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An Interview with ‘Emily the Criminal’ director John Patton Ford

JONO SIMPSON: Hello, I’m Jonathan Simpson from the online publication Frame Rated here in the UK, and I’m joined today by the writer and director of Emily the Criminal, John Patton Ford.

You can watch the entire Zoom call interview in the video embedded below, or read the transcript underneath.

JONO: First of all, let me thank you for taking the time during your busy schedule to talk to me today, and let me kick things off by congratulating you on the release of Emily the Criminal.

JOHN PATTON FORD: Thank you, man. I appreciate that a lot.

JONO: For the uninitiated, please could you tell our readers what it’s about.

JOHN: Sure, the movie is about a young woman who becomes a criminal to pay off her student debt. That’s what it’s about in a nutshell. There’s a lot more to it than that. It’s really about someone discovering what they’re good at and what they like to do, and what they’ll continue doing. In a weird way, it’s a coming-of-age movie dressed up as a thriller, and it stars Aubrey Plaza.

JONO: Since its premiere at last year’s Sundance, how has the reaction been? How do…