Short interview: David OReilly

How long did it take to make your short? Was it difficult to get financing?
It took a long, long time. It was mainly financed by awards from my previous film, but it was still difficult, funding applications in Germany cause more heart attacks than smoking.

Which thoughts come to mind concerning a “European cinema community”?
I'm not sure, the best directors I know are all isolated cinema nerds and borderline alcoholics.

If you owned a theatre for one night, which films would you screen?
Mirror, The Taste of Tea, Holy Mountain, Persona, Stalker, Final Flesh.

What is your next project?
I would like to go back to making something explicitly for the web. The cinema audience for short films just isn't big enough at the best of times.

Courtesy of European Film Academy, 2011.