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THE MILL CREEK STANGLER was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the November 2021 CRIME/MYSTERY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was listening to a podcast that explored the fandom of the true crime genre of podcasts and documentaries. In the podcast they went to a true crime convention and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Aaron Egbert Allsop (THE MILL CREEK STANGLER)

HEINZ 1945 was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Karel Hamm (co-director) and I have worked together as DP and camera operator for 35 years, and when we retired from the business 10 years ago we wrote and directed… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Martin Beek (HEINZ 1945)

BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the November 2021 CRIME/MYSTERY Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The covid quarantine sidelined another project I was about to do. So I decide to write a simple script with only two actors in one location which would be easier to shoot during… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Joey Medina (BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE)

NOAH’S SONG played to rave reviews at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Short Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My main motivation for this film was my questioning of my own gender. I had just recently decided to change my name to Damian. I was in a relationship at the time that… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Damian Bonito Zapien (NOAH’S SONG)

STOCKHOLM was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Stockholm was inspired by the saddening and way-to-high statistic that over 50% of gay, bi or queer men have experienced sexual assault. When this particular trauma is inflicted on gay, bi or queer… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Tom Wright (STOCKHOLM)

GRIFFICA was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Short Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to make a film that depicted a psychological clash between two queer individuals with wildly differing backstories. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker C.J. Arellano (GRIFFICA)

THE 12TH NIGHT was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2021 DANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The curator of the BAF Festival told me the story. 2020 was difficult to the human being, as well as dancers. I think it’s a great story worth to spread. 2.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker  Yongxi Mai (THE 12TH NIGHT)

THE TOUCHING VIDEO played to rave reviews at the November 2021 WILDsound Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The subject matter of this documentary is something that has been with me for a long time before I ever even considered filmmaking as a career pathway. The mystery about where this education video… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andrew James Strachan (THE TOUCHING VIDEO)

EXIT was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 DANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I already had the desire to realize an own dance video for quite a while. I find the potential interesting that the medium of film opens up to you, to use movement, space… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Simone Cita Kieltyka (EXIT)

JUPITER & EUROPA was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Shorts Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to make something that would make being stuck in quarantine suck less, which surprisingly worked! I also had to make this form for a grade, since Jupiter… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Milo Ferguson (JUPITER & EUROPA)