Switchblade Sisters Episode 139: ‘Thirst’ with ‘Relic’ Director Natalie Erika James

Episode notes

Thirst

We have another amazing Australian director calling in this week. Natalie Erika James is on the program to talk about Park Chan-wook’s vampire classic, Thirst. She also discusses her newest film, the Sundance hit, Relic. Natalie reveals that after production wrapped, she was surprised to learn from her actors that she was a demanding director when it came to performances. She talks about how she created the sensation of being trapped in her film Relic. And she elaborates on the importance of realistic reactions in horror films.

You can watch Relic on VOD on July 3rd.

If you haven’t seen Thirst…get on it!

AND, if you want to check out April’s Staff Pick – watch Lee Kyoung-mi’s The Truth Beneath

With April Wolfe and Natalie Erika James

In this episode...

April Wolfe

Host

Casey O’Brien

Producer

Guests

Natalie Erika James

About the show

Switchblade Sisters is a podcast providing deep cuts on genre flicks from a female perspective. Every week, screenwriter and former film critic April Wolfe sits down with a phenomenal female film-maker to slice-and-dice a classic genre movie – horror, exploitation, sci-fi and many others! Along the way, they cover craft, the state of the industry, how films get made, and more. Mothers, lock up your sons, the Switchblade Sisters are coming!

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