Interviews

Artist Kim Yuan Xu on Mentoring the Next Generation of Animators

By Film Threat Staff | October 2021

Animator and designer Kim Yuan Xu is based in Brooklyn, New York and was born and raised in Xiamen, China. Her remarkable…

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Animator and designer Kim Yuan Xu is based in Brooklyn, New York and was born and raised in Xiamen, China. Her remarkable career has led to work on...

Jon Bristol and the Warped Humor and Puppets of Elmwood Productions image — Jon Bristol and the Warped Humor and Puppets of Elmwood Productions
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Working with puppets might seem like a chore, but it is a way of life for the founder of the independent studio Elmwood Productions. Jon Bristol created...

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When working for a small independent studio, such as the puppet-centric Elmwood Productions, one person will take on many different roles. Mike Finland is...

Rick Passmore Keeps His Head On Straight Discussing Elmwood Productions image — Rick Passmore Keeps His Head On Straight Discussing Elmwood Productions
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Elmwood Productions is a Connecticut-based studio specializing in films and shows starring puppets. Their award-winning horror-comedy Head has gained a...

Prano Bailey-Bond and Niamh Algar Explore The Video Nasty Era image — Prano Bailey-Bond and Niamh Algar Explore The Video Nasty Era
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Prano Bailey-Bond's Censor was my favorite film to come out of 2021's Sundance Film Festival. So, when I had the opportunity to speak with Bailey-Bond...

Mishna Wolff Talks Werewolves Within, Ubisoft, and More image — Mishna Wolff Talks Werewolves Within, Ubisoft, and More
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Werewolves Within, which debuted at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, is to date the only video game adaptation that I have ever enjoyed. Well, that's a lie...

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Each day in the U.S., there are 3,041 suicide attempts by high schools students alone. Michael Leoni's feature film When Today Ends takes on the subject of...

Musician/Director Jimmy Giannopoulos Modernizes The Mob Movie image — Musician/Director Jimmy Giannopoulos Modernizes The Mob Movie
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I've known Jimmy Giannopoulos for around 12 years. Back in the day, we both worked service jobs in the Lower East Side of Manhattan while pursuing our...

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In Donavon Warren's feature film, Wheels, two suicidal paraplegic junkies hustle their way through the city streets trying to find a reason to live. Ted...

Hisonni Johnson and Hedy Wong Take The Take Out Girl to Vegas image — Hisonni Johnson and Hedy Wong Take The Take Out Girl to Vegas
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To give her family a chance at a better life and save her family’s failing restaurant, Tera Wong, a desperate 20-year-old Asian girl, parlays her Chinese...

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