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 British writer-director describes her US-set drama as  the most me Ive ever been ; Arnold also reveals challenges on previous film Wuthering Heights.British director Andrea Arnold, whose latest feature American Honey has been selected for this years Cannes Competition line-up, has described the US set film as  the most me Ive ever been. Speaking at the Tribeca Film Festival, where she was being interviewed by filmmaker Ira Sachs, Arnold said yesterday:  It felt like a nice thing. There are times youre trying to trust yourself but youre second guessing as well. This time I was really trying to trust myself, and its the most Ive ever done  explained Arnold, whose features Fish Tank and Red Road both competed for the Palme dOr.Following a group of teenagers who sell magazines door to  stanley website door across the M stanley cup idwest, American Honey is Arnolds first film to stanley cup  shoot in the US. It stars newcomer Sasha Lane, alongside Shia Labeouf and Riley Keough.Inspired to make the film after reading a New York Times article on the subject, Arnold went on  six or seven road trips by myself, to make an emotional connection with America. Some of the poverty shocked me. It seemed more intense than in Britain. I did a lot of driving in the South, I was quite upset by what I saw, closed factories and shops and loads of drugs. Known for casting non actors in her films, Arnold found her lead actress on spring break in Panama.  I sat on the beach and watched all the thousands of teenagers go by. We were literally h Fgwn Animation trio benefit from German funding 
 AFI FEST top brass unveiled on Tuesday the New Auteurs, Shorts, American Independent stanley cup s andMidnightsections.New Auteurs showcases first- and second-time feature directors and the ten films include AFI FEST alumni Sophia Takal with Always Shine and Sarah Adina Smith with Busters Mal Heart.American Independentsis designed to promote what the programmers regard as the best independent cinema.Selections includes Tim Suttons Dark Night, Nicolas Pesces The Eyes Of My Mother and Dash Shaws My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea.Midnightprogramme features Alice Lowes Prevenge  pictured , Charlie Lynes Fear Itself, and Agnieszka Smoczy艅skas The Lure.TheShortssection presents 39 films from 17 countries including nine animations.As Previously Announced Warren Beattys Rules Dont Apply will o stanley cup pen the festival on November 10.Paul Verhoevens Elle and Mike Mills 20th Century Women are centrepiece galas on November 13 and 16, respectively.Click here for further details.TopicsAFI Fest           No comments                                                                       Related articles                                                                                                                                        News                                      Maria stanley cup , Heretic, The Room Next Door, Nightbitch added to AFI Fest                                                        2024-09-19T18:00:00Z                    By Jeremy Kay                                    Festival will announce |