Casting Director Lois Drabkin discusses her collaboration with Glass Eye Pix on films including BENEATH, THE RANGER, FOXHOLE, BLACKOUT and TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL as well as her contributions to SIZE UP, CRUMB CATCHER and UNTIL DAWN among many diverse projects.
Interview and Edit by Larry Fessenden.
Documents the years-long collaboration between painter John Mitchell and filmmaker Larry Fessenden that resulted in Fessenden’s werewolf movie BLACKOUT. Mitchell describes themes and influences and the lifelong artistic journey that lead him to create over 100 paintings and drawings for the film, drawing parallels and connections between seemingly disparate art forms and traditions from Bernie Wrightson, Vincent Van Gogh, Martin Scorsese, Francis Bacon, Rembrandt, Goya, and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Interviews and Camera by Rigo Garay; Producer and Edit by Larry Fessenden
Filmworker Chris Skotchdopole discusses his ten year tenure at Glass Eye Pix working as archivist, editor (Minidocs, Teasers, Trailers, Sizzle Reels, BTS movies), Camera department (music videos, ALL FOR ONE, PRANKS, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, NEXUS, FEVER, STRAY BULLETS, DEPRAVED), Assistant Director (THE RANGER), Producer (music videos, DARLING, LIKE ME, MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND, SIZE UP), foley artist (TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE), and writer/director (THE EGG AND THE HATCHET, MISS MILLIE, CRUMB CATCHER). Interview and Edit by Larry Fessenden.
Actor John Speredakos has been a Glass Eye Pix regular since his breakout role in Fessenden’s WENDIGO (2001). He has gone on to appear in numerous GEP projects including Ti West’s THE ROOST, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, THE INKEEPERS, Glenn McQuaid’s I SELL THE DEAD, Joe Maggio’s BITTER FEAST, Fessenden’s THE LAST WINTER, DEPRAVED, BLACKOUT and over a dozen TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE. He co-stars in Jack Fessenden’s STRAY BULLETS and Chris Skotchdopole’s CRUMB CATCHER. Speredakos offers an actor’s view of the collaborations and collaborators of Glass Eye Pix. Interview and edit by Larry Fessenden.
Excerpt from IN THE FOXHOLE: THE MAKING OF A WAR FILM, a 90 minute behind the scenes look at Jack Fessenden’s second feature FOXHOLE (2019) and a coming of age story of indie filmmaking. Editor Larry Fessenden. Full featurette Available on Blu-ray through Yellow Veil Pictures and Vinegar Syndrome.
Filmworker James Siewert discusses his tenure at Glass Eye Pix since 2013, working as director (THE PAST INSIDE THE PRESENT, JUST ABOUT NOW, EL VALTREX), cinematographer (THE EGG AND THE HATCHET, LIKE ME, THE RANGER, DEPRAVED) Visual Effects artist (STRAY BULLETS, FOXHOLE), animator (GEP LOGOS), and designer (CRUMB CATCHER). Interview and Edit by Larry Fessenden.
On his 10th Anniversary as a filmworker in the camera department, Jesse LoCascio talks about the rigors of the job, a love of lenses and his history at Glass Eye Pix as intern, 1st and 2nd Camera Assistant, film loader and operator on an array of GEP projects since 2012, including THE COMEDY, LATE PHASES, music videos and shorts, STRAY BULLETS, LIKE ME, THE RANGER, DEPRAVED, FOXHOLE and CRUMB CATCHER. Interview and Edit by Larry Fessenden.
In May 2020 Larry Fessenden, Jack Fessenden and Beck Underwood shot a short film three months in to the COVID 19 lockdown. This is what happened during that shoot. FEVER is part of the Anthology Film ISOLATION, now streaming. Edit by Larry Fessenden.
Glass Eye Pix 36th Anniversary Mini-Doc: Rigo Garay, Filmworker, intern, office manager, archivist, web designer, social media manager, crew member, director, and actor on an array of Glass Eye Pix projects since 2015, including THE EGG AND THE HATCHET, STRAY BULLETS, LIKE ME, THE RANGER, DEPRAVED, TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE, CREEPY CHRISTMAS FILM FESTIVAL 2018, SIZE UP and CRUMB CATCHER. Garay talks about his history with Glass Eye Pix. Interview and Edit by Larry Fessenden.