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