Interviews
Documentary | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts | New England | Short Films
2017 Festival Interview: Pan-
Screening through October 15 as part of the 2017 Online New England Film Festival, Pan- is a beautiful portrait of a pansexual individual’s struggles and her journey of self-discovery. In this interview with NewEnglandFilm.com, the director of the film, Dennis Tsai, talks about about how his college experience inspired the film and about the excitement of screening his movie at a local film festival.
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Corporate | Documentary | Festival Interviews | Interviews | New England
2017 Festival Interview: Dare to Be Remarkable
Screening through October 15 as part of the 2017 Online New England Film Festival, Dare to Be Remarkable introduces viewers to one woman’s courageous battle with spinal muscular atrophy, a neurological disease with ramifications on all aspects of life. Roy Power, an editor for this documentary, chats with NewEnglandFilm.com about the film’s production and about some of its surprising fans.
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Documentary | Festival Interviews | Interviews | Massachusetts | Short Films
2017 Festival Interview: Pizza Birdy Bath Waterfall
With his documentary Pizza Birdy Bath Waterfall, director Tim O’Donnell takes viewers inside the world of Tommy, a man with Landau–Kleffner syndrome—an extremely rare neurological disorder. In this interview with NewEnglandFilm.com O’Donnell shares how a harsh critique of his photography led him to become a filmmaker and how his sister inspired this film.
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Drama | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts | New England
2017 Festival Interview: Winter Hill
Melissa Bruno offers viewers a rare look at female friendship in a working-class neighborhood with her film Winter Hill, which is screening through October 15 as part of the 2017 Online New England Film Festival. In this interview, she talks about how she got into filmmaking, about why she decided to tell this story, and about why New England Film was a key resource for her when making her film.
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Drama | Festival Interviews | Filmmaking | Interviews | New England | Television
2017 Festival Interview: East of Hollywood
Chris Caccioppoli challenges misrepresentation of Asians in the entertainment industry with his mockumentary East of Hollywood, which is screening through October 15 as part of the 2017 Online New England Film Festival. In this interview, he talks about the role of Asian-Americans in Hollywood, about seeing audiences interact with his films, and about the exciting new projects he’s working on.
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Experimental | Festival Interviews | Film Festivals | Interviews | New England | New York | Short Films
2017 Festival Interview: Anastasia
Sean Han depicts a hot-headed teen’s attempt to escape her abusive foster home with his film Anastasia, which is screening through October 15 as part of the 2017 Online New England Film Festival. In this interview with NewEnglandFilm.com, he talks about his process for casting Anastasia and shares his advice for aspiring filmmakers.
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Drama | Females in Film | Filmmaking | Interviews | Local Industry | New England | New York | Screenwriting | Short Films | Vermont
Cross-Cultural Filmmaking: The Hanji Box
In her latest narrative release, The Hanji Box, Nora Jacobson delves into cross-cultural filmmaking and explores international adoption.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | New York | Rhode Island
Filming in RI: The Passing Season
Producer Rebecca Atwood and Director Gabriel Long discuss making their film The Passing Season in Rhode Island while living in New York and what inspired them ultimately to move to the state. Aurora Providence hosts a free screening and release party for The Passing Season on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 6:30 pm.
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Documentary | Editing | Females in Film | Interviews | Massachusetts | Rhode Island | Short Films
IFFBoston Interview: Imagine Kolle 37
Sabrina Zanella-Foresi shares how she got into the proper headspace to edit the documentary/narrative hybrid Imagine Kolle 37, which is playing at IFFBoston 2017 as part of the “Shorts: D=Delta: Documentary” lineup.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts
Hijab on the Court: Interview with Tim O’Donnell
After the release of his latest short film, FIBA Allow HIJAB, Tim O’Donnell discusses the influence of the media, female role models, and the necessity of getting to know our Muslim-American neighbors.
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