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MUSTANG played to rave reviews at the DIVERSITY Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The film was shot for the competition of “Nespresso” talents. The theme was “doing is everything”. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film? I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kateřina Kunčická (MUSTANG)

1. What is your screenplay about? My screenplay is a retelling of my life growing up as a Pentecostal Apostolic girl in the early-mid 2000s and the social, personal, and emotional hardships that such a life inflicted on my friends and I as teen girls. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? I’d categorize… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Sarah Courchaine (DIRT FROM A HOLY PLACE)

SYMBIONIC played to rave reviews at the October 2021 CHICAGO Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? SymBionic had been a goal of mine since transferring to art school. I had come up with the concept from a word prompt, “error,” and loved the idea so much that I knew I had… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Jack Tenbusch (SYMBIONIC)

LIFE’S A SHOW was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I thought it would be an interesting exercise to try and make a short film safely during the pandemic. It was inspired by the reactions people were having on social media,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Harvey Puttock (LIFE’S A SHOW)

TO THE NTH played to rave reviews at the October 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. DM- Dustyn Martincich- co-choreographer; film coordinator AR- Andrew Roddewig- film director; editor 1. What motivated you to make this film? DM- Jess, Andrew, and I have collaborated on several projects in the past, mostly in Chicago, and mostly for live performers… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Dustyn Martincich & Andrew Roddewig (THE THE NTH)

CLEANING UP was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the CHICAGO Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The cleverness of the story stuck out to me and I was excited by its potential to be a gritty, noir, crime thriller, a genre that I’ve always been a fan of. When my… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Christopher Barga (CLEANING UP)

BAKING IS HARD was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? That’s a bit of a long story. Back in 2015, Pat Russo – our Director of Photography – and I worked together on a no-budget music video in Napa Valley. We… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Spence Warren (BAKING IS HARD)

“Byoul Part 2: Da” was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the October 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Internationally celebrated South Korean Dancer and Choreographer DaEun Jung approached me about illustrating part 2 “Da” of her long-form 3 part dance known as the “Byoul” series: about… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Taso Papadakis (Byoul Part 2: Da)

ERASED was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2021 SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival. http://www.erasedfilm.com 1. What motivated you to make this film? The seed of an idea for ERASED came from heartbreak. I was in my early twenties and I was in so much pain at the time that I used to daydream of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gabriela Loza (ERASED)

POLAR BEARS BOREDOM played to rave reviews at the October 2021 ANIMATION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This film is inspired by the Japanese picture scroll in the 12 to 13rd century: Bird and Beast Character Caricature. I wanted to draw the chubby round shape of the marine mammalians. 2.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Koji Yamamura (POLAR BEARS BOREDOM)