‘Hamnet’ Director Chloé Zhao Rejects the Need to Be ‘Original’ in Art, Awards, and Yes, Needle Drops

‘Hamnet’ Director Chloé Zhao Rejects the Need to Be ‘Original’ in Art, Awards, and Yes, Needle Drops

A discussion of re-using Max Richter’s “The Nature of Daylight,” leads Zhao to go deep on our culture’s problematic obsession with creating something new.

The debate over Hamnet, explained

Is Hamnet great art or grief porn? It’s complicated.