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FURTIF was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the December 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Long story, short. It’s based on a true story. A few years ago, I went to my parent’s country home. I was hesitating and then I decided to go with them for the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vincent Richard (FURTIF)

THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T CRY played to rave reviews at the Dec. 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Me and the scriptwriter Björn Boström read the short story “The Man Who Wouldn’t Cry” (Mannen som inte ville gråta) by Stig Dagerman, written in 1947. We both loved its surreal… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Emil T. Jonsson (THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T CRY)

AMERICA BOXED IN played to rave reviews at the December 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We are a three-man team. Each of us had different motivations. Lance Hoovestal, the Executive Producer, did his doctoral studies on the subject. After seeing a documentary film, he was inspired to make… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Casey G. Williams (AMERICA BOXED IN)

POTTERO played to rave reviews at the December 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I decided to make this film as a way to process my grief after the death of my uncle, who I was very close with. I was trying to find answers to an unanswerable question-… Continue reading Interview with Animator/Filmmaker Lindsey Martin (POTTERO)

MEDIAN was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was motivated by the hatred spewing 24/7 against the queer community and all marginalized people during the last (Trump) administration. I had to put some inspiration, positivity, and love into the world and show… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Matthew Riutta (MEDIAN)

THE MIRROR played to rave reviews at the December 2021 CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A few years ago, while having lunch with a friend at an outdoor café, we saw a white woman walk by with a huge “WOKE” button attached to her designer purse. Last year,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mimi Chakarova (THE MIRROR)

ON THE ROCKS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the December 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This project started with three of us, all actors, who wanted to film something for our reels. And since we were all bartenders/servers, we knew we’d have a free place to… Continue reading Interview with Actor/Producer Stefani Zabner (ON THE ROCKS)

THE GOING was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the December 2021 Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The film took its inspiration from the beautiful and very haunting Thomas Hardy poem, ‘The Going’, which is about the powerfully strange ways in which grief can make us behave. For… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mairin O’Hagan (THE GOING)

1. What is your short story about? Short story about Leon Collins, who’s near-death experience was beyond the so-called follow the white light; it was a burning he’ll never forget 2. What genre(s) would you say this story is in? Christian horror/ thriller 3. How would you describe this story in two words? (Painfully-intense )… Continue reading Interview with Writer JLR Writer (THE BURNING)

1) What is the theme of your poem? Our yearning to know the what, why and Who of creation! 2) What motivated you to write this poem? My own yearning. 3) How long have you been writing poetry? Many years 4) If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would that… Continue reading Interview with POET Lew Osteen (EARTHSONG)