I was just a kid, really, but I felt very relevant".
"It felt very relevant to our time," said Peck, "when terrorists are destroying great works of art.
It has felt very relevant to what you can do with music and how things don't necessarily have to smoothly co-exist.
"It felt right to go at a time when the festival still feels very relevant and exciting, and I just thought, if the right thing comes along, ten years seems like a good time to leave.
Though it turns out post-colonial theory doesn't pay rent, that giddy comp-lit excitement feels very relevant once again now that we have "The Anthology of Rap", edited by Adam Bradley and Adam Dubois.The book is an introduction to rap from the 1970s to the present, broken down by artist and era, with mentions as diverse as Grandmaster Flash, Eminem, Salt-N-pepa and Jay-Z.
Your connection to Paul Thomas Anderson's work feels very relevant, Matt, especially when considering "Inherent Vice" with its similarly large cast and the director's addition of comedy.
"Dear Evan Hansen" is a show that feels very relevant today, as it tackles the theme of being a teenager on social media and the way the internet affects high school life.
"In the week which saw the start of a new political era in Washington and internationally, it felt very relevant to showcase how artists, in particular women, can contribute to the debate on the value of diversity and the capacity for art to transcend perceived barriers of language, class and race".
The docs they are looking for need to have brilliant storytelling and characters, focused on contemporary subjects that are relevant globally and feel very new.
