Director Talks with Mal Williamson Director Talks

#filmfestivaledition #directortalkspodcast Today in conversation with maverick #filmmaker and #director Mal Williamson. Mal is an experienced independent filmmaker from UK. He has directed and executed many projects including #shortfilms, #minidocumentaries and #featurefilms. He is also a certified #therapist. Here we discuss his feature film Under the Weather which has been submitted to our MorArt Creative Film Festival. 

Under the Weather was shot without any working #crew over the weekend. Mal believes - By removing a crew there is only one "system" operating in the room - artists working together. Under the Weather is based on #mentalhealth technique of #changetherapy. The essential element of Changework Therapy is... change. Let's change the thing that is happening so you don't feel that bad thing anymore. Now you are flexible to choose how you want to behave, or what you think about something. Your brain is back on your side - often in one session. Actor Gordon Meredith is one of the leading actors in the film. His performances include a number of short independent films and features, historical videos and stage plays. He also writes and produces his own historical theatre productions ‘Folk Theatre’ as well as online comedy short films which can be seen on Shift Key Theatre’s YouTube page. Mariana Barbera stars as the leading actress. She is a professional actress and writer living in Beverley. Her theatre credits include Lupe Lu in The Twilight Radio Show (Shift Key Theatre Company), Mariana in MissCast (She Productions), Mrs. Bedwin and Nurse in Oliver Twist (dir. Mike Friend), Dinner Guest in Sparrow (dir. Mike Friend), She in Leaving, Life and Love (dir. Richard Avery), Shakespeare’s Spanish lover in I Am Will (dir. Richard Avery). 

Highlights of the Episode:


Mal's early life in filmmaking
Why he shifted to feature film making?
His inspiration to making Under the Weather.
How does Under the Weather address the mental health issue and about Change therapy?
What is change therapy?
How does independent filmmaking differ from commercial filmmaking?
Final advice to filmmakers and writers 

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