Filmmaker Andy Sowerby enjoys creating art that balances story-driven narrative with abstract, expressive techniques. The result—films like The Jump, an award-winning short indie sci-fi film that marries NASA footage, photos, and CGI with low-fi techniques to convey an emotional message to its audience about love and loneliness. Sowerby’s films have featured in screenings, exhibitions and film festivals worldwide, including London Short Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, and BBC Music Video Festival. Recently, he chatted with Recursor.tv about what went into the making of The Jump. How did you get into filmmaking? I fell into filmmaking in art school. I thought I might end up doing fine art, but then we did a short film course, and I was hooked. I applied to film schools, and my graduation film Light + Sound won a couple of awards and was screened at film festivals internationally. After that, I moved to London and began working within the film industry. What appeals to you about sci-fi as a genre? I don’t make exclusively sci-fi films, but I am certainly drawn to it, because sci-fi can explore larger themes and ideas of what it means to be human, especially in the context of the future. You can explore whole … Continue reading Indie Spotlight: Q&A with Filmmaker Andy Sowerby