Month: September 2022

ADVENTURES WITH THE CARETAKER was the winner of BEST LONG FORM SHORT FILM at the FEEDBACK Animation Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This is a project that has been around for a few years in different incarnations. I finally decided to produce it on my own and bring it to life… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Peter Gardner (ADVENTURES WITH THE CARETAKER)

SANKOFA CHICAGO was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? As a black female, I struggled with who I am for a long time, and the average black child knows little or nothing about their identity but is left with the trauma… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vanessa Wright (SANKOFA CHICAGO)

THE BLISS OF NATURE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the STYLE & FASHION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A beautiful Spring was already here in Paris, and I had constantly this vision of a beautiful woman in the woods, enjoying the nature, air, grass, trees, flowers. I thinked… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Benjamin Audour (THE BLISS OF NATURE)

ALONG CAME A CALLBACK was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the LA FEEDBACK Film Festival. Tweets by Jason_Echols https://www.instagram.com/jason_echols/ 1. What motivated you to make this film? I use to do stand up comedy and the idea for the film started off as a joke I was working on. The premise was about an… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Actor Jason Ishmael Echols (ALONG CAME A CALLBACK)

APPLES AND APPLESAUCE was the winner of BEST FASHION FILM at the STYLE & FASHION Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? When we appreciate art photography, many people tend to focus on the results but may not consider the process or people involved. With this film, I wanted to explore what it… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker (APPLES AND APPLESAUCE)

1. What motivated you to make this film? Last year I met a girl who is an international student studying in Australia. One day she told me about the tragic news about her father who caught COVID and passed away. On top of that, her grandfather was very sick and still in the hospital. All… Continue reading Interview with Producer/Writer Michael Lai (SUNSHINE HEALING)

1. What motivated you to make this film? Originally, I was not even thinking about making the film of my hike. While talking with a friend one day during my training for the hike, it became apparent that making a film of my adventure would be a great tool to encourage and empower others to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael McCulloch (ONE STEP AT A TIME)

A LUST FOR TIME was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the Aug. 2022 ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIPS Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve always been interested in time travel stories and the team and I were looking for a Twilight Zone-style script that had a good story with a twist. We found Scott… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daryl Della (A LUST FOR TIME)

TRIKE GANG was the winner of BEST FILM at the Aug. 2022 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. MH: Max Huggins, Direcotr, DP JP: Justin Pines, Producer JK: Jared Kleinstein, Executive Producer AO: Producer, Writer, Editor 1. What motivated you to make this film? JK: Once you meet the cast of our film, aka the members of the… Continue reading Interview with the TRIKE GANG film team

1. What motivated you to make this film? We’ve always been fascinated by the ecosystems that exist in cities. New York City has a wealth of wildlife, but nature in urban environments like New York often goes unnoticed. The horseshoe crab is a perfect example: The shores off NewYork are part of the animal’s epicenter,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andrea Kramar & Writer/Producer Sarah Elizabeth Porter (HORSESHOE CRABS: How 350-Million-Year-Old Sea Creatures are Vital to Human Survival)