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)
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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 Olivier Lallart (F*G)
F*G was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Feb. 2022 LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I discovered my homosexuality really late, at the age of 27. I t was a real shock. I needed to make a movie about this, like a therapy, because it was really… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Olivier Lallart (F*G)
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 Writer Catherine Jordan (Simon, Cult Cop)
1. What is your short story about? My short story is about a cult cop who investigates ritual murders. A man under investigation blames his crime on a magic book written by a woman involved in Satanism and black magic. 2. What genre(s) would you say this story is in? horror/thriller 3. How would you… Continue reading Interview with Writer Catherine Jordan (Simon, Cult Cop)
Interview with Screenwriter Tommy Anderson (FINAL FIRE)
1. What is your screenplay about? The story is about the life and dangers of a large metropolitan city fire department and a serial arsonist/murder. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? It is a crime drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? I bring my life experience in as… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Tommy Anderson (FINAL FIRE)
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 Screenwriter Montgomery Burt (LOST & FOUND)
1. What is your screenplay about? A man shows up at the transit Lost & Found with a box of mementos he uses to win back the clerk, his former girlfriend. But they can’t speak freely because they are on surveillance cameras. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama 3. Why should this… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Montgomery Burt (LOST & FOUND)
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)
