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FRESH OFF THE BOAT was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the May 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This film is inspired by the original song written by Bowen Yu. As a production company director, he came to me with this song, and I believe in the message… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Todd Lien (FRESH OFF THE BOAT)

CASUAL WORKERS was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the May 2021 Experimental Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The motivation to take on Casual Workers came from the stagnation from the pandemic,the economy during early 2020 forced businesses to hire non permanently , “casuals” who get weekly wages instead of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Keagan Afonso (CASUAL WORKERS)

TRANS was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the May 2021 SCI-FI Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? First of all, I have been writing scenarios with the emphasis on “spatial realities.” And while I was doing that, I heard something interesting from a producer who said that “films are… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Naeri Do (TRANS)

CHAMELEON was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the May 2021 DANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? “Chameleon” was originally choreographed in the early 90’s and was a full ensemble ballet. In 2019 I had 2 beautiful company members (Torri & Estelle who you see in the film)… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Janell Burgess (CHAMELEON)

1997 BUDAPEST was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the May 2021 Experimental Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Mimi Jeong! We made a music video together. I just found her so inspiring! Her personality and her art of dance. I knew I wanted to work with her again!… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Rachel Pasztor (1997 BUDAPEST)

1. What is your screenplay about? When the prototype of a super-advanced game console mysteriously arrives on their doorstep, twelve-year-old VR game addicts Claire and Casey lose no time in immersing themselves in an adventure game called Quest for the Shining Realm. But the Quest gets weird fast. The Shining Realm’s landscape seems oddly familiar,… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter A. S. Templeton (Fairyland Ain’t What It Used To BE)

1. What is your screenplay about? The story takes place at a mining colony on a moon of the 4th planet in the Arcturus system. During the mining, the crew comes upon a mysterious box, with an unknown language etched into it and a crystalline sphere inside. Unbeknownst, to the miners, the object is an… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Robert Cox (Arcturus Rising)

1. What is your screenplay about? Mr. Buchman Goes to Washington is an intense courtroom docudrama that recreates the 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee hearing of Sidney Buchman – the Oscar nominated Communist screenwriter of the classic patriotic film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. This is the day that Mr. Buchman, like Mr. Smith, learned… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Bill Baber (Mr. Buchman Goes To Washington)

1. What is your screenplay about? Inspired by a true incident… a box arriving that I did not order… RETURN TO SENDER starts off as a mystery, providing clues, that eventually leads to a supernatural revenge story. Themes of karma are woven throughout. Basically, a husband returns, after leaving his wife for another woman, and… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Tammy Klembith (RETURN TO SENDER)

1. What is your screenplay about? The most under-appreciated single mom in the world helps humorously inept aliens from outer space save Earth from takeover by sinister aliens. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy. Family. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It will inspire every underdog, social and… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Hunter Ridgway (Eleanor Of Ellendale Of Earth)