Interview with Filmmaker Ross Godwin (9 SECONDS)

9 SECONDS played to rave reviews and was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the May 2018 ACTION/ADVENTURE FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto.

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Ross Godwin: After my friend Lindsey Sitz had written it, she almost immediately wrote it off as too complicated/expensive/difficult to produce. We were both in film school at the time, and both considering thesis films, and were always on the hunt for a good project, I asked if I could buy the rights from her, and she agreed. At the time I had begun writing another project that was family drama and all took place in roughly one house, super simple production and whatnot, but then a friend brought me onto his thesis film. His project was a hugely ambitious sci fi film that made use of all kinds of effects and production techniques that you wouldn’t expect…