Filmmakers Steve McQueen and Edward Berger immediately connected upon sitting down for TheWrap’s Visionaries, a new video series featuring in-depth conversations between Hollywood’s most innovative creators during awards season. The two bonded not just as directors and not even just as artists, but as people who don’t do this kind of thing often. “I’ve never had a one-on-one conversation like this,” Berger said candidly at the start of the chat. “I don’t have these conversations at all!” McQueen retorted with a laugh.
What ensued was a lengthy discussion on their respective unusual paths to filmmaking and mutual admiration as both individuals are earning acclaim for their latest features.