Interview with Filmmaker Alex Farias (ANIMAL HEADS)

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ANIMAL HEADS was the winner of BEST FANTASY FILM at the June 2020 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival.

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Alex Farias: I think I am always looking for ways in narrative film to tell a story out of the context of the world we know in order to reach people in a new way. It’s like getting an audience to form new associations. I wanted to make people ask questions rather than force a message.

2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short?

About a year. We did a lot of planning and pre production. I created color palettes for each scene, we designed all the “devices” and Kalani (my production designer) constructed and painted all the masks by hand. In post David (editor) and I worked really hard. I was so specific about…

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