Two girls imagine a trip to an adventure playground in the short documentary-narrative hybrid Imagine Kolle 37.
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IFFBoston Interview: ‘Imagine Kolle 37’

Evan Crean

As part of my coverage of Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston) 2017, I interviewed Sabrina Zanella-Foresi about editing the hybrid short film Imagine Kolle 37, which plays at IFFBoston 2017 as part of the Shorts: D=Delta: Documentary lineup. The documentary, which is directed by NewEnglandFilm.com’s Publisher/Founder Michele Meek and co-produced by Elizabeth Donius documents a place where kids can play without the supervision of their parents. It’s inspired by an adventure playground in Berlin, Germany, where children can build their own huts, make fires, use tools, garden, work with animals, or just play. Meek and Donius take viewers on a whimsical, sometimes animated tour of the space, chronicling the games played by two girls (one played by Meek’s daughter), who imagine a visit to the playground.

I interviewed the film’s editor Sabrina Zanella-Foresi about why she took a break from feature-length documentaries to work on Imagine Kolle 37,  how she put herself inside her own kids’ minds to edit it, and how working in television has expanded her skills as an editor.

Read the full piece here.

Evan Crean

Hello! My name is Evan Crean. By day I work for a marketing agency, but by night, I’m a film critic based in Boston, MA. Since 2009, I have written hundreds of movie reviews and celebrity interviews for Starpulse.com. I have also contributed pieces to NewEnglandFilm.com and to The Independent, as a writer and editor. I maintain an active Letterboxd account too. In addition to publishing short form work, I am a co-author of the book Your ’80s Movie Guide to Better Living, which is available on CreateSpace and Amazon. The book is the first in a series of lighthearted self-help books for film fans, which distills advice from ’80s movies on how to tackle many of life’s challenges. On top of writing, I co-host and edit the weekly film podcast Spoilerpiece Theatre with two other Boston film critics. I’m a founding member and the current treasurer for the Boston Online Film Critics Association as well. This site, Reel Recon.com, is a one-stop-shop where you can find links to all of my past and present work. Have any questions or comments after checking it out? Please feel free to email me (Evan Crean) at: ecrean AT reelrecon DOT COM .