THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA: PAST was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the November 2020 Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Social change. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short? Four years. 3. How would… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ivory Leonard IV (THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA: PAST)

A REASON TO FIGHT played to rave reviews at the November 2020 Dance Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Kirsten Bloom Allen (ballerina) wanted to make a film to create awareness about people suffering from suicidal thoughts and mental illness. The song used in the film is written by the metal… Continue reading Interview with Dancer Magnus Christoffersen (A REASON TO FIGHT)

A LOVE STORY was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the September 2020 Female Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Starting at age eleven, I noticed that adults around me did not realize how smart and perceptive people my age at the time/teenagers in general are. Adults dismiss sexuality, relationships, etc.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kristen Batko (A LOVE STORY)

WHY WE PROTEST played to rave reviews at the November 2020 DIVERSTIY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The day the protests started for George Floyd, I was driving home from out of town and listening to the news. That drive allowed me to process the reality of what was happening… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Macy Mae Cowart (WHY WE PROTEST)

TUMULT played to rave reviews at the November 2020 Experimental Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? I have a long-standing relationship with the Rhode Island College Dance Company – this is my 4th dance film collaboration commissioned by RIC over the past decade. When talking with the RIC Producer, Angelica Vessella, I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Marta Renzi (TUMULT)

1. What is your screenplay about? Legacy is a spec script for the cult TV show Farscape (1999-2005), a show that follows astronaut John Crichton and his wacky misadventures through love and war in a distant part of the galaxy. This script, at its core, is about the (mostly bad) legacy that we leave behind… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Shane Walsh-Smith (Farscape “Legacy”)

What is your screenplay about? Dolly Daydream is about rebellious teenager, Katie Croxton who gets sent to a boarding school for “young ladies” after causing trouble for her Mother at her birthday party. She does not see eye to eye with Arnold Hemingworth, the headmaster at West Side Academy. Arnold enforces strict rules over his… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Natasha Langridge-Thorpe (DOLLY DAYDREAM)

1. What is your screenplay about? Cry For Me is a coming of age, queer self-love story whiich follows Sam, a young gay man on the pursuit to cry, who loses himself in an intimate affair. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Dramedy. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Michael Gaty (CRY FOR ME)

CLEMENTINE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the September 2020 Experimental Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I would say that it’s my artistic approach, which is deeply connected to nature. I always start to create a new piece doing research with my performer.s outdoors, in situ – St. Lawrence… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Chantal Caron (Clémentine)

SHADOW played to rave reviews at the November 2020 Dance & Music Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was challenge by my directing teacher to create a movie with no dialogs that could express a range of emotions. As music is probably my biggest source of inspiration and I always… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anna Maués (SHADOW)