Horror The Molok short film focuses on an ancient creature that feeds on human memories

The horror short film of this week’s film is The MolokWhich focuses on a ten -year -old boy, who unconsciously falls in understanding Molok, an ancient creature who feeds on human memories, while fighting to face his father’s death.

The film was directed by Samuel Wilson and we included an interview with the director below to read, so that we can know the short film and the director.

This short film is shared in collaboration with the Film Film Festival, where we are trying to exhibit some of the great indie genre films and shorts that filmmakers are creating.

What was the inspiration for your movie? How did you come the idea?

Growing up, films like infinite history and the return to Oz have had a remarkable impact on my life. I wanted to shoot a film that used puppets and practical effects similarly to tell a modern fairy tale on the villain of our day as I see it.

Tell us about you. What is your background? How long have you been a director? What inspires you to work within gender cinema and tell this type of stories?

My main interest is in pretending elements of horror and fantasy with a remarkable dramatic narrative.

What was your favorite part of the film process for this project?

In my film, Molok feeds his body with memories that has sucked from discarded objects. We decided to build the puppet from real donation objects that we collected in the months preceding the film. Since the body of the monster depended on the memories and experiences we were receiving from our audience, it meant that the monster and the concept of Molok himself continued to change in evolution. I really enjoyed adapting to make the story more real.

What are you most proud of this movie?

I think we have achieved something truly original in the monster’s history and design. I feel that most of the monsters I see in horror films are based on a bug or a lizard, but the Molok is truly alien that gives it a disturbing quality that I have never seen before how it moves and behaves.

What is a favorite story or a moment from the making of the film you would like to share?

Our original puppet had two main puppets, one in the head and one on Quadrili inside the monster’s body. I was the first person in the passions to test the movement of the puppet. The weight of the skeleton threw the pavilions away and fell and fractured my patella in the process. After that everyone wore knees and helmets.

What was your most demanding moment or experience you had while you shoot your movie?

Everything in our film was donated by the objects that built the monster and its den in the places and customs to the skills of the cast and the crew. This made it difficult to block things and we had to be extremely flexible and adaptive with the way we shot the film.

In this case, how has your film changed or deferred by its original concept during pre-production, production and/or post-production? How did the way you approach future projects as a result?

I initially wanted to make this movie without budget. We would literally use a broom handle inside a black curtain to create a moving shadow. Once the concept took off with people and wanted to be involved, the project was inflated in production. He taught me that if you believe in your story, most likely there are others who will do it and everything you need to do is put it out there and ask.

Who were some of your collaborators and actors of the film? How did you start working with each other?

Xander Chauncey was my main collaborator of the project from the beginning. He wrote the script and acted as an executive producer. When we had difficulty finding actors with the right skills, he also ended up playing Micah’s father in the film and managing the puppet’s head. He has a background in the theater he helped.

What is the best advice you have ever received as director and what would you mean to the new filmmakers?

Making movies is the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. For me this is what gives him value, but if you are discouraged by an infinite and ungrateful work for himself, he may not be his career for you. Having said that; If you are busy in art, my advice would be that those difficult moments that you spend to beat your head against the wall trying to make your movie … This is literally the act of improving your movie. Take the damage and continue to work.

What are your plans for your career and what do you hope that this film does for this? What kind of stories would you like to tell going on?

Molok’s short film has always been a step on the road both for the story of Molok and for my career as a director. I am currently developing the Molok as a television series and I hope this film has shown some of my style and particular interests as a narrator.

What is your next project and when can we expect to see it?

My next project is to shoot at the end of the year and it will be my debut in the film as a writer/director. It’s called trees! And it is a psychological thriller inspired by the drafting of Algernon Blackwood.

Where can we find more than your work and where can we contact you the interested parties?

www.samwilsonfilm.com, @samwilsonfilm on Instagram

Question bonus n. 1: What is your favorite movie of all time?

The silence of the lambs

Question bonus n. 2: What is the film that inspired you to become a director and/or had the greatest influence on your work?

Splendor