“MODLINS”, a documentary family film, appeared at the FEEDBACK Film Festival in 2013 and was awarded best short film.
A STORY FOR THE MODLINS, Documentary – 24min – Czech. Republic
Directed by Sergio Oksman
After appearing in the film Rosemary’s Baby, by Roman Polanski, Elmer Modlin ran away with his family to a distant land, where they shut themselves inside a dark apartment for thirty years.
When the mysterious toy store owner gives orphaned Jack a real mermaid, his aunt and uncle must learn the difference between real and imaginary, before the mermaid kidnaps him, and they never see him again.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Helen Kas
JACK – Andy Bridge
BUDDY – Vincent Marciano
BARSIN – David Schaap
DARA – Holly Sarchfield
DOLLY – Laura Kyswaty
GRANDMA – Joan Ban
Watch the First Scene Reading of THE DARKNESS OF THE MOOR:
SYNOPSIS:
It’s about a guy who can’t tell if the devil’s taken his daughter or if he’s relapsing back into mental health problems
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Judy Thrush
HEATHER – Aidan Black Allen
OLIVER – David Poon
LYNTHER – Gene Abella
STEVE – Clinton Pontes
ANNE-MARIE – Anjelica Alejandro
OPERATOR – Victoria Kucher
Read interview with writer James Everett:
1. Why should your script be made into a film?
It’s an exciting story that takes you to another world. It’s what film / TV should do I think.
2. How long have you been writing screenplays?
10 years.
3. What movie have you seen the most in your life?
Back to the Future.
4. What artists would you love to work with?
Bill Nighy, Alfred Molina, Glenn Close, Maggie Smith, Christopher Lloyd, Imogen Poots, Juliette Binoche, John Malcovich, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ian McShane, Kayvan Novak, Billy Crystal
5. How many stories/screenplays have you written?
20+ all at various stages
6. Ideally, where would you like to be in 5 years?
Writing features / my own TV shows
7. Describe your process; do you have a set routine, method for writing?
Get up early. Get it done in first half of day if possible then go back to the real world.
8. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
Music, theatre, skateboarding, Lego, stand up comedy, London, New York, Billy Crystal
9. What influenced you to enter script contest?
To have your work brought to life. It’s why you bother in the first place.
10. Any advice or tips you’d like to pass on to other writers?
Never give up. Always accept you’ll never stop learning.
UNDER THE PILLOW played at the FEEDBACK Film Festival in 2013. It’s an animated documentary made from the drawings and voices of a group of children from a clinic in India. The guitar, dancing, a trip to the sea, Sweety and Kitty cats and sisters who care, are among some of the treasures and dreams that keep children under the pillow.
Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video:
BAJO LA ALMOHADA (Under the Pillow), Animation/Documentary – 8min – Spain/India
Directed by Isabel Herguera
ISABEL HERGUERA. Donostia/San Sebastian, 1961. She juggled her animation production work with teaching. She coordinates activities in the Motion Picture Laboratory in Arteleku and teaches classes in the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India
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