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Kelly Reichardt Challenges Western Norms, Warns of Shrinking Attention Spans

4/22/2026

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Kelly Reichardt spoke at the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, Switzerland, about her storytelling approach.
She stressed shifting perspectives in her Westerns to challenge male-dominated narratives.
Reichardt linked her work to power dynamics and capitalism, citing the film First Cow.
She warned that attention spans are shrinking because of the pace of modern commerce.

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Story summary

Kelly Reichardt spoke at the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, Switzerland, about her storytelling approach.
She stressed shifting perspectives in her Westerns to challenge male-dominated narratives.
Reichardt linked her work to power dynamics and capitalism, citing the film First Cow.
She warned that attention spans are shrinking because of the pace of modern commerce.