Here's a batch of interviews with filmmakers of their feature debuts, of the films "The Righteous" (filmmaker Mark O'Brien), "Cop Secret" (filmmaker and former pro football goalkeeper Hannes Þór Halldórsson), and "THE PREY: Legend of Karnoctus" (Cire Hensman and Matthew Hensman).
Mark O’Brien’s The Righteous explores the interesting “hook” of a mysterious stranger coming upon a home. The mysterious stranger is O’Brien’s Aaron Smith (“Original, I know,” says Aaron), who comes upon the property of an elderly couple one night, leg injured. The home is owned by former priest Frederic Mason (Henry Czerny) and his wife Ethel Mason (Mimi Kuzyck), the reason Frederic left the priesthood. Playing with fascinating themes of sin, retribution and penance, Mark O’Brien creates quite the compelling storyline in his feature directorial debut, where he also writes the screenplay.
The Fantasia International Film Festival recently announced the first wave of programming for its 25th edition of the festival, which will take place online from August 5 to 25, 2021. You can find the full list of titles in the first wave here, and one interesting aspect of this year’s festival is featuring a focus … Continue reading News: Fantasia Film Festival Announces First Wave of Titles
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