THIRD DATE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the September 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Actually, I’m in the graduate film program at USC, and it was part of an assignment. However, due to COVID restrictions, I knew casting and working under those protocols would be tricky.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker  Michael Kellman (THIRD DATE)

ANOMALY 4 played to rave reviews at the September 2021 Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Dance, language and aliens. It was for a site specific installation show in a googie architecture aptly named building: The Flying Saucer building in Sharjah in the United Arab Emerates for the Sharjah art foundation… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Keith Sargent (ANOMALY 4)

102 DEGREES played at the September 2021 DANCE Film Festival to rave reviews. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I did ballet for 12 years of my life until I realized I wanted to pursue a career in the world of film and photography. Ballet will always have a special place in my… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Paula Nunez (102 DEGREES)

RIGGED was the winner of BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY Film at the September 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We are motivated to overthrow the prevailing Wealthist value system in higher education that is now driving growing economic divergence between rich and poor in the US and around the world.… Continue reading Interview with Producer Jim Wolfston (RIGGED)

SING ABOUT IT was the winner of BEST FILM at the September 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. http://www.christineabanna.com 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was approached by singer Moira Smiley and asked to collaborate on the music video for one of the debut songs off her new album “In Our Voices”.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Christine Banna (SING ABOUT IT)

FINAL DEATHINATION was the winner of BEST FILM at the Female Director’s Film Festival in September 2021. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The story of Final Deathtination started with my little thoughtーa mash-up of Death and a travel agent. When I combined this mash-up with a depressed man, the story did write… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Marika Tamura (FINAL DEATHINATION)

ROOFTOP INTERMISSION was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? When the pandemic first hit we thought we might be in lockdown for as long as two or three weeks (haha), so we got the idea to shoot a quick little sketch… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Masa Gibson (ROOFTOP INTERMISSION)

LA SCHEMA played to rave reviews at the September 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This film was originally made for the Nashville Opera as part of their film noir contest. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alex Bowling (LA SCHEMA)

THE BURKES was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the September 2021 FEMALE Director’s Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? TRIAN: I was motivated to make this film by my own experiences as a black mother to a bi racial child who many people think is white. Strangers are often surprised… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Jana Godshall &  Trian Longsmith (THE BURKES)

SOMETHING WICKED DWELLS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the September 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I first wrote the poem in the mid 1990s. I wanted to write the quintessential ‘haunted house’ poem. Then, slowly, the idea for a short black and white film… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Waide Riddle (SOMETHING WICKED DWELLS)