Filmmaker of the Month

Find information about filmmaker Monique Sorgen and her film career here!

Find information about filmmaker Monique Sorgen and her film career here!

Find information about Writer, Director, and Producer, Lissette Feliciano, here.

Find information about filmmaker Adrian Buitenhuis and his film career here.

Learn more about filmmaker Alexander Jeffery and his film career here.

Learn more about Titus & Mirabella creator Melania Crisan here.

Learn more about Night Music creator Lukas Huffman here.

Learn more about Rami Kodeih and Nora Mariana here.

Tell us your backstory. How and why did you get into filmmaking?

I have spent much of my career as a playwright. I did not ever expect to get into filmmaking. But when two of the directors of my plays asked if I could adapt a few of my short plays into screenplays for them to direct, I said yes. The result was my first three films, directed by Maggie Grant and then Deborah LaVine and on which I was co-producer. By film number four, though, I found I was itching to start directing myself! And so I did, with my short “The Dinner Guest,” and then with my fifth and sixth films “Dirty Little Secret” and “Entwined.” I find I love being behind the camera and particularly enjoy working with actors! My newest short, “Dancing with Shadows” is a return to wearing just the hat of writer and co-producer. It is directed by Deborah LaVine and explores Alzheimer’s and lost love.