Leah Nelson on keeping "Tangles" Weird
Leah Nelson first came across Sarah Leavitt's "Tangles, A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother and Me," a graphic novel, 10 years ago. Immediately resonating with the lead character, Sarah, based on the life of the author herself, Nelson soon began her journey adapting this book of vignettes and memories into a linear story for screen. It was no small feat, she tells us in this episode of the VIFF Podcast. But a beautiful process with Leavitt right by her side.
On the morning of "Tangles'," Vancouver premiere, Nelson sat down with today's VIFF Podcast host, Marta McFly, to talk about the art of…
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