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TO BECOME BORN played to rave reviews at the February 2022 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The story of the music behind this video is that I lost my newborn son to a rare genetic condition at three days old. The music was a way of processing his loss… Continue reading Interview with Artist Ram Dass, (TO BECOME BORN)

ANGELI played to rave reviews at the March 2022 FEMALE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? It was a school project and we were shooting in a studio, with very good material and professionals, so I wanted to take that chance to make a movie I might not be able to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Eliza Noel (ANGELI)

LET’S PLAY was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2022 FEMALE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A challenge I set myself after attending a film festival in my city. I told my girlfriend who was with me: next year I will screen my film here. I took the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Katia Sauthier (LET’S PLAY)

SHY LITTLE BOY played to rave reviews at the March 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? – I moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming in high school. I was in the closet for the majority of my time there with next to no LGBTQ+ role models or representation. Years later,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jack Hessler (SHY LITTLE BOY)

The PRATT in the HAT was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the March 2022 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? When I saw Frances across a room of grey I was drawn to her brightly color hats and outfit – after she agreed to allow me to photographer I was… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Susan Hillary (The PRATT in the HAT)

CHAMELEONS is the 2022 Feature Film Winner at the Experimental/Dance/Music Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? When I was asked to make it in cooperation with the University for Music and Arts in Graz, Austria, I didn’t hesitate to do it. Because it’s all about music, and music is a very… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Fritz Aigner (CHAMELEONS)

PORCH NIGHT was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the February 2022 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? I attended a 2 week film residency (Experimental Film Virginia) which focuses on bring filmmakers and dancers together. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ned Farr (PORCH NIGHT)

ELEGY OF LOST THINGS was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2022 Experimental Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? When I met the work of Raul Brandao, from which the film is based, I immediately fell madly in love with his story. The sad and disarming beauty of its characters… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Stefano Mazzotta (ELEGY OF LOST THINGS)

DOORS was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the March 2022 Female Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This film began as a choreographic task of working with 3 different choreographers who secretly selected 3 different doors to create movement scenes in. As the dancer, I was the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alisa Rasera-Holden (DOORS)

LOOK IN MY EYES was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the WILDsound Film Festival 2022. 1. What motivated you to make this film? It was based on a real relationship I had shortly after 9/11. I stood on a Times Square corner and waived for a taxi. The driver was a young Muslim… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Eddie Baca (LOOK IN MY EYES)