Month: June 2021

1) What is the theme of your poem? The theme of my poem is not a construct that I like to impose on my reader. To me, poetry is an art form: fluid, ever changing, transforming… My poetry has no absolutes, no fixed tenets. That’s not to say that I don’t always have a theme… Continue reading Interview with Poet Denise Dowdell-Stent (Filigree Angels: A Miracle Awakens)

THE ADVENTURES OF THE GRAY HAT HACKER was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the June 2021 SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This movie was a labor of love due to the fact it was a movie that I made for and with my brother, Liam Dow (Gray Hat… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Beau Garner (THE ADVENTURES OF THE GRAY HAT HACKER)

TOKYO WOMAN was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the June 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? I was inspired to make this film because I could see Japanese women were caught in the cross hairs of history with regards to having agency over their lives. I wanted… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gwen Isaac (TOKYO WOMAN)

LIFE CYCLE played to rave reviews at the June 2021 ROMANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? While suffering from insomnia, I began listening to a song that captured my emotions. The harmonious alternations of the guitar strings penetrated my heart and inspired my soul. I Thought to myself, “it would… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dmitriy Hanuka (LIFE CYCLE)

MOVING MEDITATION played to rave reviews at the June 2021 DOCUMENTARY SPORTS Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I have always been passionate about the benefits of sports and recreation. Eric had the ability to articulate these benefits in a really unique and inspiring way. When Eric shared the story of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Joseph Fletcher (MOVING MEDITATION)

COLLECTIVE STASIS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the June 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? COLLECTIVE STASIS is really an expression of the anxiety and fear of the unknown that myself and my friends/family and colleagues were feeling in response to the initial severe lockdown across the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jamiel Laurence (COLLECTIVE STASIS)

2020 played to rave reviews at the June 2021 ANIMATION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Obviously 2020 was bad for everyone right? Raging pandemic, people divided, planet on fire. One of my friends was dying of cancer and in the online support group of friends, and one day we were… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker JC Little (2020)

SHOWDOWN was the winner of BEST ANIMATION Film at the June 2021 ANIMATION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Several things motivated me to make Showdown. I watched Westerns as a kid, and of course fell in love with the majestic landscapes and the black and white cowboy outfits. I thought… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Holly Schroeder (SHOWDOWN)

CHISEL played to rave reviews at the June 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Chisel is the fourth of five dance or dance-related films I’ve produced as an undergrad at Indiana University, from where I just graduated with a degree in Ballet (with a double major in… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Robert Steven Mack (CHISEL)

CROSSING OVER THE DARK played to rave reviews at the June 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The film was an idea that was on the shelf for years after I had graduated from college. It was loosely inspired by personal family events that had experienced death.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jordan Ellis (CROSSING OVER THE DARK)