Posts filed under "Q & A"
Monika Moreno-Lapp – 2015 Spirit of Windrider Recipient
“I honestly don’t think I would be where I am today without Monika’s unwavering belief in me. Sometimes that’s all that it takes.”– Barbara Stepansky, filmmaker; Angelus Award winner Disruptor. Change Agent. Innovator. Nurturer. Mentor. Touchstone. All of these could be considered Monika Moreno’s monikers, according to those with whom she has collaborated or those whom [...]
How David Oyelowo Prepared Spiritually for “Selma”
by Cathleen Falsani, Patheos.com / The Dude Abides blog Cathleen Falsani had the chance to speak with the British actor David Oyelowo who portrays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the film. Born in Oxford, England to Nigerian parents, Oyelowo, 38, was raised in the Baptist church. His Christian faith continues to be a driving [...]
Working Moms, On Screen and Behind the Camera
Documentarian Laura Waters Hinson creates films to reflect the ultimate narrative. Interview by Christine A. Scheller Laura Waters Hinson is a documentary filmmaker, pastor’s wife, mother, and worship leader. Her award-winning films span subjects from street vendors in Washington DC to female entrepreneurship in Rwanda. At a summer screening of her latest film Dog Days [...]
Joey Jones – Q&A
Q: You mention in the credits that LITTLE RED PLANE was based on a short story by Howard Kouo. Say more about that connection. Joey: The story development process for the film was collaborative and evolved as we made it. Howard had recently served in the military before attending Art Center College of Design [...]
Anna McGrath – Q&A
Q: You are our first featured filmmaker from Australia. Tell us a little bit about the experiences or people who influenced you to become a filmmaker. Anna: I’m not one of those people who grew up wanting to be a filmmaker. But I was lucky enough to be exposed to a whole range of story [...]
Michelle Steffes Q&A
Q: You were the only live action short filmmaker invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2012. What was your first experience like voting for the Oscar winners? Michelle: The beginning of the experience was in October, when I voted for the short films that would be nominated in my [...]
John Arlotto Q&A
Q. Arlotto isn’t a Korean sounding last name. How did you become interested in the subject matter of this film, especially a film that is set in North Korea? John: My father is an Italian American, so that’s where my name comes from. And my interest in the subject of North Korea comes from a [...]
John Patton Ford – Q&A
Q.In PATROL you display an uncanny sensitivity to both the point of view of that estranged father and his young son and the challenges they face in their relationship and their experience of divorce. Tell us a little bit about your background and how you prepared to tell this story. John: Thanks man. Well the [...]
Khen Shalem, Q&As
Q. The history and culture and current political dynamics in the Middle East provide such fertile ground for filmmakers. Tell us a little bit about your background and how it uniquely prepared you to tell this story. Khen: My mother immigrated to Israel from Switzerland, my father emigrated from France and I was born in [...]
Joaquín Baldwin, Q&A
Q. From a teenager growing up in Paraguay tinkering around with the technology to learn animation to working on an Oscar nominated animated film (Wreck-It Ralph) – that is a magical journey you might only find in a Disney movie. Talk a little bit about how you have arrived at the place where you are [...]
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