Interview with Filmmaker Evan Skladany (BE MORE WITH MEMORE)

BE MORE WITH MEMORE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the September 2020 Under 5 Minute Film Festival. 

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?
SNL’s second at-home episode really motivated me on this particular project. Suddenly all those famous comedians were making shit in their houses, just like I’d been doing during quarantine. I had the idea already in a list of comedy ideas I keep, but it was Kyle Mooney’s sketch “What’s My Name” that sparked something. He duplicated himself in his house for this party where all the guests were him. The second I saw it, I was like, “Oh shit that’s right you can do that!” 

From there, I became highly motivated once I got other people involved. I asked a neighbor to do the voice-over, and she said yes. She does professional voice work, so I realized I’d better have a script…