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Meet the Filmmaker: William Briggs, “Silk” (teaser)

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
WB: We would visit my creative older cousins in the summers and we would make crazy kiddish films on super-8. We did super hero films, and Dungeons & Dragons, mad scientists. And then when VHS came out I wrote and directed our first talkie Dracula’s Daughter, as well as two 20 minute episodes of Doctor Who.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
WB: This is a 3-minute “teaser” for Silk a 30-minute short film noir in pre-production. It’s the debut and we’re going to post it to raise some funding for a real location shoot, etc.

Q: What else are you working on?
WB: Other than full steam ahead on Silk, I am writing a magic-fu action film next, hoping to do a little green-screen and wire-work, with other seed ideas already in the pipeline. I also just finished co-writing an episode for the upcoming Replicant Terminus: Revelations TV series.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
WB: Well, if I ever get a studio started I’ll probably call it “Silent Sickies” because that’s what we called the old Super-8 films. Also, that Dr. Who film? Yeah, I sent it to Tom Baker who was gracious enough to actually write me a post card which I’ve kept ever since.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
WB: Well I am in IMDB and have a YouTube channel I am starting where I will start uploading those films over time for my cousins & family to see.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about EFPalooza or The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
WB: It’s an awesome forum for everyone to get their visions seen by all — I’ve been coming for teo years and its always so friendly and collaborative — it’s just a great experience to be up close and personal with local film makers! I am so honored to be included in the year-end Palooza!

Silk (teaser) will screen Saturday, February 23rd at 3:00 p.m. at The Bug Theatre as part of the Colorado Sneak Peek block during the 2019 EFPalooza Film Festival.

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Meet the Filmmaker: Jenny Shen, “Bunny Man”

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
JS: I wouldn’t call myself a filmmaker because I’ve only spent a few weeks of the summer making films. But I certainly enjoy the process of screen writing, filming and editing and understand how much dedication you must have as a filmmaker to develop a film from it’s concept to the stage at which it can be screened. It’s a long and tiring process, but you have to remember to enjoy it as well.

Q: What are we going to see at EFPalooza? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
JS: Bunny Man and other short films were screened at NYU Tisch last summer.

Q: What else are you working on?
JS: I recently scored a short film and have been working on a classical EP which will be available on SoundCloud very soon. I am also writing Japanese inspired music for a game.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
JS: Most of my movies have a somewhat disturbing concept, are abtract and use puppets or masks.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
JS: You can find my other films on my YouTube channel and music on Soundcloud. I will upload everything on my Facebook page soon as well.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about EFPalooza or The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
JS: It’s an honour to have my film screened and I am really greatful to the talented cast and crew for their hard work throughout the filming process. Thank you!

Bunny Man will screen Thursday, February 21st at 8:00 p.m. at The Bug Theatre as part of the Emerging Filmmakers Project block during the 2019 EFPalooza Film Festival.

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Meet the Filmmaker: Maureen Lee Maloney, “Girl Aspiring”

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
MM: I was finishing a graduate degree in biology, and my mentors were really pushing the need for more science communicators, when I met a young woman who was making a documentary. I had been interested in photography for a long time, and the idea of making documentaries really appealed to me. Soon after I took a filmmaking bootcamp class and totally fell in love with it, bought a camera, and started traveling the world making short films.

Q: What are we going to see at EFPalooza? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
MM: Girl Aspiring is a web series featuring women in a variety of careers. Episode 1 will be shown at EFPalooza, and it is about a local cider maker. Girl Aspiring can be viewed on Youtube, and I plan to feature lots of cool women all around the world.

Q: What else are you working on?
MM: I am currently finishing a pilot I produced and directed for an unscripted show titled Hidden Tigers, as well as developing a feature-length documentary.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
MM: I’ve had over 20 different kinds of jobs in my life.

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

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about EFPalooza or The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
MM: It’s so great having a place to show my work, and see other local artists.

Girl Aspiring will screen Thursday, February 21st at 8:00 p.m. at The Bug Theatre as part of the Emerging Filmmakers Project block during the 2019 EFPalooza Film Festival.

