ONE DAY / DAY ONE was the winner of BEST FILM at the May 2022 Toronto Female Film Festival. Project Links  Website 1. What motivated you to make this film? As a creator with disability I am passionate about representation and improving the film landscape for people with disability in all areas of the screen… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Meagan McAteer (ONE DAY / DAY ONE)

ONCE I PASSED was the winner of BEST FILM at the May 2022 FEEDBACK Animation Festival. Project Links  Website  Facebook 1. What motivated you to make this film? I came across the original version of Walt Whitman’s poem “Once I Passed Through a Populous City” by chance many years ago. In 1925, the original handwritten… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Martin Gerigk (ONCE I PASSED)

LUCHA AND THE EKEKO was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the FEEDBACK Animation Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Because of my interests in Spanish language and Latino culture, music, etc., I’d wanted to write a Latino-themed story for a while. I’d been thinking about a broader dramatic work,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Roger Edwards (LUCHA AND THE EKEKO)

“echoes” was the winner of Best Environmental Film at the April 2022 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? This film originated from my fascination with everyone’s adverse reactions to being under the water. Generally, all people tend to panic in their first experiences of scuba diving because we are going into… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Carly Elizabeth Williams (echoes)

HOLKY: THE STEVEN HOLCOMB STORY was the winner of BEST DOCUMENTARY at the Toronto DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? When I first watched Steven’s interview, I was very moved by the raw emotion of it, and felt his story needed to be told with the utmost care. I am… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anna Auster (HOLKY: THE STEVEN HOLCOMB STORY)

SIGHT OF BLUE was awarded BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2022 DOCUMENTARY Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My father introduced me to spearfishing when I was just 10 years old. When I came across the freediving school Olivier is a member of, I trained with them and started filming simultaneously. As… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Pierre Bouquet (SIGHT OF BLUE)

YUKI VS PANDA played to rave reviews at the March 2022 LA FEEDBACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? To build an audience and fanbase to help greenlight the animated series. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film? We… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andrew Palmer (YUKI VS PANDA)

AGAPE was the winner of BEST FILM at the April 2022 EXPERIMENTAL/DANCE Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The motivation to make this film came from a combination of places. Once I saw the actual film “If Beale Street Could Talk”, between the score by the amazing composer Nicholas Britell, the beautiful… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Zoe Edwards (AGAPE)

PAPER PEOPLE played to rave reviews at the SPORTS & RECREATION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The two of us have been making sketches and short films together for over five years now, and directing a mockumentary seemed like a fun challenge. Back in 2018, Rory watched the documentary Icarus,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Will DeVito & Rory Spillane (PAPER PEOPLE)

SOLO DUET was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the April 2022 COMEDY Festival. What motivated you to make this film? My first motivation was when I saw a YouTube clip about 12 years ago where someone had used visual effects to make a beach scene, and at that moment I got the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael Paul Snider (SOLO DUET)