This week in Interviews From The Crypt we jump in the way back machine and rerun a piece that was originally on From Dusk Till Con in 2016.

Check out our chat with filmmaker Rebekah Fieschi.

By Adam Holtzapfel

AH–How did Horromance Productions start?

RF-Back in 2010, when I was still in film school, I made the very first short film that felt like the kind of films I wanted to create. It was called Horromance and told the story of a man rising from the dead to find himself very lonely amongst the living. The name Horromance felt very personal to me and I decided to use it for my production company. My goal for the future, in addition to making my own films, is to create a platform for other filmmakers that share similar sensibilities as me.

AH–You’ve directed 4 short films, do you have any plans to do a feature?

RF-Absolutely! I am writing two feature films, one is too ambitious to be my first but I hope to start production on the other within one to three years, depending on budget. It is a claustrophobic, gothic horror/fantasy character driven piece that focuses on the choices one has to make for their personal freedom. It is my take on the haunted house genre, which I love but is in desperate need of being reinvented.

AH–How did you go about creating the sets for Mauvaises Têtes?

RF-Creating and finding the sets was one of the biggest challenge of the film, we had no money but didn’t want it to look cheap. The bar scene was the most expensive, we shot on location but finding an affordable bar in NYC that doesn’t have TVs everywhere required extensive research. All the other sets were built for a total of $150 (which was the cost of the wallpaper). We miraculously managed to get studio space for free for Jenny’s bedroom so we had to shoot everything in one day, the table and the dresser were mine so we didn’t have to rent any antique furniture. As for the cemetery, I was fortunate enough to have a friend with a backyard in Brooklyn who generously let us built a cemetery there. Adam Harvanek (associate producer and production designer) completely understood the style I was going for and built the tombstones and coffin himself at no cost. Arsenio Assin’s lighting played a great part in creating the visual style I was going for. You can pull off a lot with no budget when your crew knows what they are doing and you’re shooting in high contrast black and white.

AH–Where can genre fans find your films to watch?

RF-My previous shorts are available to watch for free on my website at www.horromance.com . I am currently making limited edition Blu Rays and DVDs of Mauvaises Têtes that will soon be available online (through www.mauvaisestetes.com or our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/badheadsshortfilm/), it won’t be available online for a while.

AH–Is this playing at any other festivals or horror conventions in 2016 going into 2017?

RF-It will be playing at the Macabre Faire Film Festival (Long Island, NY) in January, I am currently still submitting and waiting to hear from festivals.

AH–Do you have any new projects you’re working on?

RF-Yes! My next short film is in development and I am planning to start a crowdfunding campaign around March to shoot in May/June. It tells the story of a 10 year old girl who doesn’t fit in with kids her age and feels paralized by it. She is visited by a creature that takes her on a quest to fight her inner demons. I’m very exited to go back to the fantasy genre and to make a little girl the cool kid who was always a little boy in movies when I was growing up.

AH–Last but not least what are your top five movies of all time?

RF-My top five of all time: Edward Scissorhands (1990), El Laberinto Del Fauno (2006), Rosemary’s Baby (1968), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Beauty and the Beast (1991). To be in my top ten I need to have a strong emotional connection to the movie, I also need to be able to watch it everyday and not get sick of it.