Filmmaking
Documentary | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | Maine
Festival Interview: Maine Heritage Orchard
Huey shares the origin of his documentary short Maine Heritage Orchard and some highlights from his extensive filmmaking career. Originally screened at the Maine Short Film Festival, his film is now screening here on NewEnglandFilm.com through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival.
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Drama | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island
Festival Interview: They’re Closing In
Jaret Blinkhorn’s arguments with his wife inspired the horror short They’re Closing In, where a married couple must confront their issues — or face dire consequences. Here, Blinkhorn shares how he assembled a skeleton crew to shoot his short and offers some advice for aspiring filmmakers. His film is available here on NewEnglandFilm.com through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival.
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Documentary | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts
Festival Interview: Portle
Originally screened at the Salem Film Festival and the New England Mass Reality Check Film Festival, Oliver Shahery’s documentary Portle is now playing through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival. Here, Shahery talks about how he found the 13-year-old subject of his documentary and about how his subject came through for him at a film festival.
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Connecticut | Experimental | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Massachusetts
Festival Interview: Memorial
Ben Pender-Cudlip’s documentary short Memorial is now screening through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival. Here, in this interview with NewEnglandFilm.com, he describes the giant steel sculpture featured in his experimental film and shares the next documentary that he’s working on.
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Females in Film | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | Vermont
Festival Interview: Elenoir
Vermont filmmaker Melissa J. Kosmaczewski explains why emotions like grief, love, and lust aren’t just reserved for the young with her short film Elenoir. Originally screened at the Green Mountain Film Festival, it is now playing here through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival.
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Drama | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | New Hampshire
Festival Interview: Deliá
Writer Matt Russell explains the parallels between winter and loss in his short Deliá, while also sharing why the project succeeded as a family affair. The film, which won the New Hampshire Film Festival’s Best Short Drama award in 2015, is now screening on NewEnglandFilm.com through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival.
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Documentary | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Maine
Festival Interview: Heart & Hand
Sharyn Paul Brusie reveals how her desire to make films that deeply affect people and her love for organic farming drove her to make the documentary short Heart & Hand. Originally screened at the Maine Short Film Festival, her film is now playing through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival.
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Documentary | Females in Film | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Massachusetts
Festival Interview: Going the Distance
Jessie Beers-Altman shares the inspiration for her sports documentary short Going the Distance and the unique soothing effect it has on her infant son. Her award-winning film, which originally screened at Independent Film Festival Boston, is now available here, playing through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival.
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Connecticut | Drama | Experimental | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts | New Hampshire
Festival Interview: All My Voice
Providing a glimpse inside the mind of a brilliant, yet challenged scientist, the short film All My Voice, is now screening on NewEnglandFilm.com through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival. Director Zoë Morgan Chiswick talks about how the project came to fruition, while also offering inspirational advice for aspiring filmmakers.
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Documentary | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | Maine | Vermont
Festival Interview: Dunk Tank Clowns
Director Daniel McGuire recalls the clown who inspired his short Dunk Tank Clowns and a crowd’s reaction to one of his subjects in this interview with NewEnglandFilm.com. Originally screened at Salem Film Fest, his film is now screening here through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival.
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