Interview with Sarah Deakins, Filmmaker (Short Film GREECE)

I loved hearing all the different interpretations from the different audience members. Everyone comes to a screening with different backgrounds and history, and that all informs the way in which they receive and perceive a film; it was fascinating to me, and I thought everyone had very valuable things to say.

– Filmmaker Sarah Deakins, on the WILDsound Film Festival Experience (Review)

GREECE was awarded Best Performances at the April 2015 Film Festival.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video of GREECE:

Matthew Toffolo interviews Director/Actress Sarah Deakins:

Matthew: What motivated you to make this film?

Sarah: I’m interested in how people connect when their mutual pasts are fraught. I wanted to create a situation where only one person could communicate, but had no idea if they were affecting the other. I wanted to visit the last moment of shared connection between these two people, even though they didn’t know it was…