Opening Night Film, 'Conclave,' Follows One of the World’s Most Secretive and Ancient Events

Director Edward Berger’s sensibility and attention to detail were crucial to the making of this film, says producer Michael Jackman, who was on set in Italy: “Edward had a very specific vision and stuck closely to it. Everything he planned to do just worked. There is a gorgeous, impressionistic image of an actor sitting alone in the Sistine Chapel that just appears to be a moment out of time and it proved to be so important to the film. That’s from the mind of Edward Berger. I merely had to take a leap of faith in him to trust and he always came through.”

Immediately following the screening, Deadline’s chief film critic Pete Hammond, who can also be seen on PBS SoCal's Must See Movies, moderates a pre-recorded Q&A with award-winning director Edward Berger.