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ROCK COUNTRY was the winner of BEST FILM at the Dance & Music Festival in October 2020. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The love I feel for the rock, the rope and the Basque culture. Thanks to these elements (rock and rope), I can merge my two passions, climbing and vertical dance,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dimegaz (ROCK COUNTRY)

LAST LOOKS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2020 FEEDBACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This was a cathartic piece for me. After the death of my friend and my experience of taking care of her b4 she was laid to rest. I felt the need to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Renee J. Vaca (LAST LOOKS)

FLUSH LOU was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2020 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? When I moved to Los Angeles two years ago, my closest childhood friend lost her father. He was a true cigarette smoking, Slivo drinking, no-filter Serbian. He had the most intoxicating personality… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Madison Stewart Leonard (FLUSH LOU)

I’M PRESS played to rave reviews at the October 2020 ROMANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The motivation behind this film was completing my thesis project for my MFA Acting program at the New York Film Academy. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Emmanual Fordjour (I’M PRESS)

PAIN IS THE AGENT OF AGE played to rave reviews at the October 2020 FEEDBACK Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? At the time I was really struggling with my identity of being STRONG all the time. I was so programmed at a young age to be strong no matter, and it… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Tristien Winfree (PAIN IS THE AGENT OF AGE)

“Numerus Duo” was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2020 HORROR Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I attended the Telluride Horror Film Festival 2 years ago and watched a really fun block of gross-out horror films. The audience reaction was so much fun. I had the idea for… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nick Fiorella (Numerus Duo)

OUR FATHER played to rave reviews at the October 2020 ROMANCE Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? It was a very specific moment actually. I remember being on the east side of Los Angeles waiting to go see a friend’s play as part of the IAMA theater company and one of my… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jamie Duneier (OUR FATHER)

LAG: A ZOOMSICAL COMEDY played to rave reviews at the October 2020 Dance & Music Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? In March 2020 our lives began to lag. We, as musical theatre makers, lost our live audience. More than ever before, we Zoomed, encountering friends and colleagues from a safe social… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Haddon Kime (LAG: A ZOOMSICAL COMEDY)

STAY INSIDE played to rave reviews at the October 2020 Dance & Music Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? During the initial shutdown, I was scanning social media (as most of us were doing) and came across a couple parodies which inspired me by the positive energy on display during those scary… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Will Meadows (STAY INSIDE)

FROM HEAVEN IS CALI was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the October 2020 Drama New York Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve always wanted to make a film, but it was always very intimidating to me. It was tricky finding subject matter that was inspiring, where I could actively… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Christaan Felber (FROM HEAVEN IS CALI)