THE PROTEST PROJECT played to rave reviews at the September 2021 Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? It was a couple of months into the lockdown period, during which people were making little TikTok videos of inane activities and longer videos of empty city streets. I felt I had to do… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker William Morris (THE PROTEST PROJECT)

OYSTERS! was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the October 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We were inspired by Billion Oyster Project, an organization dedicated to restoring the oyster beds of New York Harbor. Being environmentally concerned citizens, we set out to create our own supportive… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Bruce Lazarus & Robert Martens (OYSTERS!)

OUT LOUD was the LGBTQ+ Film Festival Feature Film Winner for 2021. 1. What motivated you to make this film? In late 2015, I spotted a small notice in a local newspaper: an open call for transgender and gender nonconforming singers, for LA’s first trans chorus. At a time when the rights of trans people… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gail Willumsen (OUT LOUD)

HIT N RUN was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the September 2021 BLACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I think the alienation that stems from navigating a new environment definitely motivated this story above all. I wanted to touch on the black experience and genre tropes in a way… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jeremy Benbow (HIT N RUN)

THE REBOUND was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the October 2021 CHICAGO Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I came up with this idea during the height of the lockdown. I basically tried to come up with a story that could take place in one location with two actors and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Johnny Antonini (THE REBOUND)

MEET YOU THROUGH THE LIGHT played to rave reviews at the October 2021 ROMANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We all have a time that we got no courage to talk to a person we like. Instead of reach out to them, we will spend more time on using our… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jackie Chang (MEET YOU THROUGH THE LIGHT)

PETITION FOR ALIEN SPOUSE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2021 ROMANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I actually got the inspiration for this story when I was preparing my own immigration document. I was looking for a form on the USCIS website and I found a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sumin You (PETITION FOR ALIEN SPOUSE)

EXPECTATIONS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCS at the October 2021 FEMALE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I had a big breakup a few years ago, and writing has always been therapeutic for me. I was heartbroken from a breakup that seemed to come out of circumstance. Sitting with those… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Actor Kaitlin Gould (EXPECTATIONS)

DR. MANIA was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the October 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve been a huge fan of the spy/supervillain genres all my life. With all that is, and has been, going on in the world, I felt the need to create a film… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Brad Simanski (DR. MANIA)

ANOTHER CLOVER was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2021 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wrote a TV Pilot set in 1943 and I wanted to create a modern day version that showcased some of the style and energy. 2. From the idea to the finished… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Thomas F. O’Brien (ANOTHER CLOVER)