My favorite film of the inaugural First Time Fest was Junction, written and directed by Tony Glazer. I had the opportunity to interview Glazer at the prestigious Players Club in New York City, which hosted the festival’s events. Meeting...
When I first received word about the First Time Fest, a new film festival that would highlight the work of directors making their debut films, I thought it would be a small, low-key festival. After all, 2013 would be...
Directing one’s first feature film must be challenging enough. However, apparently that wasn’t enough of a challenge for Seth Fisher — not only has he directed his first feature film, Blumenthal, but he wrote the script and stars in...
A group of four meth addicts — David (Tom Pelphrey), Donald (Neal Bledsoe), Kari (Summer Corckett Moore), and Spot (Harris Doran) are broke and in need to score. David approaches their dealer, Tai (Anthony Ruivivar), hoping for a “favor.” ...
I think one of the hardest types of films to make are vignette ensemble films, the type of storytelling that Robert Altman perfected in films like Nashville and Short Cuts. More recent takes on this style, like Valentine’s Day...
I’ve always been intrigued by the history of Coney Island. Before destination amusement parks like Disneyworld and Six Flags existed, Coney Island was where millions of New Yorkers had fun for decades. However, Coney Island has undergone significant changes...
Films about relationships are a natural fit for first time filmmakers. Australian writer/director Sophie O’Connor‘s first film, Submerge, focuses on the various relationships college student Jordan (Lily Hall) tries to balance while training to become a world-class swimmer. Jordan...
One of the film’s I’m really interested in seeing when I head to Austin for SXSW is director Junya Sakino’s road trip comedy, Sake-Bomb. The name of the film is what made me take notice of the feature, the...
Every great director has a first film, and next month the First Time Fest in New York City will hope to discover the next great filmmaker by screening first films by directors from around the globe. The winning film...
You better hide ya kids, you better hide ya wife, cause there’s a big ass spider on the loose! Truer words could not have been spoken in the first trailer for one of SXSW’s midnight features, BIG ASS SPIDER!,...
