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HOW DID WE GET HERE was the winner of FUNNIEST FILM at the LA COMEDY Festival July 2022. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to try a different form of film than just a regular short. Experiment a little. I come from a sketch comedy and improv background at Second City… Continue reading Interview with Writer/Producer Matt Frierdich (HOW DID WE GET HERE)

MUTINY! was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the LA COMEDY Festival July 2022. http://www.MutinyShortFilm.com http://www.MatthewGratzner.com 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wrote the film at the end of 2019 at a very challenging time in America: Just prior to the 2020 election. Mutiny! is actually a very, very subtle commentary on… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Matthew Gratzner (MUTINY!)

DICK was the winner of BEST SHORT FORM SHORT FILM at the July 2022 LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The homoeroticism in Insomnia: Combat Fatigue which I knew was in the public domain. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kevin McLellan (DICK)

A PERFECT STEP was the winner of BEST FILM at the July 2022 SPORTS & RECREATION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? When I met Kiran Upadhya, through my friend Saraswathi (co-producer), who is Kiran’s taekwondo student, I was amazed to see this master so passionate in this Artform, and helping… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Naumi Barua (A PERFECT STEP)

THE JESSICA CABIN at the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the July 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The Jessica Cabin started as a simple text from my creative partner, Riley Rose Critchlow. She messaged me and our friend Chase Williamson and said: When are we making a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daniel Montgomery (THE JESSICA CABIN)

JESSE JAMES was the winner of BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN at the July 2022 Toronto LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? “Jesse James” has been an idea I’ve had for a long time. Before becoming a filmmaker, I was a licensed social worker, and I’ve always been interested in stories that… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Josef Steiff (JESSE JAMES)

CINEFILIA was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the July 2022 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I originally made this for a Rode Mic competition “My Rode Reel” but because of a VFX shot I was unable to submit in time. The grand jury prize was 250K so you… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Matthew Jehle (CINEFILIA)

THE WOMAN IN WHITE play to rave reviews at the July 2022 Toronto DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I made this film during the pandemic, when live performance venues were shut down. Many dance artists were adapting their work to film and experimenting with digital art, but at the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Roshanak Jaberi  (THE WOMAN IN WHITE)

1. What is your screenplay about? Struggle and Triumph ! An epic hero’s journey in the pursuit of becoming an athlete. Based on the real life events of “Jimmy 13” who is the seventh child of eight, he struggles to find his own identity in the family and the small town of Camillus, New York.… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter David Sorbello (JIMMY 13)

LAST DAY ON EARTH was the winner of BEST DRAMA FILM at the July 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I did a solo trip to Washington for a 2 day trip to explore the forests of the Olympic Peninsula, never had I seen a more beautiful place. To… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Christian Jacob Eisenbarth (LAST DAY ON EARTH)