AXIOMATA was the winner of BEST FILM at the April 2022 EXPERIMENTAL Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was motivated by the Newton’s law themselves, when I realized that they really are universal. That the apply to ALL. We all are the same. Bodies in motion! And then I thought, how… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Beatriz Mediavilla (AXIOMATA)

FREDDY, THE HANDYMAN played to rave reviews at the April 2022 COMEDY Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? After writing and producing a short film about PTSD, “The First Responder”, I wanted to do something much less intense. While talking with that film’s lead actor, Chris Thompson, he voiced concern that his… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ron Basci (FREDDY, THE HANDYMAN)

CHECKPOINT was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2022 SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Matt (The cinematographer) and I were wanting to do something that blended together a bunch of our interests with horror, sci-fi, and gaming that had some bigger story potential and could easily be… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jason Sheedy (CHECKPOINT)

PARADISIAC was the winner of BEST FILM at the April 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. http://www.quentindujardin.be/paradisiac 1. What motivated you to make this film? A personal family story & a huge taste for freedom in my life. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Quentin Dujardin (PARADISIAC)

I’M NOT CHRIS HEMSWORTH played to rave reviews at the May 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A bunch of years ago I was mistaken for Chris Hemsworth. It was as ridiculous as my film, lol. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Charlie Steers (I’M NOT CHRIS HEMSWORTH)

COME AWAY DEATH played to rave reviews at the May 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Come Away Death is the second of three planned videos based on tracks from my album, Shakespeare and Me, which, in itself, is a song cycle inspired by the AIDS epidemic. Of all… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Matthew Perifano (COME AWAY DEATH)

GHOSTS THAT CRY IN THE DARK was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the April 2022 ACTION/ADVENTURE Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’m over the usual hero being American-sorry-and English. And the under dog, and lastly, to highlight the cost of war. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kain Baigent (GHOSTS THAT CRY IN THE DARK)

LOST PEOPLE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the May 2022 Science & Nature Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this movie? – At the beginning of the various problems that I observed in my environment, there were problems arising from addiction. I saw this issue and problem as my own responsibility.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Abdulkadir Okan Kavak (LOST PEOPLE)

A WITCHERS TALE was the winner of BEST FANTASY FILM at the April 2022 SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to tell a deep story about a character who lost so much during his life that he’s now almost emotionless, but still trying to make the things he… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gabriel Sengès (A WITCHERS TALE)

GEISTING was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the April 2022 COMEDY Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Mission to provide audiences with entertaining material that also challenges them. We also had this idea which allowed me to partner with my hilarious wife, Renee Pezzotta, on a project that used both of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alex Bram (GEISTING)