarian and what he thought of Cartel Land. They also discuss the realism they tried to capture in both films, the benefits of digital in documentary, and much more.
Check out the full talk below.
What did you think of the conversation?