notably recognised for his independent productions, \u201cThe Stones Of Rome,\u201d and \u201cThe Pathos Of
Hamlet.\u201d He has gained international attention and earned a multitude of awards and accolades
for his work. His portrayal of Marc Antony in \u201cThe Stones Of Rome,\u201d has received spirited and
gracious reviews which can be found in recent editions of Movie Maker and American
Cinematographer magazines. This performance also earned him a place as a top three finalist in
the Shakespeare Shorts Film Festival, organised by The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in the
United Kingdom. His production company is Samizdat X Productions, and he is based in Los
Angeles and Chania, Crete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNY Glam:\u00a0 Tell us a little about yourself, growing up and your passions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> I grew up in Chicago.\u00a0 At a certain point, I grew restless.\u00a0 I wanted to move far away, and so I did.\u00a0 I have travelled to many places, all over the world.\u00a0 Many adventures. \u00a0I would definitely describe myself as bohemian.\u00a0 As far as passions, it could be anything.\u00a0 A song, a film, a conversation on the street.\u00a0 It hits me, and I get inspired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 Did you have any specific influences growing up that lead you to the film industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> I am definitely influenced by Punk Rock.\u00a0 I always regarded that form of music as my third parent.\u00a0 It provided me a whole different level of values and discernment\u00a0 To outsiders it\u2019s loud and aggressive, which it is, but for me, it gave me this sharp focus.\u00a0 I question everything.\u00a0 I defy the odds.\u00a0 I strive and fight for a \u201cbetter way.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s cathartic.\u00a0 You get out all that angst and frustration, and then you move on.\u00a0 It\u2019s a source of purity.\u00a0 Not to mention the DIY attitude.\u00a0 If I didn\u2019t have that, I wouldn\u2019t be anywhere today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 What are you currently working on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> Currently, I working on a full length feature film.\u00a0 I can\u2019t name the title at this very moment.\u00a0 I have not attained the rights to the script just yet.\u00a0 But I can tell you that the setting is contemporary, in New York City.\u00a0 I would describe it as a combination of black, dark comedy, tragedy, and theatre of the absurd.\u00a0 It is an extraordinary piece of writing, and I believe it speaks to the times we are living in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 What are your main responsibilities on this film?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> I am responsible for everything.\u00a0 Actor, director, producer, cinematographer, costume designer, music composer, editor, etcetera, etcetera.\u00a0 I am a one man show.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 Can you tell us about your experience with working with your team in this film?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> Working with my team, for now, seems to be going well.\u00a0 As long as I don\u2019t have a heart attack or nervous breakdown, I am very happy with the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 What was the most important thing for this movie to achieve from a narrative and character standpoint?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> Well, the current film I am working on is still developing, so it\u2019s hard to say.\u00a0 But what I can do is speak about my last film, \u201cThe Stones Of Rome.\u201d\u00a0 It is an adaptation of Marc Antony\u2019s funeral oration,\u00a0 taken from William Shakespeare\u2019s play, \u201cJulius Caesar.\u201d\u00a0 From a narrative standpoint, I wanted to demonstrate the power of oration.\u00a0 I wanted to present it simply.\u00a0 I wanted to illustrate how words can move, conjure, invoke.\u00a0 From a character standpoint, I didn\u2019t want to simply portray Marc Antony as a military general.\u00a0 I see him more as a priest.\u00a0 Which he actually was.\u00a0 He was an augur.\u00a0 He studied the flight of birds in order to prophesy.\u00a0 He was also an initiate of the Eleusinian Mysteries, which was a very exclusive secret society.\u00a0 I saw Antony as part of a spiritual movement, with Julius Caesar as its head.\u00a0 So I worked for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 What makes a film interesting for you?\u00a0 What three qualities do you look for in a movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> It\u2019s hard to say what triggers my interest.\u00a0 I remember when I was seven or eight years old, I was at my grandparents house.\u00a0 I was visiting them with my parents and we were just about to leave.\u00a0 For some reason I turned on the TV,\u00a0 just before we walked out the door.\u00a0 I caught a glimpse of this movie.\u00a0 It was in black and white.\u00a0 It was all these kids running around on this island like savages.\u00a0 One of the boys dropped his glasses,\u00a0 He couldn\u2019t find them.\u00a0 He was overweight, and now he was blind.\u00a0 He was completely vulnerable.\u00a0 The kids were separated into two tribes.\u00a0 One of the tribes appeared to be hunters or warriors.\u00a0 They stalked this boy until he fell off a cliff and fell to his death.\u00a0 They murdered him.\u00a0 They were unmoved by what they had done.\u00a0 The scene haunted me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was time to leave and out the door with my parents I went.\u00a0 But the scene followed and haunted me.\u00a0 What was that?\u00a0 I must find out what film that was!\u00a0\u00a0 I searched for years.\u00a0 Finally I discovered the name of the film.\u00a0 It was called, \u201cLord Of The Flies,\u201d produced in 1963.\u00a0 So I guess that sort of invocative\u00a0 experience interests me.\u00a0As far as three qualities I look for in a movie?