Robert Eggers on 'The Witch', Familial Trauma, and the Supernatural

For the latest episode of VICE Talks Film, we sit down with Sundance award-winning director Robert Eggers to discuss his debut arthouse-horror film 'The Witch.' Self described as a 'puritan's nightmare,' Egger's combines unnerving familial trauma and the supernatural for one of the year's most acclaimed genre films. In the interview, we examine his dynamic influences and discuss his process of writing and casting a film set in the 16th century and his reluctance to share his own personal supernatural experiences... WATCH NEXT: Roger Deakins and Matthew Heineman On Depicting the Drug War in Film: http://bit.ly/1TwLHAq Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter:   / vice   Read our Tumblr:   / vicemag   Follow us on Instagram:   / vice   Check out our Pinterest:   / vicemag