Take Out

“Oh, okay. Take Out. I mean, this is, obviously, one of Sean Baker’s first films. And as I was getting to know him, he sent me a link to it before it was on Criterion. And it’s fun to see sort of his... One of his first interpretations of New York City, so... Definitely going to take this one.”

“Take Out. This is a film that I came to be aware of rather recently, and this film follows a Chinese takeout bike delivery guy as he's trying to make up a bunch of money that some loan sharks have lent him. It's just a wonderful film. It's heartbreaking, but it's this very cinéma vérité, very handheld, DV-shot film that feels very real and very visceral. It's become one of my favorite films. I'm going to take this one.”