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SILENT RHYTHM, 36min., USA, Documentary DanceDirected by Sarah GoolishianThis short documentary explores the relationship dancers have with music, especially when none of the dancers can hear the music. The Gallaudet Dance Company is home to a small dance studio that pushes the meaning of dance beyond the scope of sound. This year marked a specific… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sarah Goolishian (SILENT RHYTHM)

Mike from Ireland is back in Quebec where he spent much of his youth after living in the southern United States with his parents. Unfortunatly he is sequestered in an abandoned basement by Jimmy, the mafia owner of the B&B bar in Montreal. Jimmy hired Mike to work in his bar a few months earlier.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Olivier Lafrance (THE INTERROGATION)

A struggling drag queen meets a persistent houseless man while en route to her show. Interview with director Martin Olloren 1. What motivated you to make this film? It’s always important to me when making films or any type of art that it has a message that resonates with the current political and social climate.… Continue reading Interview with Martin Olloren (TWIXXX)

PILLOW FIGHT, 9min., USA, DramaDirected by Evey YuA heterosexual couple has an argument about sex after the guy came prematurely. http://eveyyu.com/https://www.instagram.com/evey_yuu Interview with director Evey Yu 1. What motivated you to make this film? When I made this movie, I had just come out of a relationship that inspired this movie. I come from a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Evey Yu (PILLOW FIGHT)

1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to make a film that reflected what is going in in our culture with homeless people, and the deep divisions we see now between the “have and have nots”. And what was really most important to me, to have my lead character face a moral… Continue reading Interview with filmmaker Bruce Hickey

IN DREAMS was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the Style, Fashion, Experimental Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I visited Lebanon a few years ago, and captured this footage as a souvenir of sorts. I was tracing the steps of my great-grandfather and other family, searching for the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nick Mery (IN DREAMS)

1. What motivated you to make this film? I visited Lebanon a few years ago, and captured this footage as a souvenir of sorts. I was tracing the steps of my great-grandfather and other family, searching for the history of my roots and ancestors. When the devastating Beirut explosion took place in 2020, I felt… Continue reading Untitled

FOUR ON THE MANTLE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the Toronto Female Film Festival 1. What motivated you to make this film?<.B> I had the privilege of walking very closely through the journeys of pregnancy with a couple of friends and family members who went through miscarriages. While this is not their story,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Rachel Jacob (FOUR ON THE MANTLE)

BLOSSOM IN SILENCE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the Aug. 2022 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Blossom in silence is the conclusion of my 2 years journey of rebuilding the foundations of my life. In my freshman year, an outdoor incident made me really think about death… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Zhiheo Deng (BLOSSOM IN SILENCE)

BUMP! was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the ROMANCE & RELATIONSHIP Film Festival. https://www.buckleuptheatre.co.uk/home https://instagram.com/aphollingworth 1. What motivated you to make this film? This story is something very close to my heart as it has been written from personal experiences. Bump! is originally a play and a story which I have been telling on… Continue reading Interview with Director Andrew Hollingworth (BUMP!)