Interview with Jeff Meyers. Award winning filmmaker ‘The Blood of Love’

Jeff Meyers’ short film THE BLOOD OF LOVE was the winner of “Best Film” at the WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival’s Best of Horror/Thriller event.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK for THE BLOOD OF LOVE:

I recently interviewed Jeff Meyers about his short film and being in attendance at the Festival in October.

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Jeff Meyers: Two things, really. First, I was inspired by the O. Henry short story “The Gift Of The Magi,” though it might not be wholly evident to some. I am drawn to stories that have a dark sense of irony. The other was that I am very interested in pushing genre conventions beyond what is expected. While “The Blood Of Love” certainly has horror elements, I wouldn’t quite call it a horror. There are (hopefully) strong elements of romance and drama.

From the idea to the finished product, how…