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Texas Director Amy Quick Parrish’s Web Series “Into Dust” Is High School Superhero Daydream Come To Life

February 23, 2010 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Filmmaker Interviews, Web Series 3 Comments »

Film Title: Into Dust: Web Series (Episode 1 and 2)
Writer / Director: Amy Quick Parrish
Cinematography: John Mace, Robert Murphy
Cast: Erin Taylor, Kole Collins, Marie Dupont, Geoff Ingram, Aaron Reyes
SHORTFILMTEXAS (SFT): What is “Into Dust” the web series about?
AMY PARRISH (AP): “Into Dust” is about a teenage girl who uses her superpowers to keep her town and family safe.
SFT: [...]

Texas Filmmaker Justin Balthrop Talks Candidly About Shooting His First Short Film “Myopia”

January 22, 2010 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Filmmaker Interviews, Short Films No Comments »

Texas Filmmaker Justin Balthrop Talks Candidly About Shooting His First Short Film “Myopia.”

Film Title: Myopia
Director: Justin Balthrop
SHORTFILMTEXAS (SFT): What is your short film “Myopia” about?
JUSTIN BALTHROP (JB): I struggle with this question more than I should. The trailer says it’s a “film about perspective” and I suppose that’s the metaphor – that multiple stories and [...]

Arlington, Texas Director Daniel Laabs’ Short Film “North Street Bummer” Is Visual Meditation On Life, Love And Leaving

December 28, 2009 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Filmmaker Interviews 3 Comments »

Arlington, Texas Director Daniel Laabs’ Short Film “North Street Bummer” Is Visual Meditation On Life, Love And Leaving.

Film Title: North Street Bummer
Producer: Adrian Testolin
Cinematographer: Bret Curry
Editor: Henry Moore
Director: Daniel Laabs
Cast: Leanna McMillin
SHORTFILMTEXAS (SFT): What is North Street Bummer about?
DANIEL LAABS (DL): I think the plot I outlined to my cast and crew was, a girl [...]

Texas Filmmaker Jessica Schoenbaechler’s Documentary “Hooker” Is Unique Story of Women, Art and Pornography

November 24, 2009 By: Chris Weidner Category: Dallas/Fort Worth, Filmmaker Interviews, Short Films 5 Comments »

Texas Filmmaker Jessica Schoenbaechler’s Documentary “Hooker” Is Unique Look at Women, Art and Pornography.

Film Title: HOOKER
Producer, Director, and Cinematographer: JESSICA SCHOENBAECHLER
Editor: JENNIFER HORST
Starring: WHITNEY LEE, SYDNEY MOON
Original music: MOSTLY CHICO
Additional photography: MIKA FERRIS
Production Assistants: CAIMEE SCHOENBAECHLER, MATTHEW MACCARTHY
SHORTFILMTEXAS (SFT): What is the your film “Hooker” about?
JESSICA SCHOENBAECHLER (JS): Hooker documents a unique relationship [...]

Documentary Filmmaker Jennifer Horst Helps Keep Texas History Alive With “The Herd”

September 27, 2009 By: Chris Weidner Category: Dallas/Fort Worth, Filmmaker Interviews, Short Films 1 Comment »

Film Title: The Herd
Director: Jennifer L. Horst
ShortFilmTexas (SFT): What is the your documentary “The Herd” about?
Jennifer Horst (JH): “The Herd” is a short documentary that details how the Fort Worth Herd preserves the city’s treasured past by reenacting the cattle drives of the late 1800s.

SFT: How did you come across the idea for the film?
JH: [...]

Reagan Peterson’s Austin, Texas Comedic Web Series “Call Center” Is True Testament to Teamwork

September 13, 2009 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Filmmaker Interviews, Web Series 1 Comment »

Web Series Title: Call Center
Director: Reagan Peterson
ShortFilmTexas (SFT): I have a feeling that this is a redundant question but what is Call Center about?
Reagan Peterson: As children, we’re force-fed the American Dream, that we can do whatever we want.  As we grow up, we find out that it just isn’t true.  Before we know it, [...]

Arlington, Texas Director Frank Mosley’s Short Film “Little Boy” Is Haunting Meditation on The Birth of The Bomb

September 03, 2009 By: Chris Weidner Category: Dallas/Fort Worth, Filmmaker Interviews, Short Films 1 Comment »

Arlington, Texas Director Frank Mosley’s Short Film “Little Boy” Is Haunting Meditation on The Birth of The Bomb.

Film Title: Little Boy
Director: Frank Mosley
ShortFilmTexas (SFT): What is your short film “Little Boy” about?
Frank Mosley (FM): It mainly concerns an everyman named Michael Morse who works for the Manhattan project.  He gets a call from the hospital [...]

Austin, Texas Director Alan Ray Finds Home For His Short Film “Blank Pages” on Dark Matter DVD

August 16, 2009 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Filmmaker Interviews, Short Films 2 Comments »

Austin, Texas Director Alan Ray Finds Home For His Short Film “Blank Pages” on Dark Matter DVD.

Film Title: Blank Pages
Director: Alan Ray
ShortFilmTexas (SFT): What is your short film “Blank Pages” about?
Alan Ray (AR): “Blank Pages” is a story about a group of characters who exist in an unfinished crime novel. As they realize that the [...]

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