{"id":15821,"date":"2015-06-02T08:06:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T14:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=15821"},"modified":"2015-06-02T08:06:40","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T14:06:40","slug":"five-quick-questions-with-lou-simon-all-girls-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=15821","title":{"rendered":"Five Quick Questions with Lou Simon – All Girls Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lou Simon began writing at an early age and originally wanted to be a novelist.\u00a0 Unfortunately there is not a high demand for novelist, so she turned to law and became an attorney after graduating from NYU Law School. \u00a0She never gave up on writing though and studied creative writing at the University of Florida.\u00a0 Not having enough time to write novels, she began writing screenplays.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Knowing the challenges of getting a screenplay read and produced, she decided the best way to get her screenplay made was to do it herself.\u00a0 Utilizing her attorney business background and connections she was able to get funding and made her first film The Awakened<\/em>. \u00a0The experience and satisfaction of making her own film motivated her to make more.\u00a0 In the last several years Simon\u2019s determination resulted in four films she wrote, produced, and directed. One of her recent films soon to be released is All Girls Weekend<\/em> starring Jamie Bernadette.<\/p>\n

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All Girls Weekend<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

Childhood friends try to rekindle friendship by spending a weekend in the mountains full of adventures.\u00a0 Deciding at the last minute to go for a short hike in the surrounding forest, the five women get lost. Alone and hungry, through the freezing cold, they must battle the elements, each other, and an unforeseen force that seems determined to stop them from leaving<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Five Quick Questions with Lou Simon<\/strong><\/p>\n

In recent years you have aggressively produced, wrote, and\/or directed four feature films.\u00a0 Can you tell us about your filmmaking the last couple years?<\/p>\n

LOU: I began by doing horror\/thrillers in 2011, having no experience or formal training in film.\u00a0 The choice to do those types of films was easy \u2013 not only was it the type of films that could be done on a low budget, but I truly love them.\u00a0 The first film was just supposed to expose my writing to prospective producers, but once I made my own film, I was hooked.\u00a0 Why work for others, if I can make them for myself?\u00a0 As long as I am producing the films, I will probably continue doing horror\/thrillers, because those are the types of films I like to watch.\u00a0 (They\u2019re also a lot of fun to make.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have been incredibly luck y to have been able to find the funding to make a film every year since then.\u00a0 That is the biggest obstacle to indie producers, but I am blessed to have the support to continue working.\u00a0 Part of it is that I\u2019ve become very knowledgeable about the business side of filmmaking so that I\u2019ve earned the trust of those people who are willing to invest in my films.