Video Interview: Werner Herzog

NEW YORK: In this video interview, the internationally acclaimed German director Werner Herzog talks about the personal and emotional journey of making his latest documentary, Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life.

Herzog, whose films include Aguirre, the Wrath of God; Nosferatu; Fitzcarraldo; Little Dieter Needs to Fly; and Grizzly Man, has never shied away from difficult, dark or even shocking topics. With his latest documentary, Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life, Herzog embarks on an intense dialogue with death-row inmates and offers a glimpse into the abyss of the human soul.

In this video interview, Herzog talks about this personal and emotional project, which resulted in a 105-minute film as well as a mini-series for television, Death Row, distributed internationally by ZDF Enterprises.