Month: December 2020

HOW HISTORY IS WRITTEN was the winner of BEST DOC STORY at the December 2020 Documentary Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve worked on films in various capacities for almost 20 years, but this is the one I’ve always wanted to make. Full disclosure; Betty is my mom. So like… Continue reading Interview with Director Tim Alberts (HOW HISTORY IS WRITTEN)

COLD was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the September 2020 Experimental, Dance, Music Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The story of this film started the year before when Stefania Georgieva, choreographer of Athom Theatre in Sofia, challenged me to go to Bulgaria to film a dance residency. In… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker João Vaz (COLD)

EMBRACE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 was awarded BEST DANCE FILM at the November 2020 Dance & Music Festival. https://www.bridgmanpacker.org/ 1. What motivated you to make this film? During the first months of the pandemic, we were struck with how, for so many people, human touch and embrace were limited or non-existent. That was the… Continue reading Interview with Dancers/Directors Art Bridgman & Myrna Packer (EMBRACE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19)

BODY AND SOUL was the winner of BEST FILM at the December 2020 Female Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to talk about sexuality and the weight it can have on our shoulders. It is one of the subject in which we always refer to others, because no one… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Charlotte Cristin (BODY AND SOUL)

GIVE ME A NAME played to rave reviews at the December 2020 Female Film Festival. Producer website: http://www.on-the-train.co.uk/ 1. What motivated you to make this film? In 2016, the UK voted in a national referendum to leave the European Union, which it had joined in 1973. The vote to leave was apparently motivated at least… Continue reading Interview with Producer/Writer Stephen Coltrane (GIVE ME A NAME)

CARLITOS played to rave reviews at the November 2020 Under 5 Minute Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Growing up in a traditional household, I’ve always questioned the role of “femininity” and “masculinity”. I have always wanted to make a film that explored gender roles. stereotypes, and traditions. 2. From the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Emily Feng (CARLITOS)

STAY was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the October 2020 Thriller/Suspense Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? – I’ve always struggled with OCD and obsessive thinking. With that often comes paranoia and intrusive thoughts, such as scenarios playing out in my head like “I have this idea for… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jimmy Del Ponte (STAY)

1. What is your screenplay about? Overcoming writers block the hard way. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy, high concept comedy 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s unique and highly entertaining. 4. How would you describe this script in two words? writers block 5. What movie have… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Christine O’Keefe (WRITE OR DIE)

1. What is your screenplay about? A team of scientists are stationed in Antarctica to simulate life on Mars, as well as do some research in the area. Dave, a chaplain, arrives at the facility just as the team discovers a mysterious chest buried deep under the ice. Soon after bringing the chest back to… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriters Philip Walton & Logan Halley-Winsett (THE ICE)

TOUCH & AGREE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2020 LGBT Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? It was important because I needed to add to the global conversation of representation of BLACK LGBTQIA films. My first visible black gay male figure was Leroy ( gene Anthony ray)… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Juel D. Lane (TOUCH & AGREE)