Film: Night Feeding
Director: Sarah K. Reimers
Writer: Sarah K. Reimers
Starring: Leah Shesky, Finley Lopatecki, Andrew Coats
A new mother struggles through the 4am feeding time.
In a new exclusive interview on Blazing Minds, I got a chance to ask Writer-Director Sarah K. Reimers a few questions about the film ‘Night Feeding‘, which has been selected to play at Horror-on-Sea on Saturday, 24th January at 12:30hrs.
Q. Your film Night Feeding has been selected to play at the Horror-on-Sea Film Festival. Can you tell us what we can expect?
A. I’d hate to give too much away, as part of the fun of any horror film festival is seeing the unexpected and being surprised. I will say that you can expect to see something that you’ve probably never seen before!
Q. What were your inspirations when writing the script?
A. I was inspired by my own experiences with sleep deprivation when I was a new parent. And I’m always inspired by horror films from Japan and Korea. I was literally breast-feeding in the middle of the night when the idea came to me, nearly fully-formed.
Q. Did you have any of the cast in mind for the characters when writing the script?
A. The idea for the film came before the casting, but Leah Shesky is a friend and she was the first person that came to mind. I’m really grateful she agreed to be in the film! Thingsworked out really synergistically that I had a friend (also a film-maker I had edited for
previously) who had a new baby and was willing to jump in and breastfeed on camera.
Q. What were some of your influences for the look and style of the film?
A. Well, as I mentioned before – I’m really a fan of Korean and Japanese horror films. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) is a huge influence on the atmosphere and camera work in this film. David Lynch as well, he always had a way of turning the commonplace into something eerie.
Q. Did you make any changes from the original script during filming?
A. There’s no real dialogue in the film, besides a bit of murmuring, so there was no dialogue to change. We did go back and do a couple rounds of pick-up shots for coverage and special effects. We ended up tweaking those a bit to better work with how the edit was shaping up.
Q. What were some of your favourite moments during filming?
A. The shoot was relaxed and fun over-all, but shooting the monster element was a lot of fun and was more akin to puppetry. We were laughing so hard the entire time.
Q. Did you experience any issues during filming?
A. Not really. We set out to make the film with no budget, so we really adjusted to what equipment and talent we had at our fingertips. Friends pitched in where needed and we had a lot of our own gear and borrowed what we didn’t from our friends.
Q. What makes Night Feeding stand out as something different in the horror genre?
A. I’d say what makes Night Feeding a little different is that leans into atmosphere and tension, rather than blood or gore.
Q. What do you hope people take away after watching the film?
A. I hope they take away a lasting sense of being spooked!
Q. Do you have any other projects which you are currently working on?
A. Naturally! There are always a few projects percolating!
Q. If someone was looking to write and direct their own film what advice would you give them?
A. Cultivate a community to pitch in and lend a hand. That could mean helping out on someone else’s project to give THEM a hand. Which is a great way to learn and a great way to build community. And you can never plan or prepare enough.
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Night Feeding will play at Horror-on-Sea on Saturday 24th January at 12:30hrs.
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Published in various websites, Philip is a reviewer who is best known for his interviews and media coverage of independent projects including; films, books, theatre and live events. Always on the lookout for something different to cover!
