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“only living boy” was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2021 DANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was inspired by my own experience being a dancer/choreographer/artist in New York City during the pandemic, and specifically the feelings we share in a day in New York. There are… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Rachel Leigh Dolan (only living boy)

1. What motivated you to make this film? I was motivated to make this film during lockdown and how weird I felt during it. I also thought it would be interesting to make a movie set entirely in one location, and film it during the pandemic. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Benjamin Steinberg (CINDY’S DINER)

1. What is your screenplay about? African-American Army Sergeant Stella Freeman’s college-bound daughter Keisha goes missing on the day Freeman becomes the first woman to train the Army’s new Urban Terrorism platoon. A single mom and widow, Freeman is fighting to find her daughter while the Army pressures her to represent women in this life-changing… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Gloria Browne-Marshall (Sergeant Freeman)

1. What is your screenplay about? It is about a group of female identified beings who unite in a journey against a darkening era. It is based on the Fantasy Novel with the same title. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Fantasy and Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Tessie Herrasti (JEWELS OF LIGHT)

SCAVENGER played to rave reviews at the October 2021 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? After living and working in LA for 15 years as an Editor in the sports world, I wanted to get back to what brought me out here in the first place…the dream of Directing feature… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jeffrey Morreale (SCAVENGER)

THE PROTEST PROJECT played to rave reviews at the September 2021 Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? It was a couple of months into the lockdown period, during which people were making little TikTok videos of inane activities and longer videos of empty city streets. I felt I had to do… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker William Morris (THE PROTEST PROJECT)

OYSTERS! was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the October 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We were inspired by Billion Oyster Project, an organization dedicated to restoring the oyster beds of New York Harbor. Being environmentally concerned citizens, we set out to create our own supportive… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Bruce Lazarus & Robert Martens (OYSTERS!)

OUT LOUD was the LGBTQ+ Film Festival Feature Film Winner for 2021. 1. What motivated you to make this film? In late 2015, I spotted a small notice in a local newspaper: an open call for transgender and gender nonconforming singers, for LA’s first trans chorus. At a time when the rights of trans people… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gail Willumsen (OUT LOUD)

HIT N RUN was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the September 2021 BLACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I think the alienation that stems from navigating a new environment definitely motivated this story above all. I wanted to touch on the black experience and genre tropes in a way… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jeremy Benbow (HIT N RUN)

THE REBOUND was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the October 2021 CHICAGO Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I came up with this idea during the height of the lockdown. I basically tried to come up with a story that could take place in one location with two actors and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Johnny Antonini (THE REBOUND)