Month: September 2022

DIRECT POSITIVE was the winner of BEST DOCUMENTARY at the Aug. 2022 Female Directors Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Meeting the women of Tempo and seeing the amazing mentorship they were doing for other women — we wanted to find a way to let more people hear their voices and experience… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sarah Kmet-Hunt (DIRECT POSITIVE)

24 FILTERS was the winner of BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM at the Toronto Female Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Nicole Mercedes released this song from her album “Look Out Where You’re Going: and wanted me to make a video for it. She had the kernel of the idea to have someone… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Rachel Kleinman (24 FILTERS)

HASTI was the winner of BEST SONG at the Experimental & Dance Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We always want to spread good news, hope and encouragement to our audience. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film? Almost… Continue reading Interview with Executive Producer Ara Torosian  (HASTI music video)

UNVERIFIED was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Primarily a lifelong interest in the subject of Sasquatch along with the related issue of “How do you go about proving they exist without killing one?” Assuming, of course, they exist. 🙂 I believe,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Scott Herriott (UNVERIFIED)

1. What motivated you to make this film? First of all, the place: this vast empty warehouse that I had at my disposal. Then, the desire to pay tribute to an evening that I had organized in 1992, which was called the “Factory night” , a tribute to Andy Warhol’s Factory. This evening was a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Didier Mulleras (FAKTORY 92)

THE WORLD CRUZER was the winner of BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE at the Documentary Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I realized that living on this planet could be like parodies. If we cooperate, all problems today could be solved easily. It´s only us. This human species to rise through cooperation, but… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Yorick Niess (THE WORLD CRUZER)

IN THE TANK was the winner of BEST FILM at the Under 5 Minute Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Besides filmmaking, I paint. Sometimes it is hard to find inspiration for a new painting. So I thought that using a fish as a model could be interesting. Instead it has… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Arian Nowbahari (IN THE TANK)

BUSTED! was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Under 5 Minute Film Festival. Instagram: @mickeycasab Twitter: @mickeycasab https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/mickey http://www.imdb.me/mickeycasab 1. What motivated you to make this film? Many people speak multiple languages and often in their daily lives. You just don’t see a lot of it on tv and film. As a Syrian American… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mickey Casab (BUSTED!)

1. What motivated you to make this film? During quarantine while living alone in NY, I reflected a lot on my past relationships and experiences my close friends had with dating and wanted to create a cautionary tale to help relate to people who have had similar relationships or are currently in them to make… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Molly Tomecek (SEND ME A COLOR)

1. What motivated you to make this film? >I wrote the original poem years ago. I was looking for a source for a new short from my pervious works. As soon as I reread this one the visual and sound struck me, from there, it was a go. 2. From the idea to the finished… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker David R Creighton (SUMMER TURNS TO FALL)