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OUTSIDER played to rave reviews at the June 2022 ANIMATION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Originally, I got this idea from a dream thirteen years ago when I just started to study for my MA degree in London. In this dream, the people I cared about spoke, laughed, and merged… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Liu Shuo (OUTSIDER)

1. What motivated you to make this film? A friend had introduced me to Krishna Ashu Bhati in December 2018 at a team screening of his film “Beyond Good and Evil”. This film, similar to “the Ugly Truth,” is also very quietly and unexcitingly told. But that’s what I liked about it. At first glance,… Continue reading Interview with Writer/Actor Eva Habermann (THE UGLY TRUTH)

OPERATION: PAYBACK was the winner of BEST SHORT FORM SHORT FILM at the June 2022 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? WITH THE COVID LOCK DOWN AND EVERYTHING, I WAS GETTING ANTSY TO MAKE A FILM. I KNEW I WANTED TO MAKE A SHORT, DARK COMEDY BUT WITH THE PANDEMIC… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Darren Coyle (OPERATION: PAYBACK)

OUR G*DDAMN WEDDING was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the June 2022 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I have a very specific mission with this film (and the feature version of it that I hope to make): To correct the unfair depiction of atheists in films and TV… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jeff Jackson (OUR G*DDAMN WEDDING)

“40ish” is the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the June 2022 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I got so sick of the things that were happening to me in auditions and losing the part to the directors daughter and the age thing and mostly waiting around to be chosen…… Continue reading Interview with Actor/Writer Nicole Stuart (40ish)

THE LAST PICTURE was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the June 2022 FEMALE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? It’s a tough question, and an unromantic answer-I have a feature script for the story and wanted to shoot a concept or teaser for that feature for fund raising purposes. But… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ally May (THE LAST PICTURE)

WHATKILLEDTIMMYBENSON was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the June 2022 HORROR Underground Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I used to be in a band but when it ended, I had time on my hands. Besides that, my wife battled with depression for years so that had a great impact… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nick Cremers (WHATKILLEDTIMMYBENSON)

“hard stop.” was the winner of BEST DARK COMEDY at the June 2022 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My daughter and I are big film fans and we’re always riffing on ideas, trying to crack each other up. She wants to get into the industry so I figured it… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Barrie Seppings (hard stop.)

PUT AWAY was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the June 2022 FEMALE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The world was in lockdown. So what could be worse than the isolation? I decided it was being sane in a mental hospital. THis is also proof of concept for a feature… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker A.D. Cooper (PUT AWAY)

VELVET SKY was the winner of BEST FILM at the June 2022 LA Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? What motivated me to make this film was mainly two reasons: First, the notion (which I’ve heard people say or tell me) that you shouldn’t make a movie about a writer… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Charles Jon Gray (VELVET SKY)