Category: Festival

Director J.A. DellaRipa chats about casting a child actor and then working with them on set to carry the story and give the performance the character arc the story deserves. The art is, of course, to cast the right child. But then there needs to be a big trust with not only the actor, but… Continue reading Casting a Child Actor: Finding the Authenticity in a Key Role and trusting a child.

Always and Forever, 22min., USADirected by Johnny ThamesAn obsessive, controlling teenager kidnaps her boyfriend to play a bizarre, self destructive game. But things become complicated when the boy demands a stop. The film comments on how trauma if not confronted and resolved will lead to co-dependent and potentially destructive results, while providing enough empathy toward… Continue reading Podcast: EP. 1661: Filmmaker Johnny Thames (ALWAYS AND FOREVER)