Stevan Riley On ‘Listen to Me Marlon’ and the Editing of Marlon Brando’s Personal Archives

Written by Dan Schindel

In Listen to Me Marlon, audiences get to know a lead character in a way that’s unusual for a biographical documentary. Devoid of interviews with anyone who knew Marlon Brando, the film instead has the man himself tell the viewer about his life, work and beliefs. Director Stevan Riley headed up a massive undertaking in sorting through hundreds of hours o…