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Meet the Filmmaker: Marin Lepore, “I Put the Bi in Bitter” (pilot episode)

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
ML: The media we consume heavily influences the world we live in, so it’s important that content is diverse and inclusive. I became a writer because I still rarely see these types of stories on screen. And when those films don’t exist, you have to make them yourself, right?

Q: What are we going to see at EFPalooza? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
ML: EFPalooza will be screening the pilot episode of my comedy web-series I Put the Bi in Bitter which follows a bisexual teen and her lesbian BFF as they attempt to survive high school. We’re currently in the middle of a small US festival run, and have recently been accepted to ClexaCon, an LGBT convention in Las Vegas. In March, the series will be shown at the Colorado Dragon Festival which highlights Asian filmmakers. EFP is the first festival in Colorado to screen it. The season in its entirety is available for free on our Youtube channel /SadGirlProductions.

Q: What else are you working on?
ML: My team and I are currently in development of I Put the Bi in Bitter Season Two, which follows the same three characters during their Spring semester of Junior Year, starting right where Season One left off. We plan to wrap production in March and release soon after. I’m also co-creator of Sad Girl Productions, a film production company that creates female-centric comedies, and we have a couple other short films in the works as well.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
ML: As a gay woman of color, I’m very passionate about minority representation in film, and my stories often highlight LGBT and POC communities. I ultimately aspires to write and work on TV shows for kids and teens, because I think a huge thing LGBT media is missing right now is being accessible to younger audiences. By creating content like this, I want kids to know that not every LGBT story has to be tragic, or dramatic, or R-rated, or sexual.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
ML: Website: sadgirlproductions.com
Instagram: instagram.com/sadgirlprods
Youtube: youtube.com/SadGirlProductions

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about EFPalooza or The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
ML: I’ve been to several of the monthly EFP events and I really respect the work you all do to support indie filmmakers here in Denver. It’s always a great environment to meet other creatives in the local community.

I Put the Bi in Bitter (pilot episode) will screen Thursday, February 21st at 8:00 p.m. at The Bug Theatre as part of the Emerging Filmmakers Project block during the 2019 EFPalooza Film Festival.

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Meet the Filmmaker: Jesus Medina, “Russian Ghosts”

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
JM: I have loved films since I was a child. It was a logical progression to learn and do.

Q: What are we going to see at EFPalooza? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
JM: It has not screened anywhere else, indeed this is the premiere.
No plans for it, merely to add it to a body of work I’m building before I make longer films.

Q: What else are you working on?
JM: Working on a pilot for television based in the Canadian old west.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
JM: I’ve been told I live in my own mind, since I love to create stories by going off in my own tangent.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
JM: My youtube channel, it has much of my commercial and creative work.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about EFPalooza or The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
JM: Thank heaven’s you guys exist, it would be more difficult to find a live audience to show film work.
Yes the internet is there, but its not the same.

Russian Ghosts will screen Thursday, February 21st at 8:00 p.m. at The Bug Theatre as part of the Emerging Filmmakers Project block during the 2019 EFPalooza Film Festival.

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Meet the Filmmaker: Adam Rosenberg, “Huevos”

Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
AR: As a creative person I feel the need to express myself, and film is a wonderful form of expression. I love the combination of creativity and technicality that it takes to make films, and that it’s so many art forms combined into one.

Q: What are we going to see at EFPalooza? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
AR: Huevos is a dark comedy about a man who receives a mysterious proposition from his childhood crush.

Q: What else are you working on?
AR: We just released a branded short film for a bidet company called Tushy. The film is called THE RUNS and it’s an epic battle between rivals for the last roll of toilet paper.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
AR: Believe it or not I have an affection for potty humor in my life and films. Poop, pee, farts, weiners, and sex are common themes. Mannequins and dolls are common too.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
AR: www.mradamrosenberg.com

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about EFPalooza or The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
AR: I love it! I try to screen all of my films here. It’s a wonderful, supportive community of local filmmakers.

Huevos will screen Thursday, February 21st at 8:00 p.m. at The Bug Theatre as part of the Emerging Filmmakers Project block during the 2019 EFPalooza Film Festival.