Jef Nichols - MudComing to our attentions with the absorbing psychological drama Take Shelter, director Jeff Nichols now returns with his latest picture, this time depicting first love and relationships through the eyes of a teenage boy. In what is a truly inspiring piece of cinema, we had the good fortune of sitting down with Jeff to discuss his latest feature.

In London to promote Mud – which features the likes of Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon, Nichols discusses his own future as a director, while also talking about his working relationship with reoccurring star Michael Shannon. He also tells us whether or not our E.T. comparisons with his Mud, are to be justified…

Mud is released in UK cinemas tomorrow 10th May and you can see all our coverage here as well as our 4* review of the fabulous movie.