The Haunted House Hotel – Interview Transcript
A little while ago The Haunted House Hotel was shown at In The Palace, an Oscar-qualifying festival in Bulgaria. We were in the Best Short Student Fiction category. Director Moe Acharki and actor Bojidar Nikolov gave an interview during the festival. That interview is now available to read on the In The Palace website.
They spelled my name wrong in the transcript, but what Moe and Bojidar said was very flattering.
Moe said:
I asked the British writer Matt Grocott (Sic) to write the script, which he did in two days based on some very odd criteria: 15 minutes, four characters, crime mystery, documentary, and the 1990s. It was a very bizarre combination, but he made it work, and that’s the film we ended up making.
It’s the only comedy I’ve ever made, and I’m still not entirely sure how it worked, but it did. I think it’s mainly because Matt wrote such a beautiful, funny script. He has a great sense of humor. And I had a very passionate, motivated team, especially considering how fast the production was.
And Bojidar added:
We had a lot to manage in only a few days, it was definitely a challenge. But having real professionals in the crew, and having Moe and Matt’s script, made everything easier.
The full interview is very interesting, and goes to show how much we went through putting this film together in only a few days. It really was a small miracle that it turned out at all, and that’s thanks to the hard work of Moe, Bojidar and the rest of the fantastic cast and crew.
The video can be watched right here. Or you can visit my page about The Haunted House Hotel for some general details.
