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Feb 3
5 min

Filmmaker Interview with Yufei Skylar Zhang

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson with LA Based Editor Yufei Skylar Zhang You have an extensive background in Editing. What was it about editing you love? What I love about being an editor is our unique opportunity to have an intimate relationship with the footage. During the long and lonely hours in the editing room, we develop our relationship with everything that was captured, purposely and masterfully planned or accidental. And very often these accidents are the gems tha

Filmmaker Interview with Jason D. Morris

UK Film Review

Jul 24, 2018
9 min

Filmmaker Interview with Jason D. Morris

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson. Recently, we caught up with the director of new documentary: Millenium Afte the Millenium. Your documentary has an interesting premise. How would you describe it to a new audience? It’s tough to describe actually, but I would start by asking you if you were a fan of Hannibal? Millennium was such a fascinating analytical show that was on the cutting edge of dark television in fact far ahead of its time that it paved the way for shows like Ha

Interview with Filmmaker Sufian Abulohom

UK Film Review

Jul 18, 2018
4 min

Interview with Filmmaker Sufian Abulohom

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson How would you describe your film, Yemen: The Silent War? Yemen: The Silent War is a short informative documentary about the silent war in Yemen. I wanted to take a non-traditional approach to make an informative documentary. The first sequence of the documentary is silent with only ambient noise, which is a reference to the fact that the war in Yemen is silent. I did not want the documentary to focus on certain stories or get the viewers emo

Filmmaker Feature with Actor Evelyn Lockley

UK Film Review

Feb 16, 2018
2 min

Filmmaker Feature with Actor Evelyn Lockley

Filmmaker Feature by Chris Olson Tell us a bit about the new short film, Blackout, and who you play in it? I play Grace, a young Irish girl growing up in London. The film centres around Grace, and her struggle to care for her mother. It’s a film about family, mental health, and how difficult it can be to face decisions alone. What attracted you to a film like this? It’s incredible to be part of a film about a young woman who faces her world alone. Grace has so many responsibi

UK Film Review

Jan 7, 2018
5 min

Interview with Filmmaker Zach Zeman

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson UK Film Review recently reviewed filmmaker Zach Zeman's indie feature film Hunters' Crossing. I was lucky enough to catch up with him to discuss his film, filmmaking in general, and how watching as many bad movies as you can is the perfect way to prepare yourself for making films. How would you describe your indie film, Hunters' Crossing, to a new audience? Hunters’ Crossing is a love story between two soulmates—or brothers—and their journey

Interview with filmmakers Evie Brudenall and Mia Shaw

UK Film Review

Dec 21, 2017
3 min

Interview with filmmakers Evie Brudenall and Mia Shaw

Filmmaker Interview As part of their film crowdfunding campaign to get their new short film The Situation made, director Evie Brudenall and writer Mia Shaw discuss some of the details about their film and why they want to make it. How would you describe your current project, The Situation, to a new audience? M: ‘The Situation’ is a fun-filled comedy about a deadbeat, sitcom-obsessed slacker called Todd who wakes up one day to find his world has been transformed into a sitcom.

UK Film Review

Oct 20, 2017
4 min

Interview with Filmmaker Lorenzo Nera

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson Talking about his latest project Come Down, filmmaker Lorenzo Nera was kind enough to answer some of my questions about his filmmaking. It was awesome to hear his thoughts on the chaos of city life, the pros and cons of crowdfunding, and noir sci-fi. How would you describe your current project, Come Down, to a new audience? Come Down is a very exciting film project I've been working on for overall more than a year now. It's the audiovisual p

Interview with Filmmaker Alexander Tuschinski

UK Film Review

Aug 5, 2017
8 min

Interview with Filmmaker Alexander Tuschinski

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson Hi Alexander, nice to speak to you again! How goes life in Germany? Hi Chris, glad to see you again! Life is great - many new projects came about here in Germany, and I am currently very busy planning my next feature film "Revolution!", which is the sequel to "Timeless". It will start filming in Germany later this fall. It seems you have been busy since last we spoke. You just completed two silent films. What can you tell us about them? I al

Filmmaker Interview with Aaron Granlund and SM Huet

UK Film Review

Aug 1, 2017
4 min

Filmmaker Interview with Aaron Granlund and SM Huet

Filmmaker Feature by Chris Olson Interviews can often be troublesome. Finding time in a filmmaker's busy schedule is hard enough, let alone when you are trying to interview two of them about their recent film, Working Class Mozart. Aaron Granlund and SM Huet regret that they were unable to participate in this interview directly. They are currently at the Tire & Retread Expo in Akron, Ohio without access to phone or email. Working Class Mozart himself, “Antonio,” was happy eno

