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Meet the Filmmaker: Johnny Yager, “The Alpha Book”

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
JY: I became a filmmaker because I love film, I love writing stories and I only have one life to live, so what the hell? I also love the soap opera, “One Life to Live”. Just kidding, I’m a “Days” man.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
JY: You’re going to see, “The Alpha Book”. It’s a student film that my girlfriend Cindy and I put together in 2 days because I fudged the audio on my final project. The 2 days thing might seem like scapegoating, but I think that this probably turned out better than the other story. It’s a heck of a lot less convoluted. You can probably tell that we were fighting daylight at the end.

Q: What else are you working on?
JY: I’m working on a tv pilot called “Rock Fight”, a short Horror Film called “Javelin” and finals for directors workshop. I’m a writing and directing major at Colorado Film School.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
JY: I saw the film, “The Crying Game”, in the theater when I was really young, with my mom. She didn’t know what it was really about before we went. We’re finally ok with talking about it now.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
JY: On Vimeo. Just search Johnny Yager. I’ll have more stuff up as soon as it’s finished.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
JY: Thanks for doing this! It’s good to know that there is community for filmmaking in Denver. The atmosphere is a lot more fun and interactive than I expected. Not that I was expecting anything bland.

The Alpha Book will screen during The Emerging Filmmakers Project on Thursday, November 17th, 2022 at The Bug Theatre.

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Meet the Filmmaker: Mike Dunn, “Alienated”

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
MD: I got inspired to make films when I watched Army of Darkness when I was 6 years old. I’d never seen anything like it, and it just jumpstarted a spark in me to want to get into film. From then I just found a love for telling cool stories with fun ideas.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
MD: The short film is called Alienated, and it’s about a young, lonely UFOlogist who’s whole life is dedicated to finding out the truth about if we are alone in the universe, much to the annoyance of his peers. His quest might finally lead him to an answer, but it might not be what he was hoping for…

It was screened in one film festival in Florida.

My plans for it next are to use it as a proof of concept for a feature film version.

Q: What else are you working on?
MD: Working on a few quick short films, and hopefully my first feature film titled Student Driver, as well as the feature for Alienated.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
MD: I can’t stop ripping off Sam Raimi

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
MD: Right now my other best short film is on the YouTube Channel CreepyTV, a fan film called Sam’s Gift.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
MD: It’s one of my favorite things in the Denver film scene! A wonderful place for filmmakers of all levels to share their work and meet new, and interesting people!

Alienated will screen during The Emerging Filmmakers Project on Thursday, November 17th, 2022 at The Bug Theatre.

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Meet the Filmmaker: Tyler Holme, “The Struggle”

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
TH: I knew I had to become a filmmaker at a young age because math and science were way too hard.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
TH: The Struggle is an audio/visual feast based on a painfully true story. It is a tale of art imitating life and the battle between what is real and what isn’t, told in one enthralling long take, a la Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s modern masterpiece, Birdman. Yet it isn’t about any of that, while also being about everything.

This film is the most personal piece of work I have ever made.

Q: What else are you working on?
TH: I recently wrote a satirical humor book lampooning health & lifestyle culture and social media influencers called, Beet Life: A Health & Lifestyle Guide To Show Your Life Who’s Boss By: Your Girl @Beets_By_Beth: Beth Gethard.

You can buy a hardcopy here: https://booksbybeetsbybeth.com/

Or you can purchase an ebook here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WSHW9L9

Get one for yourself, a friend, a family member, or even your arch-nemesis!

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
TH: For this film, I was inspired by the works of innovative auteurs like Steven Soderbergh and Sean Baker to shoot the entire film exclusively on my smartphone. A Samsung Galaxy S9, to be exact. I wanted to capture the true raw cinematic grittiness of life in a way that only a cell phone can.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
TH: You can find more of my work here: https://www.tylerholme.com/.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
TH: just want to thank The Emerging Filmmakers Project for allowing me to screen my film alongside such great local filmmakers.

And, of course, I would be remiss if I didn’t thank the 1991 Detroit Lions as well.

The Struggle will screen during The Emerging Filmmakers Project on Thursday, November 17th, 2022 at The Bug Theatre.

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Meet the Filmmakers: Susan Lyles & Darren Smith, “B.O.B.”

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
A: We have worked in theatre most of our lives and wanted to explore a new medium for storytelling, and for us starting in film competitions has helped us to learn a lot about the art form really fast.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
A: B.O.B. a short we created for The London 48 Hour film project in 2021-we shot part of the script in Bristol, UK and the rest in Denver, and it screened at Genesis Cinema in London. It was shortly after Texas passed their new abortion law and added a $10,000 bounty via lawsuits to be collected by people reporting women and doctors and anyone who helped them. We knew if we drew the right genre this was a subject we wanted to tackle. We’ve submitted B.O.B into a few festivals and are waiting with “baited breath” to know if we have an opportunity to screen it elsewhere.

Q: What else are you working on?
A: Susan has a couple of short scripts in the works, and Darren is currently working on a feature with his writing partner Donald Rae set in Edinburgh, Scotland. We will have just completed The Four Points Film Project-this is a 72 hour piece over the November 11-14 weekend and finally we are looking into festival submissions for our recent Best Film Nominee Parks Perfect Poltergeists ( Our London 48 Hour film project for 2022) and our recent Edinburgh 48 hour film piece which won the Global Scot award-Echoes of Life

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
A: Weird thing…not weird but almost every film we shoot has one of our dogs pop in.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
A: Right now we only have a face book page Ruff Ruff Dog Films-need to get in gear and get that webpage set up https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=ruff%20ruff%20dog%20films

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
A: We are so excited to have the opportunity to screen our work for a bigger audience and love that you all create this space for film makers.

B.O.B. will screen during The Emerging Filmmakers Project on Thursday, November 17th, 2022 at The Bug Theatre.