Month: May 2021

1. What is your short story about? In a village called Invernia, in the state of Goiás, in Brazil, Elaine, a sixteen-year-old girl throws herself naked from a bridge over a raging river. Jober, an eighteen-year-old boy who suffers from moderate schizophrenia and is epileptic, is seen the moment Elaine threw herself out of a… Continue reading Interview with Writer Fernando Magela da Silva (WHAT)

1. What is your screenplay about? Necropolis is a limited series that tests the bond of siblings in the most broken, lawless part of their city. When 18 year old Eddie Soreno ventures into this insidious place to uncover the truth of his father’s past, his sister, Maria, goes after him, willingly risking her life… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Caledonia Hanson (NECROPOLIS)

1. What is your screenplay about? When Theresa, energetic kid’s TV host and Eliza, glamorous franchise superstar, team up in a dramatic indie film, their chemistry lights up more than the screen. 2. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s a feel-good RomCom with sizzle and a LGBTQ twist, a very underrepresented… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Sheila Warren (Between Action And Cut)

1. What is your screenplay about? This is a detective/noir story set in the 1950’s with the main character as a woman cross dressing as a man. This is an era where wearing more than 3 articles of clothing of the other sex could get you arrested, or worse. Mitch/Meesh settles into a new life… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Kip Pearson (NORTH BEACH NOIR)

1. What is your screenplay about? The screenplay tells the story of Bruno Balz, who went from being engaged in the nascent gay rights movement of 1920s Germany to being the biggest writer of hit songs in the Third Reich. He had to write all his songs under false names, because he did not officially… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Ivan Toth (The Man Who Didn’t Exist)

1. What is your short story about? It’s the beginning/the prologue to a semi-autobiographical ‘book’ of shorts. 2. What genre(s) would you say this story is in? Non-fiction Fun Fiction (can I create a new genre?) 3. How would you describe this story in two words? Amusing Musings 4. What movie have you seen the… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Sandy Brdar (Jandy’s Cafe)

FLOWER BOY was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the May 2021 DRAMA Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I had this burning anxiety that I think a lot of teens and young adults have. It usually comes when summer ends, I wanted to express it through these three characters. Nav… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anya Chirkova (FLOWER BOY)

“Phenomxnal Womxn” was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the May 2021 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? In the time that I have spent living in Ghana and other places in Africa, I have had the opportunity of meeting so many phenomxnal womxn with incredible stories to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alexxa Walker (Phenomxnal Womxn)

WE ARE CONJOLA – OUR FIRE OUR STORY is the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? After losing my home in the 2019/2020 Bushfires I saw that the true heroes of the recovery were the artists in the community. I also thought that… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anthony “Ash” Brennan (WE ARE CONJOLA – OUR FIRE OUR STORY)

EXIT AT ENTRANCE was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve always wanted to make films. One day, I hope to make a career out of it. But I also knew I had to start someplace small. For my first film,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Casper Paaske (EXIT AT ENTRANCE)