Before Christopher Nolan was known as the director that gave us The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, this weekend’s new $165 million sci-fi blockbuster Interstellar or even Memento he was a young filmmaker with a debut feature called Following, which he wrote and directed and took to the Rotterdam Film Festival in 1999.
Just below is a brief, 25-second look at a younger Nolan introducing his film, which would go on to win the fest’s Tiger Award. It’s not exactly a big piece of news, but it’s a rare glimpse at a filmmaker that 15 years later would have two films in the top 20 at the all-time worldwide box office (The Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Knight) and a last name alone that can put asses in the seats.
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