The first Heartland film I’ve seen this year was Shorts 1 — four short films presented in one showing. When I saw Shorts 1 I didn’t realize that my favorite one was the Grand Prize Winner for Shorts, Amber Amulet. There is a great interview with director/co-writer Matthew Moore on Heartland’s blog www.trulymovingpictures.org/blog-post/heartland-film-festival-interview-matthew-moore-directorco-writer-of-the-amber-amulet/
The film was about a young boy who dresses as a superhero and sets out to help an abused neighbor. Moore says “I think the importance of our little hero, is that he has a power all of us possess. The power to affect positive change. You don’t need a utility belt for that.”
Three different directors were introduced at the end of Shorts 1 for a Q&A session — it’s always a special treat to hear what motivated the film makers to do their films and the inside stories.
Matthew Moore was an actor who stopped acting to pursue his passion for filmmaking. Seems like it was a very good choice.
There is still a time left to see this great short film on Friday, October 25, 9:00 p.m. at AMC Castleton Square 14 and Saturday, October 26, 2:00 p.m. at AMC Traders Point Showplace 12. For more information and a compete schedule of films go to HeartlandFilmFestival.org