Month: June 2021

1. What is your short story about? At the beginning of time when gods formed the universe, a race of beings called “The Unnamed” came into being. Not gods nor men, they took shape just as humans were born onto the earth. The leader of The Unnamed was called Wrath. Seeing how humans warred, killed… Continue reading Interview with Writer Sheila English (WRATH)

1. What is your short story about? It is about how freedom is the most important thing in some people’s lives. 2. What genre(s) would you say this story is in? Drama. 3. How would you describe this story in two words? Near future. 4. What movie have you seen the most in your life?… Continue reading Interview with Writer Russ Meyer (FREEDOM)

1. What is your screenplay about? This screenplay is about a woman coming of age and claiming her power. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Horror/Adventure/Romance 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? To make exciting and romantic cinema 4. How would you describe this script in two words? Visceral… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Danielle Nicole Baker (The Merry Widow- La Viuda)

1. What is your screenplay about? My screenplay, The Morning After, is about two girls in their early 20’s, who end up having a one-night stand with two guys after a wild night out in London. After waking up at the guy’s flat, Gemma and Sofia are committed to getting out of the awkward situation… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Oona Helena Koivula (THE MORNING AFTER)

1. What is your screenplay about? John, a deceased man, must navigate the afterlife to find Paradise and his wife. However, spirits tempt him to discard the very ring that connects him to her. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Romance , Fantasy, Experimental, Character Study. 3. Why should this screenplay be made… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jessica Sutton (VALUE OF A RING)

1. What is your novel about? A small-town police captain is put at odds with his regional police colleagues when a new Black newspaper demands records about police brutality in the county … Captain Hamilton not only has to figure out what he is going to do, but also what his colleagues are going to… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Deeann D. Mathews (Black, White And Red All Over)

HIT THE BUCKET was the winner of BEST FILM at the June 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? – I used to always watch a group of cypher rappers perform in union square on fridays. One day in particular, I saw 2 rappers- Henny Mack and Mike Mezzl going… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Aidan Tracy (HIT THE BUCKET)

THE VIRTUAL CONNECTION was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the June 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A couple years ago, in conversation with a few actors, I decided to sit down and write a role that hadn’t yet come to me through the audition process. I wasn’t… Continue reading Interview with Actor/Screenwriter/Producer Tim Christian (THE VIRTUAL CONNECTION)

FAREWELL MR. BAKER was the winner of FUNNIEST FILM at the June 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? So this film was made entirely by the graduating class of UCLA MFA Acting program 2020, Cohort 5. It was our last day of grad school, two days before the pandemic… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Michael Bauer & Director Kathryn Schott (FAREWELL MR. BAKER)

FIRST TIME was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the June 2021 HORROR/THRILLER Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was motivated mainly by lockdown. Like most creatives I was locked inside my house unable to do anything and I started to go a wee bit crazy. I started having this… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Euan Foulis (FIRST TIME)