Q&A with director Alex Coppola How did this come about? (spoilers!) Morgan and I were actually connected through mutual friends. They were organizing a fundraiser for a youth writing non-profit, which in the past, had been a live storytelling event. Because of Covid, though, they needed to shift gears a bit and asked if we … Read more
As for the graphics—everything you see on the center console screen is made from scratch by the incomparable Greg Herman, a Creative Director, Director, Writer, designer, and animation/VFX wizard. This includes the visualization of the car’s “voice.” He approached the car’s “voice” graphic as though it were some kind of digital mandala, a shifting and … Read more
Q&A with director Aaron Hughes What was the inspiration for this? Years back, I was working for the museum at the Federal Reserve of New York, right in the middle of the financial district. Being surrounded so much by finance really got me thinking a lot about capitalism. At the same time, I was dealing … Read more
Remember the opening, devastating minutes of Pixar’s Up? Remember the doomed love story of Carl and Ellie? Remember how you sobbed in the theater and cursed Pixar for pulling your heart out of your chest, throwing it on the auditorium floor, and stomping it into dust? Of course you do. And now, some 14 years … Read more
I’m only guessing that the name of Vince’s film is “The Event.” If not, why name your movie “The Event”? MOSLEY: We talked about the title at great length. To us, Vince’s film remains a mystery. We don’t know what it’s about, or even what it’s called. And I don’t think we need to know. … Read more
Disney taps Hamilton director Thomas Kail to helm the live-action remake of Moana starring Dwayne Johnson. Disney’s live-action adaptation of Moana gets more magical by the moment after welcoming the Tony Award-winning director of Broadway’s hamilton, Thomas Kail, to the high-profile project. Disney announced its plans for the live-action reimagining with the help of Dwayne … Read more
Because May 4 sounds a lot like “May the Force Be With You,” we must now celebrate all things Star Wars on that day, which has now become known as “May the 4th Be With You.” As Disney owns Lucasfilm, and thus owns Star Warsthey typically release new Star Wars content of varying kinds on … Read more
“The Mundanes” Shorts Program #1 (Saturday, May 6, 11:45 am) opens with Nicole Daddona and Adam Wilder’s “The Mundanes,” a truly bizarre PSA that seems influenced by Joe Dante’s “Twilight Zone – The Movie” segment, as well as the “Eerie, Indiana” TV series. Here, a faceless suburban American family is depicted as the ideal life, … Read more
Filmmaker Emily Hagins. Joanna has also played an indispensable role in this year’s festival, serving as its Creative Director, while Carolann Cohen Grzybowski devoted her own time and talents as the team’s Social Media & Operations Assistant. All four shorts blocks will also be available to stream virtually on Eventive from Friday, April 28th, through … Read more
Clare, two other short films you made, “Runner” and “Go Ahead, Grab Time By the Throat,” had many settings and characters. Here, much of it is confined to one room and three characters. Were there any challenges for you with this kind of limitation? CC: I honestly love limitations—I think it can be a really … Read more