{"id":24330,"date":"2017-02-22T06:41:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T11:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=24330"},"modified":"2017-02-22T06:42:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T11:42:37","slug":"an-interview-with-filmmaker-jill-sixx-gevargizian-wihm-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/22\/an-interview-with-filmmaker-jill-sixx-gevargizian-wihm-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with Filmmaker Jill Sixx Gevargizian [WiHM 2017]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Jill Sixx Gevargizian is a filmmaker and music video director from Kansas City with roots in hairstyling and one awesome eye for beautiful images on films. \u00a0Her newest project, a short for the Soska Sisters\u2019 Massive Blood Drive PSA just dropped and she even stars in it.<\/p>\n

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Jill, please tell us a bit about what drives you to create films.<\/strong>
\nSimple as it sounds, creating is what makes me happy. \u00a0Each film is like a new journey. \u00a0I\u2019ve realized it\u2019s a great vice for someone addicted to that \u201cnew\u201d feeling\u2026. for people who like exploring. \u00a0And I do. Every project feels like a new adventure into the unknown. \u00a0And when it\u2019s over there is an immense feeling of accomplishment. \u00a0It fuels me.<\/p>\n

Why do you think you find yourself working in the horror genre?<\/strong>
\nHorror is so confrontational and offensive, I\u2019ve always been drawn to that type of art.<\/p>\n

As a horror filmmaker, what inspires you?<\/strong>
\nReal life. \u00a0Oh man, just watch the local news daily. \u00a0It\u2019s a horrifying world. \u00a0I often read stories or see something and think, \u201cTHAT would be a great horror movie.\u201d<\/p>\n

What are some of your big influences and why do they resonate with you?<\/strong>
\nI really like films that show a different perspective of \u201cbad people\u201d like May, Maniac, Henry, Leatherface, or Karl in Slingblade- to name a few. \u00a0To me, those films show that these characters are tragic beings. \u00a0Much like the classic monsters- dammed to their existence. \u00a0When you understand who they are, how and why they feel – you\u2019re no longer scared of them, but instead empathetic. \u00a0That\u2019s very interesting to me and what I want to do with horror. \u00a0I want to bring tragedy back.<\/p>\n

As a woman in a still male-dominated genre, what does the Women in Horror Month movement mean to you?<\/strong>
\nIt means SO much to me. \u00a0I can barely begin to comprehend how many more eyes it has put on my work. \u00a0Thanks to the movement my films have screened countless times all over the world (Japan, Ireland, UK, Canada, US) and I\u2019ve been interviewed by many awesome people- like you!<\/p>\n

Who are other female horror filmmakers and writers you believe need more spotlight and why?<\/strong>
\nMelanie Light (The Herd). \u00a0Tanya Lemke (Static). \u00a0Victoria Angell (Summoned). \u00a0These ladies and their work I mentioned specifically is artful, intelligent, emotional, well-made and badass.<\/p>\n

What would you say to a teen girl dreaming of making horror films, writing in the genre?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m still learning myself! \u00a0But they do say \u201cwrite what you know\u201d and I agree. \u00a0That\u2019s what I did with The Stylist (I\u2019ve been a hairstylist for 12 years) and it\u2019s my most success work yet. \u00a0So, I say that\u2019s good advice. \u00a0You know\u2026.What scares you? \u00a0What are you \u00a0knowledgeable about? \u00a0What do you have to say? \u00a0Just write, write, write. \u00a0Don\u2019t wait for the idea to be perfect. \u00a0It won\u2019t be until you get it out of your head!<\/p>\n

On a more personal level, do you believe living in Kansas City has influenced your art? If so, in what way?<\/strong>
\nYes, I do! \u00a0I\u2019ve shot all my films here, on location. \u00a0I\u2019ve never used a stage. \u00a0I\u2019ve also lived here all my life. \u00a0I\u2019m not exactly sure how it\u2019s influenced my work specifically…but I\u2019d say it\u2019s impossible not to have! \u00a0Also, I can\u2019t deny that I\u2019ve benefited from the \u201cbig fish in a small pond\u201d idea. \u00a0I\u2019ve never had to pay to rent a location or equipment. People are excited to help.<\/p>\n

What do you hope the public take away from your work?<\/strong>
\nI hope it makes them feel something…something they continue to think about after they watch. \u00a0I want to move people, one way or the other. \u00a0My worst nightmare is to make mindless entertainment.<\/p>\n

Please tell us about your upcoming work, what you have coming for fans of your work that you can talk about.<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m helping produce Brian Lonano\u2019s new short B.F.F. Girls! \u00a0Brian\u2019s latest short Gwilliam won a ton of awards and grossed out audiences worldwide. \u00a0I am so excited to be working with him. \u00a0B.F.F. Girls is about 3 dorky American teenage girls who magically transform into beautiful Japanese Superheroes and fight a tampon monster on their journey into womanhood! \u00a0For real- this thing is going to be hilarious, bloody, and adorable. \u00a0We are raising funds right now on IndieGoGo! \u00a0Please, help us out if you can.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you Jill for this opportunity and for showing the horror world how beauty and horror mix perfectly.<\/p>\n

Our review of Jill\u2019s The Stylist.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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