EP. 1700: Filmmaker Diana Densmore (CARDBOARD)

CARDBOARD, 23min., USA Directed by Diana Densmore A neglected young girl builds a cardboard time machine and runs away to the future only to find her adult self in the throes of depression, as the two connect they remind each other of the joy of loving oneself. https://www.instagram.com/flusshausfilms Get to know the filmmaker: What motivated you to make this film? Alice Prime, the lead actress, had been bugging me to make something with her and my daughter in it for years. So I was trying to write something that would allow them to play opposite each other. The subject matter comes from my own struggles with mental health. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film? four or five years… I guess Alice Prime (the lead actress) and I started talking about it, and then a year later, I wrote the first draft. Probably, a year after that, we had a shooting script, and we went into pre-production and production in earnest. By the time we were through the whole post-process, it was another year. How would you describe your film in two words!? The process of making it? Chathartic chaos. The final project? sweet sci-fi. What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film? The rest of life is happening at the same time. What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talkingabout your film in the feedback video? It’s nice to hear that people connected with the themes and appreciated the film. —— Subscribe to the podcast: Tweets by wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod