MOMENTOUS MUSINGS: An Interview With ONI Director Sam K.J.
On the cusp of his latest festival stint in Toronto, independent filmmaker Sam KJ talks about making his upcoming action horror thriller, ONI!
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THE HIT LIST: June 26, 2017
Well guys, my hiatus was a brief but fair one. It was a necessary breather to help recoup from the workload and best part about all this is that people are still creating! So yeah, that’s a nice thing to come back to. That’s what The Hit List is for and I’ve found (and have also been sent) some GREAT stuff to share this week. It’s also a lot to unpack so without further ado, the stunt reels are up first as always and we begin with Amy Sturdivant‘s most recent Vimeo upload. I meant to share hers before going on break but YouTube parameters were a factor and Vimeo was the only option left. So, better late than never, and with a demo reel as substantive as this being all the more reason worth sharing. Following that is a playlist ripe with awesome stunt and action demos by Francis […]
Help Kickstart Motion Spectre's Latest Martial Arts Shortfilm, ONI
Concept art by Lukas McGovern Hopefully by now you’ve become a purveyor of Film Combat Syndicate’s weekly Hit List. Actor, stuntman and fight choreographer, Fight Factory Stunt Team’s own Michael Lehr‘s history of my coverage dates back to my time as a mere Facebook admin while Lehr has since become much more prominent online in content creation over the past few months, and there are plenty of highlights to look back on. For this, we now turn to the next four weeks as a new Kickstarter has launched for Motion Spectre’s newest endeavor, Oni, a new shortfilm that opens a door into a millieu of filled with Japanese folklore as the premise for ample martial arts action. And what’s more, Oni is an original story with not based on anything but sheer innovative thought through the creative process led by up-and-coming filmmaker Sam KJ and a devoted cast and crew. […]