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HOLD MY HAND, 13min., Russia, Family Drama Directed by Alexandra Alekhina Masha is over forty, and she is pregnant. The event is long-awaited and joyful – she and her husband really want children. A visit to the perinatal center casts doubt on the possibility of having a healthy baby – tests show a high risk… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alexandra Alekhina (HOLD MY HAND)

CONTRABAND, 13min., UK, Drama Directed by Anabal Barnston Flailing millennial, Ruby, endeavours to get her life together after an overdue gap year, but is hindered by a pesky, over-complicated abortion. https://www.instagram.com/contraband.film/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? The story is loosely based on personal experience, but it wasn’t… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anabal Barnston (CONTRABAND)

BEING X IN AMERICA, 11min., USA, Drama Directed by Malik J. Ali, Chozy Aiyub Ahmad (Arab American) tries to help Chris (African American) in solving a complex equation of being in America. http://chozyaiyub.com/ https://instagram.com/beingxinamerica Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? Ever since I came to the US in… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Chozy Aiyub (BEING X IN AMERICA)

I DON’T WANNA GO, 4min., USA, Drama Directed by Max Vadset A kid doesn’t want to go to school because he’s worried about the possibility of a school shooting. https://www.facebook.com/infinitemonkeyproject/ https://www.instagram.com/infinitemonkeystudiosoffical/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to make this film because of how much gun… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Max Vadset (I DON’T WANNA GO)

AN ELIXIR FOR THE EXTINCTION OF EXPERIENCE, 11min., USA, Documentary Directed by Clay Antonatos The threats of the climate crisis are more and more becoming a reality, posing immense challenges to human and ecosystem health, yet it continuously proves difficult to make any meaningful change. We can’t see meaningfully due to a result of our… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Clay Antonatos (AN ELIXIR FOR THE EXTINCTION OF EXPERIENCE)

THE HAUNTING MEMORY, 9min., USA, Drama Directed by Ziru Wang Being haunted by the memory from the Vietnam war for 50 years, Harry Tabak was determined to return to where the battle began. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? I met Harry (the protagonist of this film) through… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ziru Wang (THE HAUNTING MEMORY)

A LAKE OF ASHES, 18min., Canada, Fantasy Directed by W. James Alexander In a not too distant future wracked by ecological devastation, a young boy grows up on an isolated lake. Though not yet destroyed by fire, the land he lives on and the lake at its center are slowly dying. As the boy wanders,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker W. James Alexander (A LAKE OF ASHES)

BLOOD BUDDIES, 12min., Canada, Drama Directed by Suzanne Marie Moreau A friend in need is a friend indeed – or are they? Two best childhood friends go to their first summer camp together – and it tears them apart. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? I felt motivated… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Suzanne Marie Moreau (BLOOD BUDDIES)

THE DEAD THAT LIVE, 9min., USA, Drama/Horror Directed by Mark Oguschewitz A lonely zombie must fight for his life during the zombie apocalypse. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? Writer/Producer Mario Mabe brought me the 7-page script and I immediately fell in love with the last page and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mark Oguschewitz (THE DEAD THAT LIVE)

SPOONS, 3min., USA, Comedy Directed by Daniel Young Spoons. What more is there to say? https://instagram.com/skinnyguyproductions Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? Spoon was an incredible script to read. Ed and I had been looking to collaborate again before we had officially teamed up, and it just all… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daniel Young (SPOONS)