Category: Festivals

Marq Evans on the Life and Ambition of Will Vinton in Claydream | Tribeca 2021 [Exclusive Interview]

For many decades, animator Will Vinton was flying high in the clay animation world and on his way to be the next Walt Disney. After an Oscar-winning animated film and nationwide recognizable advertising campaigns, his

Shariff Korver on Mideast Mission Gone Awry in Do Not Hesitate | Tribeca 2021 [Exclusive Interview]

Numerous things have gone wrong with Middle East military missions. Given the circumstances and being surrounded by possible hostiles, soldiers are on extreme alert and suspicious as demonstrated in a military mission that gone awry

Scott Aharoni and Dennis Latos on the Covid-19 Lockdown Short Film Leylak | Tribeca 2021 [Exclusive Interview]

Too many of us—the short film Leylak hits too close to home. Directors Scott Aharoni and Dennis Latos captured the essence of the first few weeks of the nationwide lockdown of 2020 as COVID-19 gripped

Molly C. Quinn and Mickey Reece on the Aftermath of An Unsuccessful Exorcism in Agnes | Tribeca 2021 [Exclusive Interview]

The Catholic Church can’t win them all in terms of exorcisms. With any failed exorcism, there is fallout from those consequences that question the ideas of faith, reputation, and beliefs. In Agnes, the narrative feature

Bobbi Kitten, Ori Segev, and Noah Dixon on Indie Music Thriller with Poser | Tribeca 2021 [Exclusive Interview]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. However, downright taking someone’s music and life is not in the music world with Poser. The film stars newcomers Sylvie Mix and Bobbi Kitten in this slow burn

Aisha Ford on Making Films Based On Her Childhood with Cherry Lemonade | Tribeca 2021 [Exclusive Interview]

The best film writers and directors draw on their life experiences and memories for stories. For director Aisha Ford, her childhood memories growing up served as an basis for all of her movies. In the

Saul Abraham Addresses Mental Health Story in Enjoy | Tribeca 2021 [Exclusive Interview]

With everyone experiencing the worldwide pandemic together, director Saul Abraham felt it was a good time to create a short film about mental health amongst men in his short film Enjoy. The film explores the

Nana Mensah On a Ghanaian Culture Story in New York with Queen of Glory | Tribeca 2021 [Exclusive Interview]

No children of immigrants should forget where they came from nor their culture. In this New York story, Queen of Glory follows a young woman who must suddenly arrange a Ghanaian funeral and ends up

Hamilton Harris on Revisiting and the Aftermath with The Kids Documentary | Tribeca 2021 [Exclusive Interview]

In 1995, the narrative film Kids from Larry Clark shook that cinematic world about the life of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking, and deflowering virgins. The film launched the

Adrien Brody and Paul Solet on Redemption Film with Clean | Tribeca 2021 [Exclusive Interview]

Former assassins have a tough time readjusting back to normal lives. Despite their newfound start, trouble seems to follow them around. In Clean, a former hit man is thrust back to action after someone hurts