Oliver Laxe on Overcoming His Fears, Making Films as an Act of ‘Prayer’ and Allowing His ‘Wounds’ to Drive Him to ‘Take the Leap’

Oliver Laxe on Overcoming His Fears, Making Films as an Act of ‘Prayer’ and Allowing His ‘Wounds’ to Drive Him to ‘Take the Leap’

Oscar-nominated Spanish director Oliver Laxe opened up about the fear, vulnerability and self-doubt that undergird his work as a filmmaker, confessing in a deeply personal appearance at the Thessaloniki Film Festival that his career was born in part out of a “need to protect” himself. “Many times I am afraid to express what I truly have inside of me. Sometimes, I end up thinking: ‘You make a film that maybe no one will watch, but you can count …