THE ART OF WRITING, 18min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Hassan Hilliard, Trent Atkins, Shellsy Malveaux, Trey Tippens
The Art of Writing highlights the most recent art installation by Daniel Anguilu; this film depicts the relationship of art to politics.

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Get to know Producer Roderick Robinson :

1. What motivated you to make this film?

Love of the art scene in Houston and the love of Daniel’s artistic vision inspired us to want to meet up with him to gain more insight into this installment that was devoted to the many Palestinian children killed in war. Daniel’s installment showcased how powerful art can be and show how we are all connected.

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

Production time was two hours to film and roughly 40 hours editing.

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

Social Change

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

The biggest challenge was making sure our shoot time was conducive to Daniel’s schedule.

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

The audience was very inclusive and each person expressed a different take on our film, highlighting things that we know could have been constructive feedback. We know they identified the purpose of our film as well.

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

We enjoy the idea of being able to help promote the arts through our visual presentations. This is a new installment for us that was equally as exciting to create as our past submissions.

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

The Matrrix, for everything it revealed about the world that is shockingly still relevant today.

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

The Wild Sound festival has unlocked a wonderful pass code of remitting diversity through its feedback, diversity through multiple layers of demographics and allows a new window of empowerment to filmmakers. This experience has great benefits to up and coming film producers.

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

FilmFreeway has made the film submission process easy and efficient. The quality of the upload process keeps the elements of the film rendering at optimal quality.

10. What is your favorite meal?

We all like to take a break from work and enjoy a good happy hour with finger foods and pizza.

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

We look forward to get back to work collaborating a new project with P3 Media. This is always a fun, learning experience to create wonderful moments with those who are closest to your creative pulse.