{"id":44669,"date":"2024-07-30T15:22:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T19:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=44669"},"modified":"2024-07-30T15:22:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T19:22:16","slug":"talking-with-dennis-flippin-director-of-flatters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/30\/talking-with-dennis-flippin-director-of-flatters\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking with Dennis Flippin, director of “Flatters”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We talked with Dennis Flippin, an up and coming filmmaker who recently directed the short comedy “Flatters” about a man who falls in love with a fervent Flat Earther. “Flatters” is currently making its way around the festival circuit.<\/p>\n

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For our readers, please introduce yourself.<\/strong>
\nMy name is Dennis Flippin. I was Born in New Jersey and raised in Colorado. Growing up, I had an interest in electronics\/gadgetry, sports and photography.<\/p>\n

What inspired you to make “Flatters\u201d?<\/strong>
\nI was inspired first by a script written by Doug Wyckoff called Flatters and my own personal experience with a friend who is a flat earth believer.<\/p>\n

How Long did it take to make “Flatters”?<\/strong>
\nThis is a tough question because the project was worked on periodically, but I would say we shot over 3 days.<\/p>\n

Are you familiar with the whole “Flat Earth” debate? If so, how long have you known about it?<\/strong>
\nWhen we started filming I was not that familiar although I do have a flat earth friend and we did have heated debates over his belief in earth being flat. But Since then, I\u2019ve joined a lot of flat earth facebook groups, and I\u2019ve learned a lot to say the least.<\/p>\n

What inspired your penning of “Flatters”?<\/strong>
\nCultivating a project like this came out of the necessity to create. To create something in the space in which I was living in, which at the time was an RV park.<\/p>\n

What’s one thing you’d like for audiences to take away from “Flatters”?<\/strong>
\nTo laugh and feel good about their lives.<\/p>\n

Who or what inspired your love for filmmaking?<\/strong>
\nI would say my stepfather and my uncle. At a young age they passed their- passion for film on to me. Both actors and growing up as a family we spent a lot of time watching movies. One of our favorite past times is quoting movie quotes.<\/p>\n

Are You Working in any other genres or have aspirations to?<\/strong>
\nI love most genres and l love to laugh so comedy with a splash of action but dramas are also very appealing.<\/p>\n

Who are some of the directors or writers that you look up to and who do you want to bring attention to in your field or others?<\/strong>
\nTough question but Terrence Malik, Jordan Peele and Paul Haggis come to mind.<\/p>\n

What are you currently working on that you can tell us about?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m currently shooting a feature length action flick and in pre-production for a drama about a mute kid that wants to become a rapper. Also, we are in the beginning stages of the feature length movie version of Flatters.<\/p>\n

What advice do you have for aspiring filmmakers or creators?<\/strong>
\nDon\u2019t give up, protect your creativity, make movies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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