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CHRIS ESPER
Yesteryear
Farewell Waltz
Martin Ponferrada
JUSTIN CONNOR
HELLO, MY SWEET BOY
EVERYTHING IS UPSTREAM
JENNIFER PLOTZKE
THE QUIET SHORE
Mesmerizing from the film’s opening moments, Writer/Director Alex Ramirez tells a heartfelt story about an ALS-diagnosed artist and her husband who are facing growing marital problems while being aware of their diminishing time together.
CHRIS ESPER
“TAKE2 INDIE REVIEW SITS DOWN WITH DIRECTOR – CHRIS ESPER …” – I was born and raised in New Jersey. I had grown up in Bayonne. When I was 14 years old, my family and I moved to Rhode Island, where we had family on my father’s side. I ended up going to high school and college there. Currently, I reside in Massachusetts.
Yesteryear
With only a home movie projector, Director Chris Esper takes his audience back in time with his short documentary, YESTERYEAR.
Farewell Waltz
Set in pre-WWII England, FAREWELL WALTZ is a beautiful and poetic piece of storytelling given to us by Writer/Director Kaine Levy. Levy pays tribute to the style of films from Hollywood’s Golden Age – with his short film about socially forbidden love.
Martin Ponferrada
TAKE2🎬Indie Review sits down with writer, director Martin Ponferrada to discuss his animated documentary – EVERYTHING IS UPSTREAM
JUSTIN CONNOR
TAKE2🎬INDIE REVIEW SITS DOWN WITH WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER AND ACTOR – JUSTIN CONNOR – TO DISCUSS HIS AWARD WINNING ROCKUMENTARY – THE GOLDEN AGE
HELLO, MY SWEET BOY
Written and Directed by Raphael Dirani, HELLO, MY SWEET BOY taps into the bittersweet journey of a son who has a parent suffereing with dementia. The film also taps into the son’s bisexuality and how hard it is for him to come out to his mother – after dating a man for seven years.
EVERYTHING IS UPSTREAM
Part animation and part documentary, Martin Ponferrada’s Award Winning Short Film EVERYTHING IS UPSTREAM, is a visually stunning piece of artistic storytelling – in only ten minutes. Ponferrada takes us into the dreams of Buddhist monks from around the world. Vivid descriptions of their dreams are captured in meticulous detail through the beauty of rotoscope.
JENNIFER PLOTZKE
My childhood was split between New Jersey and Illinois. I was born in Illinois, but moved to New Jersey when I was two years old. We lived there until I was fifteen and then moved back to Illinois, where I finished high school and went to college.