NYFF 2013: ‘Afternoon of a Faun’ Interview: Director Nancy Buirski on Crafting a Narrative from the Ephemeral Beauty of an Artist

Afternoon of a Faun both is and isn’t your typical biographical documentary. Destined for American Masters, it tells a fairly complete story of a great artist, ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq. Yet before it makes its way to television it is being screened at the New York Film Festival, and will likely have a theatrical run in the near future. Its image…