A profoundly honest filmmaker, James Gray frequently takes inspiration from his own life and his family’s history to create moving portraits of contemporary American life. In his latest drama, Armageddon Time, Gray reflects on being an 11-year-old in the late ’70s, as Ronald Reagan’s premiership loomed in the near distance and tensions flared between communities in New York City.
Grey: My parents really struggled with putting food on the table, particularly in 1977. They had an extremely difficult time,
