One of the many films to world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was the directorial debut ofWilliam McGregor,Gwen. The slow-burn gothic thriller is set in Wales in the 19th century and follows a girl named Gwen (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) as she tries to hold her family together while a series of increasingly ominous calamities befall them. Without giving too much away, the film has you questioning almost everything that’s happening as you try and piece together the unfolding mystery. Each scene is loaded with a sense of dread and you constantly wonder when it’s all going to go wrong. It’s a great debut feature that I definitely recommend. The film also starsMaxine Peakeas Gwen’s mom andJodi Innesas her younger sister.
Shortly after I saw the film, William McGregor and Eleanor Worthington-Cox came by the Collider studio at TIFF for an interview. During the wide-ranging conversation they talked about what the film is about, how the landscape provided ideas for where to take the story next, how much changed between the script and the final film, memorable moments from filming, how they decided on the title, if there were any films that inspired this one, being authentic to the time period, and so much more.
In addition, towards the end of the interview they played “Get to Know Your TIFF Attendee”, which includes questions like what TV show they’d like to guest spot on, what film scared them as a kid, what is the background photo on their phone, what TV show have they watched all the way through more than once, have they watched a movie more than 20 times, and more.
Check out what they had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about.
William McGregor and Eleanor Worthington-Cox:
Finally, big thanks to the partners who made our TIFF interviews possible:
Aurora,Presenting Partner, one of Canada’s largest federally licensed cannabis companies and an official partner of the Toronto International Film Festival. Aurora’s involvement is anchored by its passion for the arts and commitment to providing financial support for the creative community.
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