A visionary documentary filmmaker for over two decades, Hansi Oppenheimer thrives on pop culture and fandom. Under her Squee banner, she has made various documentaries and her latest, All Hail the Popcorn King, revels in the story of one of the greatest underrated authors today, Joe R. Lansdale. WorldFilmGeek had a chance to talk to […]Read Post ›
Rene Perez is one his way to becoming the new millennium’s go-to guy for grindhouse films. Growing up during the era of the late 70s to 80’s B-movie dominating force, Perez is known for his microbudget films involving horror and action. He is also responsible for the discovery of Robert “Bronzi” Kovacs, whose uncanny resemblance […]Read Post ›
An aspiring filmmaker gets more than she bargains for in this feature film debut of indie filmmaker Moez Solis. Nilah Williams has aspirations of becoming a filmmaker. Despite her dream, she finds herself locked out of the system. When she invites herself to a producer’s workshop at a local library, she is enthralled when she […]Read Post ›
Hollywood has lost a legend…the legend that is Penny Marshall. Marshall, who gained fame as Laverne DeFazio first in Happy Days then the hit spin-off Laverne and Shirley before becoming one of the most renowned filmmakers alongside her late brother Garry, passed away Monday night at the age of 75. Born Carole Penny Marshall on […]Read Post ›
A filmmaker’s attempt to disprove the idea of alien abduction doesn’t go as planned in the feature film debut of Fulvio Sestito. When he was seven years old, Chris Norton witnessed a fight between his parents and his mother disappeared. His father is convinced that his mother was abducted by aliens. However, Chris refuses […]Read Post ›
Matthew Cooke is not just a filmmaker, but an avid social activist whose work has received top honors. A documentarian whose work has earned him Academy Award nominations and several accolades, Cooke has been a member of Sankofa, Harry Belafonte’s organization of artists for social change; and his latest film, a four-year project entitled Survivor’s […]Read Post ›
Hollywood has been rocked by the death of legendary actor, writer, playwright, and filmmaker Sam Shepard. Shepard passed away after a lengthy battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, on July 27 at the age of 73. His passing was just announced today via outlets. Born on November 5, 1943 in Fort Sheridan, […]Read Post ›
Irish filmmaker John Butler has done it all in the world of filmmaking, from working in commercials and television to his first feature film, The Stag (aka The Bachelor Weekend), in 2013. His latest film, Handsome Devil, is a story of acceptance between the unlikeliest of friends in a boarding school. Breaking Glass Pictures will release […]Read Post ›
Tommy Stovall is an independent filmmaker who has gained praised for his first two films, 2005’s Hate Crime and 2011’s Sedona. His latest film, Aaron’s Blood, is a vampire film that goes a different route than what most expect from the subgenre of horror films. The film will be coming to select theaters on June […]Read Post ›
