THE BOY was the winner of BEST FILM at the July 2022 FEEDBACK ANIMATION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? During the writing process, I was motivated by the challenge to tell a story through action alone. Once my team was formed my motivation changed to wanting to make something we’d… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Jonathan Gibney (THE BOY)

GREENER PASTURES was the winner of BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN at the July 2022 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My mom got really sick with covid and my dad told me to prepare myself because it looked like she was going to die. She is okay now but that… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Medora Levy (GREENER PASTURES)

THE SHOT played to rave reviews at the July 2022 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? As the Pentagon Federal Credit Union, we pay special attention to the military and serve our members by producing content relevant to them. PTSD is a huge and on-going problem for the military community… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker John Mogor (THE SHOT)

JUST SMILE, YOU’RE FINE was the winner of BEST SHORT FORM SHORT FILM at the July 2022 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The creation of the short film was prompted by my 11th grade IB film course as an end-of-year project. This class allowed me to explore various… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Petrina Gheorghiu (JUST SMILE, YOU’RE FINE)

MR. GREEN BEAN AND MR REDHEAD was the winner of BEST ANIMATION at the July 2022 DIVERSITY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My motivation was the challenge of making a short animated video that was fun yet had some historical references and characters that both kids and adults could enjoy.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Ron Pentz (MR. GREEN BEAN AND MR REDHEAD)

RISING – LIL BERETE was the winner of RISING – LIL BERETE at the July 2022 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I had been tracking Berete’s rise early on in his career. A musician friend of mine was showing me his music videos and we both couldn’t believe how… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Avery Harris Stedman (RISING – LIL BERETE)

CHASE THAT FEELING was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the June 2022 ACTION/ADVENTURE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We always had a passion for filming and documenting the sports we loved. I (BT) was a travelling professional surfer and Gilso would join me on trips whenever he could… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Matthew Gilsenan & Blake Thornton (CHASE THAT FEELING)

LET OFF played to rave reviews at the June 2022 Experimental/Dance Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The choreographer Carlos Laerte called me saying that he was working on a new piece with a dancer called ROMEC, and that he wanted to make a movie where he would come out of a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Igor Correa (LET OFF)

SIGNAL DARK was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the June 2022 FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival. What motivated you to make this film? The motivation was simple… We wanted to make a film and we wanted to make something that we would like to go and see. Most movies will stick to a structure and hit the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alex Murray (SIGNAL DARK)

CYCLE played to rave reviews at the June 2022 SCIENCE & NATURE Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I feel deeply connected to nature, and think that you can learn so much about yourself and about the world by spending time outdoors. Yet day in and day out, I’m watching the natural… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Samuel Newman (CYCLE)