The 2021 EarthxFilm festival shook of the pandemic cobwebs in Dallas and brought filmmakers and subjects from its environmentally focused film festival to Dallas as people began to come back out to public events and in this case – attend a “Green” Carpet event before an outdoor screening and music event celebrating Earth Day.
In the interview, we talk about why these filmmakers went through the effort it takes to make any film – feature or short – in the service of something that they, in all blunt likelihood, will never make a dime for their toil. Allison and Keith talk about the challenges and benefits of directing themselves. Finally, I ask each filmmaker to give a name check or shout out to a crew or cast member who was a true lifesaver to either getting the film made or having it turn out as well as it did.
