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THE DECISIVE MOMENT was the winner of BEST 1 MINUTE MOVIE at the Under 5 Minute Film Festival in April 2021. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The long answer would be … long! The short answer is I’m a photographer making the transition to video, and in researching kit I happened across… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ben Lovejoy (THE DECISIVE MOMENT)

BELLY UP was awarded BEST PERFORMANCES at the April 2021 Under 5 Minute Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The idea that you can only truly grieve for those you were close to is very captivating to me. When I first read Catherine’s script, that’s what jumped out at me. 2.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jose Alberto Orive (BELLY UP)

WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2021 Under 5 Minute Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wrote the script years ago when I first heard the song. I’d been thinking about the way many families don’t actually speak truthfully even when (especially… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jamie Donohoe (WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID)

INHALATION played to rave reviews at the May 2021 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? My first motivation to make this film was Covid 19 and the one year we stayed at home because of the lockdown. I want to express people’s emotions in suffering coping with this pandemic. Also,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Hanan Zeineldin (INHALATION)

OVER THE SKY was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the May 2021 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to tell a personal story about my childhood. Even though the topic of divorce has become commonplace today, it is still a tragedy for children. I wanted to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Pauline Pelsy-Johann (OVER THE SKY)

SINGLE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the May 2021 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? 2020 lockdown surprised me in the country, as I was driving from Rome where I live, to Milan where I had left my dog, to go to the Berlinale.I didn’t get to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anna Sesia (SINGLE)

THE DRY SALVAGES played to rave reviews at the FEMALE Feedback Film Festival in May 2021. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This film was heavily influenced and inspired by the works of the great master of cinema, Wong Kar-Wai. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Agnes Maska (THE DRY SALVAGES)

OUSIA played to rave reviews at the April 2021 CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? When I open my eyes – I can see a world with sorrow and sadness. I have been watching people choose chaos instead of peace; Trouble instead of solution; And war instead of art.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Enzo Gabrielloni Rossi (OUSIA)

HIGHER GROUND was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the May 2021 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. Conversation with the filmmaking team. Director – Ania Smolenskaia Producer – Jenny Collins Executive Producer – Tessa Ingham 1. What motivated you to make this film? Tessa: Higher Ground is WING’s first self-funded film; we’ve always talked about… Continue reading Interview with the Filmmaking Team of the short film HIGHER GROUND

YOU MAY FEEL played to rave reviews at the April 2021 CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this . What motivated you to make this film? This all started at the funeral of a friend of mine. I was sitting in a row with some of my friends. I looked around… Continue reading Interview with Animator/Filmmaker Joe Greenwell (YOU MAY FEEL)