Ana Lily Amirpour’s feature film debut, “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,” is a mix of genres that defines labels. The black-and-white, Farsi language movie centers on a lonesome vampire that stalks the inhabitants of the Iranian ghost-town Bad City.

Desde Hollywood sat down with the writer-director to talk about her inspirations, her relationship with the film after it is finished, and much more. Watch our exclusive interview with this young and audacious  filmmaker below.

“A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” is now playing in select theaters.