\u00a0 I look for irreverence, unpredictability, and irony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 What project helped you launch your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> My last two projects, \u201cThe Stones Of Rome,\u201d and \u201cThe Pathos Of Hamlet.\u201d\u00a0 That and my training which is the foundation of everything I do creatively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 What criteria do your team?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> As I mentioned before, I am pretty much \u201cThe Team.\u201d\u00a0 But in the future, I would search out creative individuals that see their work as a vocation.\u00a0 Not some sort of hobby or curiosity.\u00a0 Their work must be vital to them.\u00a0 I look for people who shock you, surprise you.\u00a0 Someone who can present you with something that, if utilised, will take the project in a new direction.\u00a0 Give the project new dimension, more depth.\u00a0 I also seek out people who are just cool.\u00a0 You know?\u00a0 Just chill, get along, be grateful, not cause problems.\u00a0 I avoid disruptive people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 What are you most proud of?\u00a0 Describe your biggest accomplishment to date?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:<\/strong>\u00a0 I am most proud of my last two projects.\u00a0 I am also proud of how I have developed as an artist.\u00a0 It has been a lot of hard work.\u00a0 And it has been a lonely path, based on faith.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n My biggest accomplishment is having made a decision to start a project, to visualise it, see it through, and complete it.\u00a0 It is the ultimate cathartic experience to make a movie.\u00a0 That in and of itself is all I need to feel good about myself.\u00a0 That being said, the reception and recognition I have received from my last two films has far surpassed all of my expectations.\u00a0 \u201cThe Stones Of Rome,\u201d and \u201cThe Pathos Of Hamlet,\u201d have won dozens of awards, from very prestigious film festivals, all around the world.\u00a0 I received a flattering and very gracious review for my portrayal of Marc Antony, which can be found in recent editions of MovieMaker and American Cinematographer Magazines.\u00a0 The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust at Stratford Upon Avon, picked \u201cThe Stones Of Rome,\u201d as a top three finalist in their official film festival.\u00a0 It\u2019s been great.\u00a0 It feels good to be recognised and finally see that all my hard work wasn\u2019t for naught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 As a screenwriter, what is the most important aspect of building a character?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> Well I haven\u2019t actually written a script as of yet.\u00a0 But I intend to after I complete my current project.\u00a0 That being said, I do write a lot when creating a character for a role.\u00a0 First off, I create the character\u2019s environment, the place.\u00a0 The sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches.\u00a0 This sets a foundation and gets me out of my left brain.\u00a0 Then I find out what the character wants.\u00a0 I find his actions, and the direct opposite of his actions, which creates an active inner conflict for the character.\u00a0 Next I discover the character\u2019s point of view.\u00a0 His hopes and dreams, his fears, and his secrets.\u00a0 Then I find parallels and substitutions from my own life which gives the role truth.\u00a0 At this point, the invitation has been delivered to invite real, spontaneous emotion.\u00a0 That, and the thoughts, the way the character thinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 What are your ambitions for your writing career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:<\/strong>\u00a0 I would like to write stories and characters that touch upon the real inner workings of human interaction.\u00a0 What is actually going on between two parties, not the polite, socially acceptable explanation of things.\u00a0 You know, to illuminate the dark space.\u00a0 Someone is saying this, but they mean that. \u00a0They say they want this, but they really want that.\u00a0 Little white lies are sometimes necessary to sustain the equilibrium, but for me, brutal truth is the best medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 Do you have any upcoming projects that you are super excited about?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> Just what I\u2019m working on now.\u00a0 And for me, the dream would be to work with some of the great actors of directors that have inspired me in my life.\u00a0 Why not?\u00a0 They say, impossible dreams\u00a0 come true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 What advice would you give to someone who is aspiring to enter the film industry, especially as a film director?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0<\/strong> In order to pursue this kind of work, it should be something you must do, like a obsession.\u00a0 This work must be absolutely essential to you.\u00a0 You have to feel it in your molecules. \u00a0Otherwise, it\u2019s not worth it.\u00a0 If a mysterious voice from beyond were to tell me what it would entail when I first started out, I would still do it, but I would also be scratching my chin, saying to myself, \u201cYou must be a real sick individual to invite that sort of punishment upon yourself.\u201d\u00a0 That being said, it\u2019s the most fantastic work.\u00a0 You become aware of things you never would have otherwise.\u00a0 Life has a fuller sense of meaning.\u00a0 And you will attain empathy, which is really what it\u2019s all about, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:\u00a0 Can you discuss any future projects or direction you are taking in regards to filmmaking?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean:\u00a0 <\/strong>Just to continue with what I have been doing, to just keep moving, moving forward, taking ground.\u00a0 To do the best I possibly can with what I have.\u00a0 To leave something behind that is 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