NOAH’S SONG played to rave reviews at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Short Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My main motivation for this film was my questioning of my own gender. I had just recently decided to change my name to Damian. I was in a relationship at the time that… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Damian Bonito Zapien (NOAH’S SONG)

STOCKHOLM was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Stockholm was inspired by the saddening and way-to-high statistic that over 50% of gay, bi or queer men have experienced sexual assault. When this particular trauma is inflicted on gay, bi or queer… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Tom Wright (STOCKHOLM)

GRIFFICA was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Short Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to make a film that depicted a psychological clash between two queer individuals with wildly differing backstories. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker C.J. Arellano (GRIFFICA)

THE 12TH NIGHT was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2021 DANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The curator of the BAF Festival told me the story. 2020 was difficult to the human being, as well as dancers. I think it’s a great story worth to spread. 2.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker  Yongxi Mai (THE 12TH NIGHT)

THE TOUCHING VIDEO played to rave reviews at the November 2021 WILDsound Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The subject matter of this documentary is something that has been with me for a long time before I ever even considered filmmaking as a career pathway. The mystery about where this education video… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andrew James Strachan (THE TOUCHING VIDEO)

EXIT was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 DANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I already had the desire to realize an own dance video for quite a while. I find the potential interesting that the medium of film opens up to you, to use movement, space… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Simone Cita Kieltyka (EXIT)

JUPITER & EUROPA was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Shorts Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to make something that would make being stuck in quarantine suck less, which surprisingly worked! I also had to make this form for a grade, since Jupiter… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Milo Ferguson (JUPITER & EUROPA)

PUT YOUR F–KING PHONE DOWN played to rave reviews at the November 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My own phone addiction (if I’m gonna accuse anyone, I must start with myself. And just about anytime I go into a public place, everyone has their noses in… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jordan Rockwell (PUT YOUR F-KING PHONE DOWN)

CONTAINED played to rave reviews at the November 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Andy: It’s a story I’ve wanted to tell for a long time, so I wrote a synopsis and was helped by Jake Orton to put the story into script format.It was going to be a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andrew Heaton (CONTAINED)

RENEWABLE was the winner of BEST DANCE FILM at the November 2021 Experimental/Dance/Music Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Our collaborator, ballet.id had noticed a funding opportunity with the British Council Connections through Culture, so we came up with the idea of a dance dialogue between the two artists – Mariska… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Susan Hay (RENEWABLE)