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SEAGULL played to rave reviews at the Female Filmmakers January 2021 Festival. Catherine Fridey (co-producer/actor/writer) Cat Jones (director/co-producer/actor) 1. What motivated you to make this film? Catherine: I was born in France and raised in the U.S. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about what my family endured during World War Two, and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Catherine Fridey & Catharine Jones (SEAGULL)

SHED played to rave reviews at the January 2021 Female Filmmakers Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I have lived my entire professional life as an actress in front of the camera and on stage. I have always loved the experience of dissolving into a character. Bringing to life something someone else… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Samantha Soule (SHED)

WHISPER was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the January 2020 Dance & Music Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? As you know It is my MA diploma project. I had chosen to tell the story I have been through. Story I lived, felt, experienced. I could close my eyes… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ina Nersesian (WHISPER)

COVID BACH played to rave reviews at the January 2021 Female Filmmakers Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The Covid pandemic, of course, and the Bach interpretation by Andras Schiff. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short? Two months. 3.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Elizabeth Lewis (COVID BACH)

UNHIDE played to rave reviews at the December 2020 Dance & Music Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The existing environ and the sexual intimidation propelled me to pick up this very important topic. Isn’t this world common for all the sexes. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ramya Nambessan (UNHIDE)

THE DUCK AND THE DONKEY was the winner of BEST FILM at the 2021 LGBTQ+ Special Festival. What motivated you to make this film? I’m a Creative director for PR Queer Film Fest, and for four years I’d been doing efforts around the LGBTTQ community with the line “we need to talk” and this year… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alejandro Aguilera (The Duck and the Donkey)

ESTILO AMERICANO was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2021 LATINO Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Since the election of Donald Trump Latinos have become a constant target. It shocked and frustrated me. I’ve had many conversations with Latino friends trying to understand their sentiment and also… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Miriam Kruishoop (ESTILO AMERICANO)

LOVE IS NOT LOVE is the Romance Festival Feature Film winner of BEST FILM for 2021. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I had to jump. At some point the writing and re-writing gets a flat tire and you have to get it off the page and that’s a long road where doubt… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Stephen Keep Mills (LOVE IS NOT LOVE)

1. What is your screenplay about? My script is based on the true story of a female serial killer at the turn of the twentieth century. She was a Norwegian immigrant who managed to kill both of her husbands, all five of her children, and countless male “suitors” without getting caught. 2. What genres does… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Kari Karsten (HELLE’S BELLE)

1. What is your screenplay about? Our screenplay Is about the ridiculous nature of 2020. The shifting course of this year could not wait for the history books so we decided it would be best to tackle everything in a satirical format, as well show how people have adapted to this new way of life.… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriters Isaiah Carter & John Azzopardi (THE MASKED CHRONICLES)