A still from Eric Latek's short BRANCH
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Interview: Eric Latek on His Short Films ‘Branch’ and ‘The Shivoring’

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Recently I interviewed filmmaker Eric Latek for NewEnglandFilm.com about his shorts Branch and The Shivoring, which are playing at the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival.

Latek has directed a couple of documentaries, but he doesn’t want to be labeled as just a documentary filmmaker – so he challenged himself to make two narrative shorts to demonstrate his range and to experiment with new storytelling techniques.

I chatted with him about his storytelling influences with Branch and The Shivoring, the differences between documentary and narrative filmmaking techniques, and why he likes to help other filmmakers.

Read the interview 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 .