Interview with Filmmaker Anne Lakhdar (ALONGSIDE THE WATER – GENEVE AND IT’S NATURE)

ALONGSIDE THE WATER – GENEVE AND IT’S NATURE was voted BEST FILM at the Feb. 2022 NYC Science & Nature Film Festival. 1. What motivated us to make this film Since we started making documentary films, we thought about how we could show stunning nature close to where we live as an eye opener and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anne Lakhdar (ALONGSIDE THE WATER – GENEVE AND IT’S NATURE)

Interview with Filmmaker Julie Goldstein (ETHEREAL SHIFT)

ETHEREAL SHIFT was the winner of BEST ANIMATION at the Experimental, Dance, Music Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The process of generating “Ethereal Shift” was an organic one, akin to improvisation. Sections were animated in stages. After each session, the clips were assembled in a rough cut and more content was… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Julie Goldstein (ETHEREAL SHIFT)

Interview with Filmmaker Jessica Rae (RAISE YOUR HAND)

RAISE YOUR HAND played to rave reviews at the February 2022 FEMALE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The motivation to make this film came after attending a class lecture where the instructor carelessly, with excitement, exploited the concept of rape for a superficial discussion topic. As a survivor myself, I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jessica Rae (RAISE YOUR HAND)

Interview with Filmmaker Joe Smith (JUSTIN’S ONE YEAR WITH HIS TAXIDERMY LEG: RECOVERY STORY)

JUSTIN’S ONE YEAR WITH HIS TAXIDERMY LEG: RECOVERY STORY played at the Feb. 2022 Toronto Documentary Festival to rave reviews. What motivated you to make this film? Meeting Justin was kind of unexpected, I had been working on a documentary film about the taxidermist who helped Justin with his leg. I told Ben, the owner… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Joe Smith (JUSTIN’S ONE YEAR WITH HIS TAXIDERMY LEG: RECOVERY STORY)

Interview with Screenwriter Adolfo Mena Cejas (To All The Girls I Could’ve Loved Before)

1. What is your screenplay about? Our screenplay is about a gay man who has an inexplicable crush on a woman. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Our screenplay falls under the drama genre. It’s like a rom-com on a decaying winter night. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Adolfo Mena Cejas (To All The Girls I Could’ve Loved Before)

Interview with Filmmaker A. Adams (ELECTED GIRL)

ELECTED GIRL was awarded Best Sound & Music at the POLITICAL Feedback Film Festival February 2022. 1. What motivated you to make this film? …The political circus of the Trump administration was crazy enough, and then along came Covid. Things went nonlinear. Though I originally was going to call the song “Electric Girl”, with the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker A. Adams (ELECTED GIRL)