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“As a filmmaker, I absolutely wasn’t there in 1994 to make a movie like White Bird in a Blizzard. The difference between, say, The Doom Generation and this are a reflection of the differences in me then and me now. I’m older, hopefully wiser, technically I’m a much better filmmaker – every time you make a film you learn so much. Each movie is a snapshot of a certain time. The Doom Generation is where I was at in 1994. I don’t spend time looking back at old movies. I was the subject of a retrospective in Toronto a few years back, so I was kinda forced to look at a bunch of clips. They’re all flawed, but to me they’re all perfect in their own way. “Slowdive are one of my favourite bands. I saw them perform in Los Angeles and it was a life-altering experience. I’ll never be the same. I never saw them in the ​’90s, and I always thought that I’d never get to see them. It was one of the sad things in my life. But they did a reunion tour recently. They played so much stuff – my only regret is

Gregg Araki: ‘Each movie I make is a snapshot of… | Little White Lies Gregg Araki: ‘Each movie I make is a snapshot of a certain time’ David Jenkins The mischievous indie auteur talks about the importance of shoegaze music to his new film, White Bird in a Blizzard. The mischievous indie auteur talks about the importance of shoegaze music to his new film, White Bird in a Blizzard. “ As a filmmaker, I absolutely wasn’t there in 1994 to make a movie like White Bird in a Blizzard . The difference between, say, The Doom Generation and this are a reflection of the differences in me then and me now.

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