Here at Weed Girls we talk mostly about the rights all women have to consume cannabis all around the world without any type of discrimination. We’ve interviewed the renown spanish director David Sainz to let us know his input about his career and life where cannabis has been a crucial part for him to develop his own artistic trajectory and also how he feels about the gender equality related to the cannabis culture.

Who is David Sainz? How would you define yourself?

I am a Canarian director and screenwriter established in Seville for 17 years. Obsessed with the work but very dispersed. I’m a quiet guy who’s very lucky to work in what i really like.

How were your beginnings in the film industry?

After finishing my studies of realization and seeing that no company responded when we sent them our proposals, I decided to do something along with some of my colleagues on our own. This is how Malviviendo emerged and the opportunities came, although this project was our school after all.

Tell us about your great success of “Malviviendo”, how was the creation process?

Well, as I said in the previous question, it was something that came out of necessity. We wanted to dedicate ourselves to this and it was the only way we had. The creation process at the beginning was very simple, basically being aware of our resources and writing something to suit them. Talking about something we knew and something we want to watch it ourselves.

How was the experience in the successful series The Ministry of Time?

A magical experience, really. As a fan of the series, being at a moment of that story that I admire so much has been one of the most beautiful things I’ve had ever experienced. Thanks to Javier Olivares who gave me the opportunity, not only to be part of it as an actor,  but to write with him the script of the final chapter of the second season.

How was your experience with Obra 67 at the Goya Awards?

Well, the movie was only pre-selected for the awards. It was not finally nominated although it was a product that gave us many rewards and joys. Especially considering that it emerged as an experiment rather than a movie in itself.

So far, which one do you feel has been the greatest of your achievements?

Without a doubt, my greatest achievement is making a living of what I love. Turning my hobby into my work and getting payed for it is something that not everyone gets … and less if their dreams are as crazy and ambitious as mine.

With whom or which artists have you enjoyed making collaborations?

Honestly for a kid from the hood in the Canary Islands, having collaborated with everyone with whom I have had the opportunity to do so has been a dream … and it still is. Meeting the artists who are idols and become friends is the best.

We recently interviewed Pablo Nicasso, who told us a little about LOMO. We would like you to tell us a bit about how it has been to work on this creative project.

Lomo is a musical prank that we wanted to do together Pablo and me. It has brought us many unexpected joys and the truth is that the process is so fun that we almost do not consider it as work (although it is). I have a great time with Pablo and in the end that is what matters. He’s a very talented guy that I learn from every day.

With which artist (alive or dead) would you liked to have worked and why?

Sweet mother of god!  there are so many of them that my brain is blocked. From directors that I admire as Hitchcock or Scorsesse or Edward Wright to actors I’ve grown up with, musicians I love … there are many. Honestly I can not stay with one … but for me the important thing is what I can learn from each one.

If through your cinematography, you could help change something in the world, what would it be?

I wish I could change something and get a better world … many artists work to make that happen and get lost on the way. Giving a little more from me and avoiding confrontations that cause collateral damage to me would be enough.

What are your future goals? What projects can we expect soon?

My main goal is to continue dedicating myself to this in the same way, all that comes from it is a bonus. Now we are writing a set of tv series for large platforms and doing the Giraffes all over Spain

Tell us about the first time you tried marijuana. Who gave you to try it? Who was? You liked it?

Well it was in the neighborhood, very young, the older kids gave us a bit of that and I got sick of coughing at first. Years later, it was inevitable that he would be part of our afternoons at a park bench. I do not have the fresh memory of how much I liked it but seen the seen, I suppose that enough.

Do you prefer alcohol or cannabis?

For some time now the only alcohol I drink is beer and the truth is that I like it a lot too. There are things that can not be chosen.

What is your favorite marijuana variety?

The one that makes smoke. I am not a purist, I am a smoker.

What do you like to do when you are high?

Well the same as when I’m not high but at a more pleasant speed.

Do you think that art has any relationship with marijuana?

I think sometimes you get a favorable state for some specific discipline of the art world, however I do not think that you get superpowers from smoking and that marijuana make you a better artist. I thought so, but I’m sorry to say that it’s something more relaxing and fun than anything else.

Tell us about your experience with some bad trip

Honestly, with cannabis I have never had it … and I’m talking about 20 years of good trips. Some yellow I cured before it was beige but little else.

Do you think that women have the same right of men to smoke marijuana and why?

Honestly, this question seems very curious, because I have never thought about this. For me it has never been something related to gender. I have always been surrounded by girlfriends who smoked with me and larger amounts than the rest. My first joint was given to me by Eli, an older friend from the neighborhood, and since then I have always been surrounded by girls who smoked with us. The truth is that, if they ask me this question, it is because for some people they (women) do not have the same right, and to that I can only answer that I think is a sovereign bullshit.