Slamdance 2026: Jessica Barr and Ryan Simpkins on Their Stunning Single-Take Film, “The Plan”
The sun is just beginning to set as the twenty-something characters in Jessica’s Barr’s mesmerizing new film, “The Plan,” start to congregate in an East LA apartment. The calmness of the setting gradually proves to be deceptive, as the mounting tension within these friends—particularly Evan (Ryan Simpkins)—threatens to erupt. With the helicopter blades of an […]
HollyShorts 2024: Interviews with Jessica Barr on “Tight,” Louisa Connolly-Burnham on “Sister Wives,” Hanna Gray Organschi on “Merci, Poppy,” and Andrew Nadkarni and Nalini Nadkarni on “Between Earth & Sky”
The 20th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival starts next week on August 8th and runs until August 18th. The festival is Oscar-qualifying, and I will be cheering on our previously featured and festival-selected filmmakers from the sidelines! Below are three video interviews with Jessica Barr (“Tight”), Louisa Connolly-Burnham (“Sister Wives”), and Hanna Gray Organschi (“Merci, Poppy”). […]