Signe Baumane is an independent artist, animator and filmmaker based out of Brooklyn, New York, and she has spent seven years working on bringing her new film “My Love Affair With Marriage” to life. And now with the film playing at the 2023 Florida Film Festival, I had an opportunity to ask a few questions about the process of making this film and how animation can be seen as a viable genre for adult storytelling.
Chris Crespo: In the seven years it took to make this movie, what were some of the biggest challenges in making sure this film got completed?
Signe Baumane: The first challenge is in the psychological realm – how do you continue work on the same film for 7 years and don’t lose motivation, inspiration and excitement? In that regard I am like a terrier who grabs a leg of a fox burrowed in a hole and keeps pulling it until the fox is pulled out of the hole. Every day I sat at my table and made 30 – 70 drawings until the film was done. The reason why I was able to do that – I felt that the film’s message was important, I felt I was serving a higher purpose, not just feeding my insatiable ego.Continue Reading …
Time for our 2023 Oscars Recap Show! Who was the true big winner of the night? Which comedy bit stunk the worst? Would Drew be impressed by “Naatu Naatu?” Is Hugh Grant a jerk? Did Elizabeth Banks have Covid? Which movie was Roger Deakins’ choice for Best Cinematography and why wasn’t it even nominated? Who was missing from the In Memoriam this time? We answer these questions and talk about the big winners so enjoy our recapping of the 95th Academy Awards!
