Interviews

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Festival Interview: All My Voice

20 Sep , 2016 | Written by Harry Nichols | Posted by:

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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Comedy | Festival Interviews | Interviews | Maine

Festival Interview: Clothes Encounter

18 Sep , 2016 | Written by Harry Nichols | Posted by:

Mike Perlman’s “Thrift Shop” parody Clothes Encounter is now screening on NewEnglandFilm.com through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival. In this interview with NewEnglandFilm.com, Perlman shares how the advertisement came together and provides a sneak preview of his next project.

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Documentary | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | Maine | Vermont

Festival Interview: Dunk Tank Clowns

16 Sep , 2016 | Written by Harry Nichols | Posted by:

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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Comedy | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | Vermont

Festival Interview: Pillow Talk

15 Sep , 2016 | Written by Harry Nichols | Posted by:

Writing team Rachel Riendeau and Lincoln Hayes won the Screenwriting Award and the Goldstone Award for Emerging Vermont Filmmakers at last year’s Vermont International Film Foundation Vermont Filmmakers Showcase. Here, the two talk about the making of their film Pillow Talk, now screening on NewEnglandFilm.com as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival.

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Animation | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | Maine | Rhode Island

Festival Interview: The Something

12 Sep , 2016 | Written by Harry Nichols | Posted by:

Tom Babbitt talks about hearing his mom’s stories as a child, becoming an animator and being a “fierce champion of your own work.” His film, The Something, which screened as part of the Providence Children’s Film Festival, is currently available to watch on NewEnglandFilm.com as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival.

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Connecticut | Documentary | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews

Festival Interview: Coaching Colburn

10 Sep , 2016 | Written by Harry Nichols | Posted by:

Screening at festivals from the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival to the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Coaching Colburn is now screening on NewEnglandFilm.com through October 15 as part of the 2016 Online New England Film Festival. Here, Bemiss talks about the unusual trajectory of the film—from collaborative student production to award-winning festival hit—and about the impact the film has had on its subjects and audience.

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Drama | Filmmaking | Interviews | Local Industry | New England | New Hampshire

The Chain: NH filmmaker Daniel Bérubé

10 Aug , 2016 | Written by Carol Robidoux | Posted by:

Producer Daniel Bérubé talks about returning to his New Hampshire roots, making his film The Chain, which kicks off the inaugural Live Free or Die Film Festival this week, and building on the film community in NH. See also the related article about the Live Free or Die Film Festival on NewEnglandFilm.com.

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Drama | Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island

Branching Out: From Documentary to Narrative

9 Aug , 2016 | Written by Evan Crean | Posted by:

Eric Latek talks to NewEnglandFilm.com about the differences between documentary and narrative filmmaking techniques, and why he likes to help other filmmakers.

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Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island | Short Films

Getting it Right the First Time

1 Aug , 2016 | Written by Evan Crean | Posted by:

First-time Pawtucket, RI filmmaker Carol Conley exorcises demons with her short Penitence, screening at the Rhode Island International Film Festival this month. NewEnglandFilm.com talks with Conley about how she came up with Penitence, her process as a first-time filmmaker, and the reasons why this project is so important to her.

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Filmmaking | Interviews | Maine

Maine Movie: Neptune

26 Jul , 2016 | Written by Josh Kirk | Posted by:

Producer Allen Baldwin discusses the East Coast film scene, Maine’s Last House Productions, and his recent film Neptune, which screens this August at the Woods Hole Film Festival.

 

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