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TONTON MANU was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the August 2021 BLACK Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We were motivated by the wisdom of this man and his enormous talent as a musician. It took us a long time to get Manu Dibango to play with us.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Patrick Puzenat (TONTON MANU)

HAMMOND’S BOOKS played to rave reviews at the August 2021 DIVERSITY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I love photography and I was walking down a street in St. Louis one day taking pictures and came across this bookstore. Old time french music was coming from their outdoor speakers. I found… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Joshua Mullins (HAMMOND’S BOOKS)

CORETTA played to rave reviews at the August 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was very traumatized by my husband’s death, and I still struggle with survivor’s guilt and grief. I found an ally in Coretta Scott King. I wrote and recorded this song to tell that story.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jessica Elizabeth Davenport (CORETTA)

LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO played at the August 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve always felt that I had the heart of an activist and wasn’t sure initially, how I could contribute. I had actually been sitting on this idea since the song first came out… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Destiny Faith (LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO)

IT TAKES A LEMON played to rave reviews at the August 2021 FAMILY Film Festival. Curtis Gilbert – Writer Zuri Gilbert – Writer Corey J. Gilbert – Director 1. What motivated you to make this film? Corey: The script was written by my brother, Curtis and my 12-year old niece, Zuri. And the original story… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaking team of the short film IT TAKES A LEMON

“We Will Kaleid – Revoke” played to rave reviews at the August 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We got new hardware in the lockdown and worked on it for the first time with three people. The two colleagues Phaidonas and Nathan work with PC and Blender, I worked… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nikolas Müller (We Will Kaleid – Revoke)

99 PROBLEMS played to rave reviews at the August 2021 SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’m always thinking about something Twilight Zoneish and I sat with the producer Tori London and we developed the story in the afternoon. That evening I wrote the script. 2. From the idea to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael G. Kehoe (99 PROBLEMS)

ATTILA played to rave reviews at the August 2021 DOCUMENTARY short film festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? When I met Attila and learned of his background, I found a man who could be a great role model and sincerely motivated in competing for a world record. A perfect combination to making… Continue reading Interview with Executive Producer Bill Eritz (ATTILA)

JEFF HILLIARD – SILICONE WAVE played to rave reviews at the August 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival 1. What motivated you to make this film? This is what I am passionate about… creating satirical characters, writing a song and then producing a music video from their point of view. About 14 years ago, I watched a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jeff Hilliard (JEFF HILLIARD – SILICONE WAVE)

CHERI MOON – AIN’T I A WOMAN played to rave reviews at the August 2021 EXPERMENTAL Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? – Cheri’s voice and empowering performance were so inspiring that I could immediately envision the film. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sophie Dia Pegrum (CHERI MOON – AIN’T I A WOMAN)