Interview with producer Artin John (2BR02B: TO BE OR NAUGHT TO BE)

Artin John’s short film played at the January 2017 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Festival. It was awards “BEST FILM” at the festival and could be the best film played at the festival in the last 12 months!

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Artin John: Derek Ryan (my producing partner) and I, met on the set of Percy Jackson 2 Sea of Monsters, in 2012. We both had bit parts in the flick playing Satyr Demi-Gods (Derek was acting back then too, but eventually gave it up to focus on writing and producing). We were supposed to have “green screen legs” (half-man-half-goat), but the idea was dropped a couple of days into filming the project; I guess they figured it was one too many expenses they could do without. The two of us sat in hair and make-up every morning next to Stanley Tucci, having our prosthetic horns applied…