Interview with director Ruth Pickett (LE BELLE FOLIE)

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LE BELLE FOLIE was awarded BEST MUSIC at the April 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival. It was an honor to interview the director of the unique and imaginative comedy.

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Ruth Pickett: I’ve been writing for a long time, working on various different projects, almost all comedic – but I’d reached the point where I just wanted to get something made. My partner encouraged me to make the step from being just a writer to a writer/director; so in 2016 I ran a crowdfunding campaign to make four low-budget short films, of which this was one – and was very fortunate in hitting the target. I shot all four in 2016 and am now taking them around film festivals.

From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short?

Probably about a year. I…

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By femalefilmfestival

The irony of this festival is that its goal is to not be around in 5 years time. To eventually not be relevant because there is zero need to have a festival geared for female talent and female stories because the stories presented in Hollywood and around the world are a balanced showcase of the human experience from both sexes. Our goal is to achieve a lot of success and then fold into oblivion simply because there is no need for this festival. This festival was created by the FEEDBACK Film & Writing Festival as a simple reaction to a strong need to showcase female talent from around the world in a more profound way. When putting together the weekly festival, the administration noticed a lack of a female presence in the stories being shown at the festival. A classic example and analogy to the frustration is how the festival noticed that even the smaller roles in a screenplay were written for a man to play. There was zero reason for this in many stories. How a police officer, or a political campaign manager, for example with 3-4 lines in a screenplay was a "HE" character. Why? And these are the screenplays written by the winners! The talented one who have obtained agents and have began/beginning their careers as a writer.

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