I like to apply storytelling methods and techniques to try to frame the story in an interesting way, but you can never control what's happening.
Jørgen LethI've done films about games. What I like with games is that there is this uncertain outcome and the element of chance.
Jørgen LethFor me, poetry has a strong link to my filmmaking. My films learn from my poetry. In poetry, you're free. You start in the corner and you don't know where it leads you. I have no message, I have nothing I want to tell, I just start and I see where it leads, and it's a big surprise and relief if it's good. That's the ideal state for filmmaking.
Jørgen LethEvery time I go to Haiti after a season of busy work in Europe, I feel like I'm submerging into a certain state of mind, which is very productive.
Jørgen Leth