A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence – An Interview with Cinematographer István Borbás

István Borbás has been working with acclaimed director Roy Andersson since the mid-1980s, where they worked together on commercials which helped shape Andersson and Borbas’ distinct visual stylings. Following the Australian premiere ofA Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence,Conor Bateman sat down with Borbás and his assistant (and translator) Frida Elmströmto discuss his work.

A lot of writing about Roy’s films and your cinematography within them tends to compare them to paintings,...