Recently I had the opportunity to interview first-time filmmaker Carol Conley for NewEnglandFilm.com about her short Penitence, which is playing at the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival.
Conley came up with the idea for the short years ago and kept it in a drawer until she found the inspiration she needed to complete it – the right actor. Once she met the woman she wanted for her lead, she set out to refine her idea into one that she hoped would capture the actor’s interest. Conley shot Penitence over the course of the day, but she spent hundreds of hours editing it.
We spoke about about how she came up with the idea for Penitence, her process as a first-time filmmaker, and the reasons why this project is so important to her.
Read the interview here.