Interview with director Irene Garces (THERE WAS A PLACE)

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Irene Garces directed  the comedy web series  “THERE WAS A PLACE”, which was showcased at the FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival in December 2016. “THERE WAS A PLACE” was awarded “Best Film” at the festival.

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Irene Garces: For a long time I have tried to find my own voice when I make movies. I’ve been experimenting with different genres, but one day I realized that what really motivates me to tell stories is to talk about my fears. In this short film I have tried to atone for my sins, my defects as a daughter, as a sister and as a future mother. A way to tell myself what kind of person I don’t want to be.

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

IG: It has been a long process, because…

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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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