Using a small crew of friends and setting out to make a “weird thing in Texas,” David Lowery crafted A Ghost Story, one of 2017’s most beautifully realized features, and conjured haunting otherworldly imagery (including a bedsheet-clad spectre) through largely practical means. In this conversation, Lowery shares insights into his unique creative process and transition from indies (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) to Hollywood (Disney’s Pete’s Dragon) to realms that wed the supernatural and immediately relatable.