Chris Weitz discusses directing 'A Better Life' (Video)
 | Writer/director Chris Weitz sat down with Gold Derby senior editors Chris Beachum and Rob Licuria to talk about his latest film "A Better Life," described as a poignant, multi-generational story about a an illegal immigrant worker struggling against the odds to build a better life for his son. Weitz may be best-known for his Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated "About a Boy," which he co-wrote (with Peter Hedges and his brother Paul Weitz) and co-directed (along with his brother). Since then, he helmed Oscar and BAFTA winner "The Golden Compass" and "New Moon," the second film in the "Twilight Saga" franchise. With "A Better Life, he has delivered an intimate look at a misunderstood issue in America at the moment – the plight of the undocumented immigrant worker. Working from a script by Eric Eason and bringing together such international heavyweights as cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe an... |
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