MEDUSA was the FEATURE FILM WINNER from the 2021 FEMALE Filmmakers Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? From the early beginning, I’ve always known that I won’t have a lot of money for this first feature. That’s why I have decided to write a feature where all happens in one location only… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sophie Levy (MEDUSA)

YES, DARLING! was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the November 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The main motivation came from life itself. Last year we got way too much news about homicides when people chopped a body with a saw to get rid of it. 2. From… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Stanislav Shelestov & Alexandra Tomilina (YES, DARLING!)

THE MORTAL PLASTIK played to rave reviews at the November 2021 WILDsound Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? For the last five years, I’ve been active in bringing a critical awareness to shale gas infrastructure (aka “natural gas”) in New York State through a collaborative design project I run with my partner… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jess Irish (THE MORTAL PLASTIK)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JONATHAN PARKER was the winner of BEST SCREENPLAY at the November 2021 Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This film was actually one of three films that we made with a group of friends from film school during Covid induced lockdown. Part of that motivation… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kyle Carrie-Mattimoe (THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JONATHAN PARKER)

PATRICIA’S ADDICTION was the winner of BEST FILM at the December 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This happened quick. I didn’t get a chance to plan out too much. The budget didn’t come in for a film I was going to shoot and I had already hired everyone… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker David Jimenez (PATRICIA’S ADDICTION)

CARLOTA played to rave reviews at the December 2021 FEMALE Filmmakers Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My urge to become a director. Ever since I got into the film industry as an Art Director what I really wanted was to be a director but I didn’t believe enough in myself… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Malu Solis (CARLOTA)

THE POOL was the winner of BEST FILM at the December 2021 FEMALE FILMMAKERS Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Most of my work focuses on the parent/child relationship, as I believe it’s the most complicated relationship we have. And The Pool stems from a number of incidents in my life,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anna Hozian (THE POOL)

WE ALL DIE ALONE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Queer characters are typically absent from genre films by some of my favorite filmmakers, so i decided I wanted to make a fan film where said characters (who if they… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jonathan Hammond (WE ALL DIE ALONE)

“Vexoh – A Memory Capsule” played to rave reviews at the November 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The genesis of this project come from last winter. As a lot of us experienced the past year being stuck at home is not that easy. The idea was to create… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Cyrill Durigon (Vexoh – A Memory Capsule)

1. What is your screenplay about? A black rock star abuses alcohol to cope with the failures of the past and the reality of the present. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? I think it says a lot in 12-pages. It also… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Rodney Greenwood (ODE TO A)