Director Frieda Luk on Olivia Luccardi’s ‘Sacred Creatures’ Role and the Fine Line Between ‘Crazy’ and ‘Enlightened’

For “Sacred Creatures” director Frieda Luk, belief can be comforting, ridiculous, exhilarating and hard to explain. “I’m really fascinated by when people believe in something,” she tells Variety.
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For “Sacred Creatures” director Frieda Luk, belief can be comforting, ridiculous, exhilarating and hard to explain. “I’m really fascinated by when people believe in something,” she tells Variety. “One person believes in something, and then a group of people, and then it slowly becomes this massive phenomenon. It goes viral.” That fascination drives Luk’s debut feature, which world premieres in competition at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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Director Frieda Luk on Olivia Luccardi’s ‘Sacred Creatures’ Role and the Fine Line Between ‘Crazy’ and ‘Enlightened’
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