Christopher Nolan never studied film in a formal way yet he's arguably one of the world's best living directors.

Nolan is behind some of the most thought-provoking movies, including Inception, Memento, Interstellar, and The Dark Knight Trilogy.

This is his story 👇 Image
His love for film came early. Nolan began making movies at 7 years old using his father's Super 8 camera and his toy action figures.

"I just carried on making films as I grew up," he says. "Over the years, they got bigger, better, and more elaborate."
It's that simple and that complicated.

It's his commitment and consistency that Nolan believes allowed him to master his craft. He refused to quit even though he had a shoestring budget and no connections in the film industry.

In fact, he funded his first feature film himself.
In 1998, Nolan produced Following, his noir thriller that he wrote, directed, photographed, and edited, for only $6,000.

It received international acclaim and offered Nolan the credibility he needed to put together substantial funding for his next film, Memento. Image
Nolan's films are like complex puzzles waiting to be solved by a curious audience.

They explore morality, the construction of time, & the unreliable nature of memory.

For him, it's about the narrative, which is supported by visuals & sound effects — not the other way around. ImageImageImage
“A camera is a camera, a shot is a shot," Nolan says. "How you tell the story is the main thing.”

Dive into Nolan's storytelling approach, his obsession with details, and his ability to catapult viewers into alternate universes time and time again 👇

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