Interviews
Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts | Rhode Island | Television
Cape Verdean Stories
Claire Andrade-Watkins talks to NewEnglandFilm.com about the inspiration, distribution and television broadcasts for her films, which are being presented in a retrospective on Cape Verdean history at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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Editing | Females in Film | Interviews | Los Angeles | Massachusetts
The Invisible Craft of Film Editing
Fellow female filmmakers discuss work, life, and more in this new series, Females in Film. For this installment, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Catherine Stewart talks to the 2016 Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellow, Eileen Meyer about the invisible art of film editing.
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Documentary | Females in Film | Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts
A Small Good Thing
Fellow female filmmakers discuss work, life, and more in this series, Females in Film. For this installment, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Catherine Stewart talks to filmmaker Pamela Tanner Boll as her latest work, A Small Good Thing releases in theaters.
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Females in Film | Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts
María Agui Carter on Making “Rebel”
Fellow female filmmakers discuss work, life, and more as part of Females in Film. For this installment, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Catherine Stewart talks to filmmaker María Agui Carter as her latest work, Rebel, tours six cities for Women’s History Month. The tour concludes in Boston, MA on Tuesday March 22, 2016 at 7pm in the Paramount Theater as part of Anna Feder’s curated Bright Light Series.
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Editing | Interviews | Massachusetts
Documentary Editor: Anna Gustavi
The most recent recipient of the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship, Anna Gustavi talks to NewEnglandFilm.com about her background and current projects, the connection between fine arts and editing, and what editing software she uses.
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Females in Film | Filmmaking | Interviews | New York | Short Films
Risky Play: An Interview with Erin Davis
You may have heard of the “free-range kids movement,” but you likely have never experienced an “adventure playground,” a place where children (without parents) can play with fire, hammers, saws, and more. Here, filmmaker Erin Davis talks about the inspiration and making of her short documentary The Land, and the conversation that it opens up about risky play.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts
Festival Award-Winner Interview: Billy Palumbo
Having won Best Experimental Film of the 2015 Online New England Film Festival, Curley: A Historiophoty by Billy Palumbo turns upside down our ideas about history and the production of ‘truth,’ all with a deconstructionist sense of humor.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island
Festival Interview: Award Winner Eric Latek
Eric Latek’s film began with the noble and ambitious goal of ‘capturing the soul’ of his godmother Anna after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Ultimately, what Latek accomplishes is so much more.
Anna been awarded Best Documentary for the 2015 Online New England Film Festival. Learn more or watch Anna online.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Vermont
Festival Interview: Rob Koier
Perhaps the best way to describe Rob Koier’s latest short film The North Star is as visual poetry. Here, NewEnglandFilm.com talks to Koier about the film’s inspiration and production. And watch The North Star online as part of the 2015 Online New England Film Festival.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | New Hampshire | Rhode Island
Festival Interview: Alfred Thomas Catalfo
Filmmaker Alfred Thomas Catalfo most definitely did not take the most traditional route to becoming a filmmaker. Rather than film school, he went to law school and became a personal injury attorney. But when he started writing feature scripts and winning screenwriting competitions, he decided to try his hand at directing. Since then, he’s written, produced and directed eight short films.
His film Rocketship, which you can now watch as part of the 2015 Online New England Film Festival has an impressive festival screening history – including winning numerous awards and screening at several national and regional festivals. It will also be showcased on the ‘big screen’ at ITVFest as part of the festival’s Screening and Awards event on September 26. Here, Catalfo talks about his inspiration for the film, his future projects, and advice for new filmmakers.
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