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303: Endless Night was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the March 2021 Crime/Thriller Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I had been busy days working to give birth, raising a kid, bringing home the bacon, and living normal lives. Raising a child made me look back on another past I had… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Geena Jung (303: Endless Night)

THE CLIMBING PERCH was the winner of BEST THRILLER FILM at the March 2021 Crime/Thriller Festival. 1- What motivated you to make this film? The overwhelming urge to make another film after a 4 year hiatus. I gathered the usual suspects and pitched them the idea of taking it upon ourselves to make a film… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daniel Gómez Bagby (THE CLIMBING PERCH)

Totsu (Redbird) was the winner of BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN at the March 2021 Crime/Thriller Festival in March 2021. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My mission as a filmmaker is to tell stories through the eyes of Native American or Indigenous peoples, which is what I’ve been doing for nearly a decade. The… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jeremy Charles (Totsu (Redbird))

CRUEL WORLD was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the WILDsound Crime/Thriller Film Festival in March 2021. 1. What motivated you to make this film? After releasing my comedic web series ‘Out to Lunch’ on YouTube in April of 2018 under behindDAmask Productions, I was eager to create a short film that was contrasting in… Continue reading Interview with Actor/Filmmaker Dylan Mask (CRUEL WORLD)

RAINBOW FLAG FLYING HIGH was the winner of BEST DOCUMENTARY Short at the March 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I read a lot of pieces of news coverage from Mr. Chi that touched me so much. As a film director, I would like to make a film record… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker ZHANG Hong-Jie (RAINBOW FLAG FLYING HIGH)

UNDERDOG was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2021 Crime/Thriller Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? An Insurance company… That was the starting point. I was working for an Insurance commercial in the US and they wanted an alligator-like Mascotte. The first draft I sent was rejected because it… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Andrea Cavuoto (UNDERDOG)

MY FAMILY TREES was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the March 2021 LA FEEDBACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’m drawn towards unsung heroes that reveal a particular aspect of creativity and resilience in the human spirit. This particular story had been evolving – slowly – right… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Roshi Givechi (MY FAMILY TREES)

THE ARTIFACT was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2021 CHICAGO Crime & Thriller Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Several years ago I sat down with Nick Ferin (Steve in the film) to discuss what we could film next. He suggested we should make a film about a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ralph Klisiewicz (THE ARTIFACT)

1. What is your screenplay about? A story of Karma. Amanda is a hardnosed CEO of a company. Single, married to her work. Good management skills buit no people skills. Uses scare tactics and alienation to “Motivate” her employees. A quiet Friday at home is suddenly turned into a fight for survival as she is… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Richard M. Kjeldgaard (SEVERENCE PAYBACK)

What is your screenplay about? It’s about abuse of power and what could happen when enemies gain the upper hand against the powerful. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Science-fiction. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s a seriously epic monster movie that would be action-packed and visually-stunning. 4.… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Hank Biro (Godzilla and the Technicolor Guards)