Bulletin — R26B, Cat Solen, Jaime Gerin, Olivia Lonsdale...
DIRECTORS' LIBRARY
June 30, 2026
CREATIVE SHORT
R26B directs ‘Godspeed’.
A reflection on creative practice in the age of hybridity in which disciplines, mediums and people fuse. In collaboration with Waiting For Ideas.
MUSIC VIDEO
Cat Solen and Jaime Gerin co-direct ‘The Cure’ for Olivia Rodrigo.
In the hallways of a handmade, cardboard hospital, trapped in a cycle, experimenting on hearts and unraveling herself in the process.
DANCE
Olivia Lonsdale directs ‘Rehearsal Notes’ for the Dutch National Ballet.
Capturing the small gestures and rituals that precede every performance and rehearsal.
Footnotes
Interview: Ira Sachs — Mark Asch spoke to him at Cannes, ahead of the premiere for ‘The Man I Love’, about how his new film and revisiting the emotional terrain mapped by his earlier films.
MTEROGRAPH ↗︎
Interview: Kitty Green — A conversation about documentary and fiction, the influence of Chantal Akerman and her admiration for Cristian Mungiu.
IQADS ↗︎
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (Miami) — A two-channel film installation conceived by artists Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno. On view May 20 through July 19.
THE BASS ↗︎
Hollywood’s ‘Artificial’ Dilemma: When Tech and Luca Guadagnino Collided — Amazon dropped the filmmaker's nearly completed OpenAI film. It's now on the hunt for a new home, but both political and commercial challenges await.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER ↗︎
Google Invests $75 Million in A24 to Develop AI-Powered Filmmaking Tools — A24 and Google have struck an AI research partnership that will see the independent studio work with Google’s DeepMind unit to develop new AI-powered technologies for filmmakers.
VARIETY ↗︎
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