Elgin Cahill

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Meet the Filmmaker: Elgin Cahill, “Natalie”

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Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
EC: As a child, I was always fascinated by the filmmaking process; by the fact that a person could start with a simple idea and turn that idea into a script, and that script could be turned into an actual MOVIE. That fascination always stayed with me.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
EC: Natalie is a short film about bullying. It is being featured by the Miss High School America Pageant program as part of their B.R.A.V.E. initiative (Building Respect And Values for Everyone). It is currently being screened at schools across the United States.

Q: What else are you working on?
EC: I am currently finishing up Ryde, a short film that I made with Ryan Seamy featuring Ketrick “Jazz” Copeland and Joe Bocian. My feature film, Beware The Lake, a supernatural teen thriller featuring Jonathan Lipnicki and Anja Knebl will be in stores in December. And I am in pre-production on my next feature, My Own Sky, a drama that will go into production in the Spring of 2018.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
EC: The characters in my films are named after a certain theme. For example, all of the characters in Ryde are named after band members of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave. Because I can.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
EC: You can find out more about me and my work at the woefully out-of-date www.chestnuttreefilms.net. I’m working on that!

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
EC: The Emerging Filmmakers Project is like no other venue of its kind in the country, and Denver is very fortunate to have it. It is like the beating heart of the local filmmaking community.

Natalie will screen at The Emerging Filmmakers Project on Thursday, September 21st at The Bug Theatre.

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Meet the Filmmaker: Elgin Cahill, “Oleander Trailer”

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“Oleander Trailer”

www.oleandertheseries.com

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Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?

EC: Ever since I was a kid I’ve been intrigued by the process of taking stories from books or scripts or even just ideas, and bringing them to life on the screen.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?

EC: We will be screening the trailer for Oleander The Series, starring Luba Bocian.  It is an edgy, sexy, spy-thriller.  We shot this project in anamorphic widescreen, which is a task, but I think that the cinematic look and feel are totally worth it.  The first two episodes are done and are viewable on youtube.  This is the first theatrical screening of the trailer.  We are going to keep working on the series, and working to build an audience.

Q: What else are you working on?

EC: My production partner, Wendy Winterbourne, and I have several projects in the works, including an anthology series, a short film, and two documentaries.  We are also currently in the process of packaging some projects for production next year.  And we are gearing up to start production on a supernatural thriller feature film this summer (August 2015).

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?

EC: I frequently write a shooting script or block a scene around a single, killer, must-have “money-shot”.  More often than not, that shot doesn’t make it into the final cut of the film.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?

EC: www.oleandertheseries.com, www.thelakethemovie.com

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?

EC: The EFP is one of the happiest places in Denver.  I always look forward to seeing great indie cinema, meeting up with old friends, and making new ones.

“Oleander Trailer” will be screening on July 16th at the Emerging Filmmaker’s Project. 

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Meet the Filmmaker: Elgin Cahill, “Branded”

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Branded | www.chestnuttreefilms.net

Elgin CahillQ: Why did you become a filmmaker?
EC: When I was 12 years old, I read the novel 1984 by George Orwell, and I loved it. A year later, I saw the film, directed by Michael Radford. I was amazed at how similar the movie looked compared to the way I pictured it in my head when I read the book. I was fascinated by the process of taking a story or an idea and breathing life into it.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
EC: Branded is a one-location short film about two patients in a hospital for the criminally insane. The piece is purely dialogue-driven, and has a tiny bit of a One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest feel to it. We are going to submit it to some festivals. And this is our premiere screening!

Q: What else are you working on?
EC: I am currently in post production on the official “Bruce Randolph” documentary, in production on a documentary about acting, in pre-production on both a narrative short and a feature, and in the process of trying to secure story rights for another feature.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
EC: All of my films have a theme. For instance, in Love, Lily, all the male characters are named after characters from It’s a Wonderful Life, and the mom is actually watching It’s a Wonderful Life in the film.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
EC: You can find out more about me and my work at www.chestnuttreefilms.net

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
EC: I am grateful for the opportunity to see interesting films from other local filmmakers at The EFP, and for the opportunity to show my work. I have many friends and colleagues who i initially met at The EFP. Denver is very fortunate to have such a wonderful venue.

Branded will screen March 19th at The Emerging Filmmakers Project.