THE LAST CROISSANT was the winner of BEST COMEDY FILM at the December 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I had “The Last Croissant” in my head for some time, and was encouraged by a colleague to complete it as a narrative work sample – I had been making… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jessica Redish (THE LAST CROISSANT)

DRILL was the winner of BEST FILM at the ROMANCE & RELATIONSHIPS Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? It was a spontaneous idea. At that time I had been working on another project actually – a sci-fi short film and was applying for funding at the Ukrainian State Film Agency, but… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vyacheslav Bigdan (DRILL)

DRILL was the winner of BEST FILM at the ROMANCE & RELATIONSHIPS Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? It was a spontaneous idea. At that time I had been working on another project actually – a sci-fi short film and was applying for funding at the Ukrainian State Film Agency, but… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vyacheslav Bigdan (DRILL)

NAKUSA played to rave reviews at the December 2021 EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The motivation behind making NAKUSA came from my deep love for the piano and portraying characters through music. The film is inspired by Sergei Rachmaninoff and his Prelude in D Major opus 23 no. 4… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jennifer Kramer (NAKUSA)

TRIP 27 was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the December 2021 Style, Experimental, Dance Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? When Huck. and I first met, he showed me the sketches to the songs that would make up Trip 27 and we immediately talked about eventually making a visual album.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Oscar De Leon (TRIP 27)

FURTIF was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the December 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Long story, short. It’s based on a true story. A few years ago, I went to my parent’s country home. I was hesitating and then I decided to go with them for the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vincent Richard (FURTIF)

THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T CRY played to rave reviews at the Dec. 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Me and the scriptwriter Björn Boström read the short story “The Man Who Wouldn’t Cry” (Mannen som inte ville gråta) by Stig Dagerman, written in 1947. We both loved its surreal… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Emil T. Jonsson (THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T CRY)

AMERICA BOXED IN played to rave reviews at the December 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We are a three-man team. Each of us had different motivations. Lance Hoovestal, the Executive Producer, did his doctoral studies on the subject. After seeing a documentary film, he was inspired to make… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Casey G. Williams (AMERICA BOXED IN)

POTTERO played to rave reviews at the December 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I decided to make this film as a way to process my grief after the death of my uncle, who I was very close with. I was trying to find answers to an unanswerable question-… Continue reading Interview with Animator/Filmmaker Lindsey Martin (POTTERO)

MEDIAN was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was motivated by the hatred spewing 24/7 against the queer community and all marginalized people during the last (Trump) administration. I had to put some inspiration, positivity, and love into the world and show… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Matthew Riutta (MEDIAN)