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HAPPY 4 U, 9min., USA, Comedy Directed by Shannon Coffey happy 4 u is a short film that explores the dynamics of a latinx friend group navigating the entertainment industry that demands competition and tries to diminish community. https://instagram.com/nikki0h Get to know the writer/star: 1. What motivated you to make this film? The #1 motivating… Continue reading Interview with Writer/Star Nikki Osborne (HAPPY 4 U)

RANGERS OF THE ULAAN TAIGA, 14min., Mongolia Directed by Eric Daft A short documentary telling the stories of the Rangers who have dedicated their lives to the national parks and protected areas of Mongolia. http://www.fishercreative.com/ 1. What motivated you to make this film? We have a deep respect for the natural world and those who… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Eric Daft (RANGERS OF THE ULAAN TAIGA)

‘The Legend of the Mermaid Tree’ is a romance period piece bridging the past to the present on St. Simons Island. Joshua, a goal driven analyst, finally gets the opportunity for a promotion, but has to return to the island after hearing of his grandfather’s untimely death. As he packs his grandfather’s belongings, he comes… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Addie Dobson (The Legend of the Mermaid Tree)

A funambulist battles gem smugglers, pirates, her estranged mother, and the Russian mob, to win the Golden Clown at the Monte Carlo Circus Festival. Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? A female tight-rope performer with two Dads must locate the missing jewels her kidnapped father was hired to smuggle or… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Pamela PerryGoulardt (THE RINGMISTRESS)

Sam is standing in line at the grocery store with his grandson when an incident sparks a memory, and Sam is stunned as he watches the Food Lion transform into the haunting landscape of Auschwitz he escaped seventy years ago. Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? “Standing in Line” tells… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jules Corriere (STANDING IN LINE)

Kamile is a girl fed up with high school stereotypes, determined to make herself different, however she finds herself falling into them when she falls in love with her best friend. Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? A Poem To My Love is about the experience of first love, first… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Whisper-Lynn Harper (A Poem to my Love)

As an act of proxy revenge, a little girl is given a book filled with unexpectedly vivid illustrations. Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? As suggested by its high-concept title, Thingamajigs — An American Fairy Tale is a latter-day fairy tale grounded in North American culture. Based on the short… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter A.S. Templeton (Thingamajigs — An American Fairy Tale)

Cut from his 1938 Oregon college team, pint-sized, teary-eyed basketball player takes the coach’s advice and sets a goal of proving him wrong. He returns to his parents’ California home and works exhaustively on getting stronger. He then painstakingly tries to secure the coach’s blessing by attempting a 600-mile bicycle journey and a 2,000-mile hitchhiking… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter C.S. Talbott (MADNESS JACKSON)

A TRUE NATURE, 15min., USA, Fantasy Directed by Nickolas Powers-Gomez Plague survivors, Liam, Bird, and Hamill navigate morality and survival instinct as they struggle to make their way through a treacherous new world in order to reach the nearest safe haven known as, “the station.” http://www.realisticpoetryfilms.com/ Get to know the director: 1. What motivated you… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nickolas Powers-Gomez (A TRUE NATURE)

MASK, 15min., USA, Drama Directed by Peter Jang When a combat veteran tries to escape his PTSD by working out at a boxing gym, a confrontation with a mysterious man amplifies his worst fears. Get to know the director: 1. What motivated you to make this film? Depression and suicide, in and outside of military… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Peter Jang (MASK)