January 2020

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Meet the Filmmaker: Tyler Eaton, “Shadows”

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Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
A: As a kid, I always tried different hobbies. Sports, musical instruments, drawing, painting, etc. I had no natural aptitude for any of them, and really struggled to improve (even with practice). In 6th grade I finally picked up my Mom’s digital camera and started editing short movies. It felt intuitive, exciting and incredibly satisfying to do, and I knew immediately that film is the best way I can express myself creatively. I started to further experiment with visual effects, sound design, and more, and eventually filmmaking became my number one hobby, and something I’ve decided to pursue professionally.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
A: My submission to the EFP, Shadows, is a short psychological horror/thriller film I wrote and directed for a class called “Video Production II” at Colorado Film School. It was selected for the Fall 2018 CFS Student Show at Harkins Theatre, as well as the CFS “Production II Show” which also took place at the Bug Theatre.

Q: What else are you working on?
A: I’m currently editing my final senior film at CFS, called The Truth. It’s a crime thriller about a hostage negotiation situation, featuring a real-life police department and SWAT team.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
A: As someone who struggles with some pretty intense depression and anxiety, I’m fascinated by the difference in perspective of reality between people who struggle with mental illness versus those who do not, and this has been a source of inspiration for my recent films.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
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A: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD6qvlBpMA3BYNBOycY8W6w/videos?view_as=subscriber Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tyler.eaton.393950Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylereaton222/?hl=en

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
A: I’m just so grateful that this program exists. Not only does it allow Denver filmmakers to showcase our work, it can also give so many of us that first little “festival” experience which inspires filmmakers (both those whose films are screened, and those who attend) to step up and get more films made and out into the world!

Shadows will screen during The Emerging Filmmakers Project on Thursday, January 16th at The Bug Theatre.

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Meet the Filmmakers: Katherine Borda & Lee Cipolla, “Lights Over Chautauqua”

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Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
A: Growing up, I was always a huge fan of movies and was amazed of the impact they could have. The medium can be very powerful and change lives. From my first experience making a film to now, I have been propelled by this desire to make stories that can entertain but also reach people emotionally.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
A: It’s a short film called Lights Over Chautauqua that was shot here in Boulder. It’s a blend of science fiction and drama as a young man tries to understand what happened to him during a traumatic abduction experience. The journey to discovering the truth also leads him on a the path to repairing a broken relationship with the love of his life. It’s screened at a couple festivals to start off with and is now available on Amazon Prime. But our ultimate goal is to launch a series from it.

Q: What else are you working on?
A: I have a few features in development. Jasmine is an inspirational true life story about Native American Hoop Dancer Jasmine Pickner Bell. Also, The Depositionist, a thriller about a disbarred lawyer turned video-deposition cameraman who crosses the line and gets involved with a client who claims her ex-husband is planning to kill her.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
A: I’ve ever done the same genre twice. Technically, a few have been classified as dramas but they are always hyphened something else. Comedy, medical drama thriller, fight film, urban rapper film…but never the same genre twice. Not sure why it’s worked out that way.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
A: https://www.crystalrockentertainment.com/

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
A: This will be my first time attending so I am excited for what’s in store. I am very grateful for those folks who put in the effort to create this experience for filmmakers to showcase their work. They are unsung heroes. So, truthfully, thank you.

Lights Over Chautauqua will screen during The Emerging Filmmakers Project on Thursday, January 16th at The Bug Theatre.

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Meet the Filmmakers: Trae Beneck & Avery Troop, “Someone Else’s Shoes”

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Q: Why did you become filmmakers?
A: We like making films. 🙂

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
A: You’d be watching our sci-fi horror short, Someone Else’s Shoes. In it we see a world where people can switch bodies for a day. This is the only place it will be screened. We originally planned to send it to festivals, but when it was complete we thought it was not good enough for that. I (Avery) sent it to the Emerging Filmmakers Project as a secret just to see if it was as bad as we thought. We are happy to have been selected. Honesty, Someone Else’s Shoes was just a learning opportunity for us.

Q: What else are you working on?
A: Our next short film, Balloon Party, is currently being edited. We will send this one to festivals across the country and it will be our main debut as filmmakers. We have been working a long time on it. The film is a surrealist horror comedy about a world of balloons were only the main character is human. It can be described as a whimsical fever dream.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
A: This film was made for 0$.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
A: As a group we are pretty obscure. The youtube channel named: “Trae Beneck” has some of Trae’s work and this film on it. When Balloon Party comes out it we might move it to a joint channel we are setting up called “Wasteland of Wonders.” If you email avery.troop@gmail.com I might be interested in working as a writer or an actor for your next project!

Someone Else’s Shoes will screen during The Emerging Filmmakers Project on Thursday, January 16th at The Bug Theatre.