UK Film Review

Jul 29, 2017
13 min

Filmmaker Interview Phil Giordano

Filmmaker Interview by Andrew Young American filmmaker Phil Giordano has been garnering awards and attention for some time now. He was recently the recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Award and first prize at the NYU First Run Film Festival and is immensely proud of them, especially the latter award, which had been a long-term goal of his. This all comes from his compelling and compassionate short Supot. Following a young boy in the rural Philippines as he approaches the

Filmmaker Feature with Composer Ros Gilman

UK Film Review

Jul 21, 2017
4 min

Filmmaker Feature with Composer Ros Gilman

Filmmaker Feature by Chris Olson At UK Film Review, I have been lucky enough to interview some of the most exciting filmmakers in the industry right now. Another member of that club is composer Ros Gilman, a true artist and genuinely lovely man. I caught up with him to discuss his process, his most recent project Johanne, and what he would say if he were a dolphin... Watch Ros Gilman in action, conducting an orchestral recording session. Ros, earlier this year you finished wo

UK Film Review

Jun 14, 2017
2 min

Canvas of a Son short film

Directed by Aneek Chaudhuri Starring Tapan Mukherjee, Kinkini Sen, Diganta S. Nag Short Film Review by Leonardo Goi Aneek Chaudhuri’s Canvas of a Son should be hailed as an illuminating manifesto of the things to avoid when making a short film. It starts with an interesting premise – a young artist enters a platonic relationship with his stepmother and faces an Oedipus complex with his father – but it ultimately surrenders to crass self-referentialism, conjuring up a drama wr

UK Film Review

Jun 13, 2017
2 min

Menschenliebe indie film

★★★ Written & Directed by Alexander Tuschinski Starring Sebastian B., Alexander Tuschinski, Dominic Rödel, Tonie Redford, Marc Ortner Indie Film Review by Chris Olson Flamboyant filmmaker Alexander Tuschinski delivers a warped coming of age tale about a boy called Arnold (Sebastian B.) trying to become more confident talking to females. His pathetic attempts soon receive a supercharge when he gains the formidable instruction of charismatic womaniser Mr. Konstantin (Tuschinski

UK Film Review

Jun 10, 2017
12 min

Filmmaker Interview with William Sachs

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson Director of some cult classics, as well as having an eclectic career in the movie industry, we interview filmmaker William Sachs. During which we discuss armed police turning up during filming, fixing movies, and nearly walking naked for Yoko Ono. For people who don't know, can you tell us a little bit about your previous films? I started making films in the London Film School, which was called The London School of Film Technique at the time

Filmmaker Interview - Aneek Chaudhuri at Cannes

UK Film Review

May 30, 2017
4 min

Filmmaker Interview - Aneek Chaudhuri at Cannes

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson A mover and shaker in the world of film, I have been lucky to catch up with filmmaker Aneek Chaudhuri for a second time this year. During our previous interview we discussed The Wife's Letter, Chaudhuri's feature film. This time, though, we speak to the man shortly after his visit to Cannes Film Festival. As well as his upcoming movie White. How was Cannes Film Festival for you? Cannes is special! In a word. I may also prefer to call it an e

Filmmaker Interview with Alexander Tuschinski

UK Film Review

May 19, 2017
6 min

Filmmaker Interview with Alexander Tuschinski

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson I recently reviewed filmmaker Alexander Tuschinski's rebellious indie film Timeless for UK Film Review. Having got to grips with the movie's anarchic spirit, I was also lucky enough to catch up with the man behind it. How do you describe your feature film “Timeless” to a new audience? To describe “Timeless” to a new audience, I would say it’s a satire, it’s an anarchistic comedy. “Anarchistic” not necessarily in a political sense, but in a s

UK Film Review

Apr 4, 2017
3 min

Filmmaker Interview with Scott Vickers

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson UK Film Review were lucky enough to catch up with director Scott Vickers about his filmmaking. During the filmmaker interview we spoke about PTSD, working with an indie movie budget, and...of course...what he would say if he were a dolphin... You made a short film, Advance to Contact, back in 2013. For those who don't know anything about it, can you tell us how the film came to be and why you wanted to tell this story? I was inspired to make