15 Questions With Hannah Claire Baker

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Name:

Hannah Claire Baker

Location: New York
Occupation: Screenwriter, film writer, sometimes photographer/director
Links: Hannah’s film Substack Never Cursed, IG, Website

1. What’s your favorite day & time to go to the movies?

I love a Friday night screening. There’s nothing I want to do more at the end of the week than sit in the dark with some friends and then chat about the movie over drinks.

But the most profound experiences I’ve had at the movies have mostly been impulsive solo matinees: ducking into Metrograph during a heat wave and being totally transported by Singin’ in the Rain, or deciding last minute to ride up to Lincoln Center to see Afire and having all my atoms rearranged.

2. What’s your favorite movie theater?

I have a soft spot for Close-Up in London. It’s a tiny screen tucked …