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THE KEVORKIAN EFFECT was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the June 2022 CRIME/MYSTERY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? What motivation for this film came from a previous project a friend had pitched us about war and perspective. The film never went through but it sprouted this idea to focus… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andrew Barahona (THE KEVORKIAN EFFECT)

WE ARE THE APOCALYPSE ! was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the June 2022 WILDsound Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The desire to see what’s in my head on the screen. I am a television producer by trade, but am passionate about literature, music, art, theater and world politics, and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Charles William Lane (WE ARE THE APOCALYPSE !)

LIFECELL was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the June 2022 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A: I made this as my final film project when I was in film school. All my professors told me not to do it and that it was too big a scale for… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Tyler Mann (LIFECELL)

REMEMBER BEGINNING was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the May 2022 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? There was a local horror film festival. I overcame my insecurities and signed for. I felt this was a real opportunity to create my first film with actual actors, even though I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Elena S. Shelton (REMEMBER BEGINNING)

TEDDY TOOK A CLEANER TO THE CLEANERS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the June 2022 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A love of making something out of nothing 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film? A… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Noel Holmes (TEDDY TOOK A CLEANER TO THE CLEANERS)

MANUEL played to rave reviews at the May 2022 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY NICE IDEA TO TALK ABOUT COVID IN AN ORIGINAL WAY, MAKING PARALLELISMS WITH ANOTHER WORLD WAR. AT THE SAME TIME, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE FACT… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mario d’Anna (MANUEL)

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE played to rave reviews at the April 2022 Black & White Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Being born and raised in South Africa under the Apartheid system, it always bothers me that oppressed people are never viewed as fully three dimensional, but rather as a caricature conforming to someone… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Deon van Rooyen (CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE)

Famous Adjacent, or (How I Came To Terms With My Own Insignificance Through Googling Myself) played to rave reviews at the May 2022 Toronto Comedy Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My last film, Boathouse Row, took 9 years from idea to completion and was about intergenerational family trauma. I’m proud… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ethan Knecht (“Famous Adjacent”)

1) What is the theme of your poem? Having to choose the hardest choice in life. Inspired by my time in hospitals and recovery from chromic illness. The devil’s arches represent the hospital entrance. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? Free therapy. 3) How long have you been writing poetry? 26 years. 4)… Continue reading Interview with Poet Lily Blaze (The Devil’s Arches)

1) What is the theme of your poem? The theme of my poem is the passing of a loved one around late springtime/early summer when everything is coming to life again and blooming. It is about death and rebirth, loss and hope, and the fact that true beauty never really dies. 2) What motivated you… Continue reading Interview with Poet Eileen Moynihan (BEAUTY IS A JOY FOR EVER)