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HOLLYSHORTS SPOTLIGHT: Interview with Julia Weisberg Cortés – Director of BOYFIGHTER

BOYFIGHTER feels deeply personal and emotionally charged. What was the initial spark for this story, and how did it evolve into a short film? I was walking through New York City in July 2024, coming up on the one-year anniversary of my brother’s passing. I remember feeling incredibly heavy; emotional in a way I couldn’t quite contain. Tears welled up, but I have this thing … Continue reading HOLLYSHORTS SPOTLIGHT: Interview with Julia Weisberg Cortés – Director of BOYFIGHTER

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RAINDANCE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with Radha Mehta – Director of WITNESS

In this interview, director Radha Mehta discusses her powerful short film WITNESS that made its European premiere at London’s 2025 Raindance Film Festival. WITNESS explores a quiet moral reckoning within a devout Muslim community—what initially inspired you to center the story on an imam and a trans man seeking spiritual belonging? WITNESS was born from a deeply personal place—originally written by Saif Jaan, inspired by … Continue reading RAINDANCE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with Radha Mehta – Director of WITNESS

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Documentary, Film Festivals, Filmmaker Interview, Filmmaker Spotlight, Raindance

RAINDANCE SPOTLIGHT: Tristan Loraine on His Two Documentaries Premiering at Raindance 2025

In this interview, former airline captain turned filmmaker Tristan Loraine talks about his two documentaries – This Is Your Captain Speaking and Our Journey with Lobular Cancer – that will be making their world premiere at the 2025 Raindance Film Festival this June. Your route into filmmaking is quite unique. Can you tell us about your journey into becoming a filmmaker? In 2006, I was … Continue reading RAINDANCE SPOTLIGHT: Tristan Loraine on His Two Documentaries Premiering at Raindance 2025

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Film Festivals, Filmmaker Spotlight, Films, Tribeca Film Festival

TRIBECA PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT – Scott Aharoni “Shorts are where I started, and honestly, they’ll always have a special place for me”

We caught up with talented producer Scott Aharoni to talk to him about WE ARE KINGS which premieres at Tribeca Film Festival. WE ARE KINGS shares a story of two first generation young immigrant teenagers, Lin (Kenny Ridwan) and best friend Walid (Mahi Alam), sneak into Lin’s mother’s Chinese restaurant to burn pirate DVDs they can sell at school. Lin is caught off guard when … Continue reading TRIBECA PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT – Scott Aharoni “Shorts are where I started, and honestly, they’ll always have a special place for me”

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SUNDANCE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with Spencer and Dylan Wardwell directors of SWEET TALKIN’ GUY

In this interview, director Spencer Wardwell and director/star Dylan Wardwell discuss their Sundance-selected short film Sweet Talkin’ Guy. How does it feel to be selected for Sundance? S: Without hyperbole, it’s a dream come true. Of course, when anybody makes a short or feature — their hope is to get into Sundance. Getting the call, then being able to immediately call up my sister (interrupting … Continue reading SUNDANCE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with Spencer and Dylan Wardwell directors of SWEET TALKIN’ GUY

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