NIGHT FEEDING, 6min., USA
Directed by Sarah K. Reimers
Exhaustion and sleep-deprivation begin to take their toll on a new mother, who struggles through the strange, dark stillness of the 4am feeding.

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Get to know the filmmaker:

What motivated you to make this film?

ANSWER - There were a of couple things. Firstly, my husband (Robert Rossello who co-Produced, handled the cinematography, color grade and visual fx) and I had been talking about making a really short, no-budget film and using just what we had on hand, or could borrow, with friends who would volunteer their time and talent. The inspiration for the story came from being a new mother myself and struggling with sleep deprivation. One early morning, in the dark hours, I was up feeding my infant daughter and this idea came to me and it seemed like a great candidate for a short, no-budget film. It also made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

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

ANSWER - shooting the film only took a about a week. About 4 days initially and then a couple days with pick-up shots later on. Because I make these films in my free-time outside of my job editing animated feature films and Robert is doing the same, it can take us a really long time to get these movies done. In this case it was about 5 years. We had the editing done within a year, but then getting the music, sound design, vfx and color grade were much slower to get done. Life gets in the way and we just chipped away at it as we could.

3. How would you describe your film in two words!?

ANSWER - Mother's Nightmare

4. What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film?

ANSWER - The biggest obstacle was just trying to find the time and energy, while working full-time (sometimes working extra long hours and weekends), being a parent, moving to a different city and then living through the Covid lock-downs. A lot happened while we were making this short film.

5. What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?

ANSWER - It was so gratifying to hear audience members say back to me the ideas I was trying to communicate with this film. To know you reached someone and they GOT IT. All of the pieces that were important to us; the mood, tension, the scares - to hear that it all landed and was appreciated, what a gift.

6. When did you realize that you wanted to make films?

ANSWER - I think I must have been in highschool. When my Father brought home a video camera, that was it for me.

7. What film have you seen the most in your life?

ANSWER - Either the original Ghostbusters, or Clue.

8. What other elements of the festival experience can we and other festivals implement to satisfy you and help you further your filmmaking career?

ANSWER - something I've struggled with is connecting with film reviewers and connecting with talent management or representation.

9. You submitted to the festival via FilmFreeway. How has your experiences been working on the festival platform site?

ANSWER - It's awfully convenient.

10. What is your favorite meal?

ANSWER - Oh, so many things, but my favorite thing might be my husband's home-made pizza. He makes the dough and the sauce from scratch and if we ever left the film business, it might be to go into the pizza business!

11. What is next for you? A new film?

ANSWER - Well, I'm currently editing Angry Birds 3 as my day job and in my free time I am working on a new episode of my cooking web-series "Family Recipes with Allison and Sarah" and working on writing some new material. I've been working on a horror feature, an animated feature based on a fairy tale and a bunch of other little things that are all percolating in the back of my brain.