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SUNNY BOY was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I think there is still very few queer POC representations in the media and cinema. I had been wanting to work with the topics of new masculinities from an intersectional feminist perspective… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sara Moralo (SUNNY BOY)

GRAFTON was awarded BEST THRILLER Film at the April 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I had a meeting with a potential manager and I told her I was working on a feature for years and years titled MIASM, and that we were so close to getting fully funded… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Bryan Santiago (GRAFTON)

SLIPPING IN TIME was awarded BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Anna (Director): “This film was the final project for our art degree in NZ, and we wanted to finish off with a story that was meaningful for us. Our entire team… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaking Team of Anna Kong, Audee Halim, Gil Milstein (SLIPPING IN TIME)

THE SLEEPLESS was awarded BEST BLACK & WHITE film at the April 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was writing a 40 minute short at first but i realized it will be very complicated and expensive to shoot so one night i started brainstorming and came up with… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kami Sadraei (THE SLEEPLESS)

THE TAILOR was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I had been writing for a few years and wanted to make a film. I liked the humanity in this story and the message. I came out at a later age… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nathalie Therriault (THE TAILOR)

TIED played to rave reviews at the April 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I started out as an Animator and had a history of animating and directing Idents and sketches for comedy shows as well as making animated films. However, as a screenwriter, I’ve always written all kinds… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Darren Doherty (TIED)

ANOMALY was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I have been a film buff since I was a child (thanks dad and your awesome VHS collection), I love cinema and as far as I can remember I always wanted to be… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael Jeanpert (ANOMALY)

CAMILLA played to rave reviews at the April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? During the second year of my University in Milan we had to make different short movies for different classes. “Camilla” was my first movie as a director, writer and executive producer. We had carte blanche on… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Matilde Cellie (CAMILLA)

What motivated you to make this film? The film was actually motivated by the Year of Light (‘and Light-Based Technologies’ if I remember correctly). And what could be more about light than film noir? From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short? 6 weeks How… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Wesley Shrum (LIGHT YEARS)

THE GUARD STATION was the winner of BEST HORROR FILM at the April 2021 HORROR Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wrote a feature film screenplay originally that involved a security guard for a research and storage facility encountering a shape shifting creature that he had to contain over the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Matt Zappala (THE GUARD STATION)