WELCOME HOME played to rave reviews at the September 2021 Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I always thought making a science fiction film was too out of reach for me. I’m very green to the genre as a filmmaker but also as a viewer. I’m attracted to a certain type… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daniela Di Salvo (WECOME HOME)

THE FLOWER MONSTER: NEED PINWHEEL played to rave reviews at the September 2021 ANIMATION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I always drew this monster 10 years ago in school. In sketchbooks and on tables. Now that I have the knowledge of how to make films, I want to see it… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator David Seul (THE FLOWER MONSTER: NEED PINWHEEL)

RETURN TO THE BUFFALO was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the September 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We’re based in Atlanta but I feel very drawn to the Great Plains. I knew very little about buffalo and even less about the history of the indigenous Plains tribes.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Suzan Satterfield (RETURN TO THE BUFFALO)

SHIPWRECK was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the September BLACK Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Like so many people during this pandemic, my family and I have been navigating intense emotional terrain as individual members and as a transracial family unit. This film helped me express… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Lisa Cole (SHIPWRECK)

A JOURNEY TO THE MOON played to rave reviews at the September 2021 ANIMATION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I could just see it so clearly in my head and felt that I just had to make it! I also think that we need more light hearted and fun films… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Jack Getschman (A JOURNEY TO THE MOON)

PAINT ON PAINT #4 played to rave reviews at the September 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? – This film is part of a series named “Paint On Paint # 1-8”. What motivated me first was the experimentation with animation regarding different digital brushes and inks. In Paint On… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vasco Diogo (PAINT ON PAINT #4)

FAITH INTERRUPTED played to rave reviews at the September 2021 CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Thomas: There has been a clear need to amplify survivors’ voices and emotions, as well as desire to create a tool to garner support and education. 2. From the idea to the finished… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Marquis Simmons & Thomas McIntosh (FAITH INTERRUPTED)

UNWOUND was the winner of BEST ANIMATION at the September 2021 Animation Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? I created Unwound as my final year major project at university studying illustration and animation. As I was coming up with ideas for a film I could create, I found Amazon Prime’s Undone, and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Georgia Burnell (UNWOUND)

1. What is your screenplay about? It is a “next generation” sequel to The Princess Bride set 25 years later. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? The film The Princess Bride has garnered immeasurable attention since its box office release.… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Anthony Ventresca (The Pirate Groom)

1. What is your screenplay about? The plight of migrants today is a very sad, frustrating, and surprisingly controversial story. My story asks what would happen if a group of rescued migrants found an uncharted island location to live in peace and harmony. But, like the Eden in the Bible, there is trouble in paradise.… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Brad Dude (FINDING EDEN)