-Who is Pamela PerryGoulardt?
I’m a professional Artist/Designer with a Master’s Degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. I was a LIFE Magazine Award-winning Photographer, and I am an Awardwinning Produced Storyteller /Screenwriter. My husband and I operate our own Film Company, FlyingCloud Studios. As a photographer, I rarely
photograph the ‘surface of the world’. I always try to tell a story and most of my photography is surreal and multi-layered.
-What inspired you to become a filmmaker?
When I was an art student in New York, I went to see Fellini’s “SATYRICON” I’m not kidding! I was stunned and enchanted. I don’t know if watching it on YouTube would be as mind-expanding as seeing it in the theatre. It was freaky, wild, and visually beautiful. Many of the images remain permanently etched in my consciousness. I became a neorealist and never looked back! I didn’t understand the film, I was just captivated by the imagery. I wanted to know more. Upon investigation, I learned the writing of the
Roman poet Petronius loosely inspired the story. I also learned what the story is really about – a young man’s initiation into life. I wanted to make stories and films about a young woman’s initiation into life!
-Do you think cinema can bring a change in society?
Absolutely!
-What would you change in the world?
I had the amazing privilege of growing up pretty free. I definitely experienced more freedom than any female from my heritage ever did. I was educated because of a scholarship to the New York Institute of
Technology, and a General Motors Scholarship to Cranbrook. I was independent and free to be initiated into life! I traveled, learned to meditate, and developed the powerful ability to look inward.
If I could change anything in the world, I would first clean up the water, and then do whatever I could to empower women.
-Where do you see the film industry going in the next 100 years?
The film industry possesses an energy that will assist in educating the world and beyond on embracing diversity and appreciating the awesome gift of being human and if you are really lucky, a WILD
FILMMAKER.
