We Must Save Him! (interview with Werner Schroeter)

A candid, intimate conversation unfolds as a filmmaker sits with a revered German director to reflect on art, memory, and cinema’s fragile heart. The dialogue moves through past collaborations, personal revelations, and the stubborn pull of storytelling, where imagination collides with regret and reverence. With a calm, observant tone, the interview captures the cadence of a creative life—the ethics of making films, the weight of influence, and the quiet joy found in revisiting moments that haunt and inspire. It’s a meditation on craft, legacy, and the stubborn optimism that keeps a filmmaker searching for truth on the screen.