Destin Cretton

Director Destin Daniel Cretton joins us to discuss his film “Just Mercy,” starring Jamie Foxx and based on the best-selling book by civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson.

Director Destin Cretton and actress Brie Larson talk about the film “Short Term 12.” Larson plays Grace, a 20-something supervisor at a facility for at-risk teenagers, where she forms a connection with a gifted but troubled new girl. “Short Term 12” opens at Landmark Sunshine Cinemas and the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at Lincoln Center.

Film director Destin Cretten recently appeared on the Leonard Lopate Show alongside actress Brie Larson to talk about the new film "Short Term 12." He also told us about what movies he's watching and his secret love of Christmas music.