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Morgan Matthews – Director – X + Y (X plus Y)

FRED’s Matt Micucci meets director Morgan Matthews who talks about his fiction narrative feature directorial debut X PLUS Y, presented at the 58th edition of the BFI London Film Festival. He tells us about making the big jump from documentary filmmaking to fiction filmmaking and how his background in documentary influenced his approach in making this film. He also talks to us about understanding the mechanics and logics of love through the his young central character’s love of mathematics and about working with actors in a constructively collaborative way.

X PLUS Y is the story of a socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

Festival section: Love

Reporter: Matt Miccucci

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Gerry Fox – Filmmaker – Marc Quinn-Making Waves

FRED’s Matt Micucci interviews Gerry Fox, director of the documentary MARC QUINN – MAKING WAVES presented in the Journey section of the 58th BFI London Film Festival. Gerry talks to us about his history of collaborations with the artist Marc Quinn, what it was like to follow him around and expose a side of the art world we usually do not see, as well as how he tried to “show” rather than “tell” with his approach in making this documentary.

MARC QUINN – MAKING WAVES is a fascinating fly-on-the-wall documentary that captures the life of celebrated artist Marc Quinn in all its many guises.

Festival section: Journey

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Tala Hadid – Filmmaker – The Narrow Frame of Midnight

FRED’s Matt Micucci meets filmmaker Tala Hadid, who is presenting her feature THE NARROW FRAME OF MIDNIGHT on the Journey section of the 58th BFI London Film Festival. Tala Hadid talks with us about how she successfully made her film an interactive experience, by paying particular attention to the rhythm of the film. She also tells us about how she worked with the actors and what challenges she encountered to bring her film to the screen.

THE NARROW FRAME OF MIDNIGHT is a dizzying and haunting journey that sweeps viewers across Morocco’s spectacular Atlas mountains to Istanbul, the plains of Kurdistan and beyond. Within these settings, the lives of a number of characters – particularly a young orphan child, a writer searching for his brother and a teacher with whom she had an affair – cross and hurdle into each other both literally and metaphysically.

Festival section: Journey

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Xavier Picard (Director and Co-Screenwriter ) and Hanna Hemila (Co-Screenwriter and Producer) – Moomins on the Riviera

FRED’s Matt Micucci meets filmmaker Xavier Picard and producer Hannah Hemila to talk about their animation film MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA. They talk about the challenges of difficulties of channelling the spirit of the original Moomins comic strips and finding financing for a hand drawn animation feature film. They also talk about the importance of balancing the story line and its sense of humour in order to make it appealing for the whole family – children and adults.

Based on Tove Jansson’s much love characters, the Moomins (delightful hippo-like creatures) decide to take a trip to Riviera in order to experience life among the high society.

Festival section: Family

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Michael Mueller, Screenwriter and co-producer, The Beat Beneath My Feet.

Festival Section: Summer.

FRED’s Matt Micucci interview screenwriter and co-producer of THE BEAT BENEATH MY FEET, Michael Mueller. The film was presented at the 22nd Raindance Film Festival.

We chat with Michael about where the inspiration for his screenplay came from, how he collaborated with director John Williams to come up with a final vision and he even takes time to writers some advice on what to do to tell a good story.

THE BEAT BENEATH MY FEET is a film about the bond that develops between an introverted teenage kid with dreams of becoming a singer songwriter but afflicted by a crippling shyness and a former rock god everyone thought was dead now on the run from law and recovering from the trauma of the death of his son, which he blames himself for.

Reporter: Matt Micucci.

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John Williams, Director, The Beat Beneath My Feet.

Festival Section: Summer.

FRED’s Matt Micucci meets director John Williams, who presented his film THE BEAT BENEATH MY FEET at the 22nd Raindance Film Festival. John talks to us about getting involved in the project, what he believes his involvement brought to the production and his particular attention to music as a key element in the film.

THE BEAT BENEATH MY FEET is a film about the bond that develops between an introverted teenage kid with dreams of becoming a singer songwriter but afflicted by a crippling shyness and a former rock god everyone thought was dead now on the run from law and recovering from the trauma of the death of his son, which he blames himself for.

Reporter: Matt Micucci.

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David Eberts – Producer – Kung Fu Elliot

FRED’s Matt Micucci meets David Eberts, producer of the film KUNG FU ELLIOT presented at the 22nd Raindance Film Festival. This is a documentary directed by Matthew Bauckman and Jaret Belliveau about a very eccentric and determined man, Elliot “White Lightning” Scott, with one goal and one mission – become Canada’s first action star. We speak with David about what made him want to get involved in the project, what impresses him about the style used by the filmmakers to take this story to the big screen and he tells us a little more about the interesting individual Elliot Scott and his mysterious current whereabouts.

Festival section: Raindance Symphony Orchestra

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Brian Reddin – Director – It Came From Connemara!!

FRED’s Matt Micucci meets filmmaker Brian Reddin, who chats about his film IT CAME FROM CONNEMARA!!, presented at the 22nd Raindance Film Festival. This documentary tells the story of the five years in which Roger Corman set up a studio in the West of Ireland and produced a number of films – most of which are forgotten. Brian tells us why how Corman setting up a studio in Connemara impacted the Irish film industry, shares with us his admiration for the work and the man that is Roger Corman and tells us about interviewing him and getting access to footage from his films for the documentary.

Festival section: Summer

Reporter: Matt micucci

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Luc Chamberland – Director – Seth’s Dominion

FRED’s Matt Micucci has the pleasure of meeting filmmaker Luc Chamberland, who presented his documentary SETH’S DOMINION at the 2014 Raindance Film Festival. This is a documentary about celebrated Canadian graphic novelist and illustrator “Seth”, who is considered among the most influential in his field. But more than simply biographical, this documentary allows us an exclusive and priceless glimpse inside the mind of the artist, and even unveils some very private work – the private work of an artist balancing art for money with art for the sake or art. Chamberland does so by mixing live action, talking head interviews, off field narration, animation and even puppetry.

We talk with Chamberland about his creative approach, his admiration for Seth’s work, how the project began and how the film was kind of a pet project on which he worked for a number of years.

Festival section: Autumn

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Brian McGuire (Filmmaker and actor), Mark Fletcher (Producer and actor) – Window Licker

FRED’s Matt Micucci meets Brian McGuire and Mark Fletcher, who talk about their film WINDOW LICKER which they presented at the 2014 Raindance Film Festival. This is the story of a man’s descent into madness. Mostly shot on an iPhone, this film is a unique vision and a stand out piece of guerrilla filmmaking. We speak with Brian and Mark on how they built such a crazy atmosphere, where the inspiration came from, and whether or not portable devices really represent the future of independent cinema.

Festival section: Winter

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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