“It’s about a man who procrastinates on his suicide attempt because he doesn’t care for the taste of the gun in his mouth. The subject matter is admittedly grim, but I feel that we’ve found an approach to the story and characters that is equally sensitive and unique.” — Director Will Goss on SWEET STEEL […]
SxSW 2019 Interview – BECOMING LESLIE director Tracy Frazier
“BECOMING “LESLIE” tells the story of a cross-dressing vagabond from Florida who winds up becoming a cultural icon of all things weird in Austin, Texas. He was best known for shining a satirical light on police accountability with the treatment of the homeless population. At the heart, the documentary is a character portrait of a […]
South By Southwest 2019 Interview — PORNO director Keola Racela
“The film is about five movie theater employees in a small Christian community who find a creepy old film reel in the basement. They watch it and think it’s pornography, but it turns out to be a devil movie that summons a succubus, who terrorized these virgins over the course of the night. “ Director […]
South By Southwest 2019 Interview – THE WALL OF MEXICO directors Magdalena Zyzak & Zachary Colter
“THE WALL OF MEXICO tells the story of a wealthy Mexican-American family who builds a wall around their property to keep poor white locals from stealing their artesian water. It’s an allegory that extends beyond current Mexican-American relations, mapping onto various human social hierarchies: political, socioeconomic, sexual, and so on.” I hear you are back […]
THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART Review – Sequel-Building Fun!
I have never had so much unfiltered, unadulterated FUN in a movie theatre quite like the near out-of-body experience I had watching the 2014 film THE LEGO MOVIE. I hold it in such high regard that the mere mention of the movie title still elicits a wave of joy in my psyche. How is it, […]
THE FRONT RUNNER Review – Many Questions, No Answers
You know what I think director Jason Reitman wants to make with THE FRONT RUNNER? A 2010s-era Spielberg drama in the spirit of LINCOLN or THE POST. A film primarily consisting of men discussing things? I know I’ve seen that before! Reitman is a talented director and he’s not credited enough these days. Notice the […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview: ELIJAH & THE ROCK CREATURE director Jen Walden
“Imagine that E.T. was made of rocks and lichen and had hung out in the subarctic for a few thousand years before meeting the cool kid that helps him to get home. This is a story about adventure, about aliens from across the stars, about kids and how resourceful they are, and it’s a story […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview – ROOBHA executive producer Raji Nair
“Roobha is a delicate tale of love that deals with the complexities of personality and gender identity. She is a charming twenty year old dancer…and he is a family man in his forties. Their attraction is mutual, perhaps more because they feel trapped by their circumstances. She is trapped in the wrong body, and he, […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview – SKIN IN THE GAME director Adisa
“The film is really about a parents worst nightmare. When a fifteen year old girl named Dani meets a young man online and decides to meet up with him – all hell breaks loose. Unbeknownst to Dani it is really not what it appears to be and she gets abducted into a sex trafficking ring. […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview – ACQUAINTED director Natty Zavitz
“ACQUAINTED is about how two people in committed relationships fall for each other and how that drips through the rest of their lives.” Congratulations on your film playing and welcome to the wonder that is Whistler Film Festival! So is this your first time here and are you planning to attend your show? Yes I’ll […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview – WAY OF THE HUNTER director Robert Moberg
“WAY OF THE HUNTER is about the very controversial subject of hunting. We now live in a very polarized world and among the most divisive, the most toxic, is the online fight between anti-hunter and hunter. I think in a way it’s a microcosm of the dysfunctional way we now communicate, especially considering the current […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview: INTO INVISIBLE LIGHT director Shelagh Carter
“What would you choose if you had a second chance at defining your life? What kind of courage does artistic expression involve? And though appealing, camouflage deeper and darker secrets most fail to reckon?” Congratulations on your film playing and welcome to the wonder that is Whistler Film Festival! So is this your first […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview: WALDEN LIFE IN THE WOODS director Alex Harvey
“This narrative feature film takes Henry Thoreau’s book WALDEN and refracts it through three contemporary stories that show people in different stages of cutting themselves free from attachments. Each narrative corresponds to one of the three lenses Thoreau used to look at modern life: Solitude, Friendship and Society. The film asks questions about taking part […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview – LOVE, SCOTT director Laura Marie Wayne
“LOVE, SCOTT follows the journey of a young, gay musician, Scott Jones, who was attacked and left paralyzed from the waist down. The film is a window into Scott’s fragile process of healing as he learns to move through life in a wheelchair, all the while turning to music for healing as he seeks […]
Whistler Film Festival Interview: Zack Bernbaum and Katherine Fogler from THE DANCING DOGS OF DOMBROVA
Editor’s Note: The following interview was conducted by Andrea Peek at the recent Austin Film Festival. THE DANCING DOGS OF DOMBROVA is currently screening at the Whistler Film Festival. I caught fellow Canadians Zack Bernbaum (director) and Katherine Fogler (lead actor, Sarah) in the Driskill Bar at the Oscar-contending Austin Film Festival for a […]