Wild Horse Nine: Interview with cinematographer Ben Davis

We have a surprise interview episode for you about a film in theaters as of this weekend. WILD HORSE NINE is the latest film from writer/director Martin McDonagh. It stars John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA agents in the 1970s who visit Easter Island with secretive intentions. While there, they encounter challenging observations about memory, loneliness, legacy, and our place in nature and history. Like his previous films (such as Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Banshees of Inisherin), Wild Horse Nine is bitingly comic, powerfully written, and contrasts some heavy themes with a lush and beautiful landscape.

Helping to craft that gorgeous landscape is McDonagh's frequent collaborator Ben Davis, who worked as cinematographer on most of McDonagh's work as well as a handful of films for the MCU (Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, The Eternals, etc.). Reed had the privilege to speak with Ben about his work on Wild Horse Nine and the craft of translating a story through visual language.

Wild Horse Nine is in theaters now. We hope you'll check it out and we hope you enjoy our conversation!
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