Month: May 2021

BYSTANDER was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the DRAMA Film Festival in May 2021. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I have been editing, working in post, working full-time as a projectionist and doing many other roles for a long time. In short (no pun intended), I have broad interests in filmmaking.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sam Wall (BYSTANDER)

MORT THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the May 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This film was originally made for the 48-hour film festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. We were provided a theme at 6pm on a Friday night last June, and we… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Luke Whitmore (MORT THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS)

FIX was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the DRAMA Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The idea for the film came from watching my mother and grandfather deal with the death of my grandmother and the ways it affected their relationship. They both avoided the grief in… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kevin Orzel (FIX)

HISTORIANS played to rave reviews at the May 2021 DANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? – It was less of a choice… and felt like something that needed to be done. With covid at a high, a lot of Black-story based productions at the time didn’t have opportunity to be… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Performer Akil McKenzie (HISTORIANS)

SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the May 2021 DANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Eric Schloesser: I think the time was ripe for us both personally (and in the world) to make some art. Charissa Kroeger: Last year we all were in desperate need of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Charissa Kroeger, Eric Schloesser (SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING)

TRIGGERED was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the May 2021 BLACK FEEDBACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? *I had an actual experience of strolling on social media and being triggered by the content. It was traumatizing and I had to try and get myself together for a meeting that… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ariyan Johnson (TRIGGERED)

HALLUCINATED was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the May 2021 BLACK FEEDBACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I am always thinking if a man couldn’t sleep, what would happen to him? That idea motivates me to write this short film. And also once I saw the angel… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mohammed Omar (HALLUCINATED)

FRESH OFF THE BOAT was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the May 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This film is inspired by the original song written by Bowen Yu. As a production company director, he came to me with this song, and I believe in the message… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Todd Lien (FRESH OFF THE BOAT)

CASUAL WORKERS was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the May 2021 Experimental Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The motivation to take on Casual Workers came from the stagnation from the pandemic,the economy during early 2020 forced businesses to hire non permanently , “casuals” who get weekly wages instead of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Keagan Afonso (CASUAL WORKERS)

TRANS was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the May 2021 SCI-FI Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? First of all, I have been writing scenarios with the emphasis on “spatial realities.” And while I was doing that, I heard something interesting from a producer who said that “films are… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Naeri Do (TRANS)