The Mastermind

A boxset capturing the craft and process behind the making of Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind

Kelly Reichardt, one of America’s most celebrated independent filmmakers, is renowned for her uncompromising and intimate portraits of ordinary lives. At the heart of her work are the close collaborations with cast and crew that shape her films.

The newest release from MUBI Editions, The Mastermind is a box set of four unique booklets documenting the making of Reichardt’s 2025 film. Through personal reflections, photographs, and fragments of memory and ephemera, Reichardt and the project’s collaborators reveal the skill, care, and camaraderie that define the filmmaking process.

The book also features a critical essay by Lucy Sante and an exploration of artist Arthur Dove by Alec MacKaye of the Phillips Collection. Together with exclusive production images and striking reproductions of Dove’s work, these texts crystallize the world of the film as well as the meticulous craft behind its period setting.

Housed in a beautifully designed slipcase, The Mastermind is an intimate record of the film’s creation and an evocative capsule of time and place.

The Mastermind is the inaugural title in the MUBI Editions Lights! series, dedicated to the studio’s own productions and releases.

Contributor: Lucy Sante (Contributions by), Alec MacKaye (Contributions by)

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