Review Fix Exclusive Queens World Film Festival Coverage: Inside ‘A Miracle A Day’

Review Fix chats with director Deborah Harse, who lets us know all about the creative process behind the film and what to expect from it at this year’s Queens World Film Festival.

Review Fix: What was the inspiration for your film?

Deborah Harse: Having traveled extensively, I have long felt that world is much kinder and caring than the news would have us believe. With this film, as well as with my previous projects, I wanted to tell a success story about people who have a positive impact in society.

Review Fix: What did you learn about yourself while making?

Harse: Doing documentary projects as a one-person crew has always taught me that we all have energy reserves that are much greater than we realize. When there is no one else to whom you can delegate the work you have no choice but to dig deeper and push through… every day.

Review Fix: What was the most challenging part of making it?

Harse: My film takes place in Kolkata (Calcutta) India where the language is Bengali. The most challenging part was coordinating the schedules of volunteer interpreters and interview subjects. There is always another layer of a challenge when telling a story in a language that’s not your own.

Review Fix: How do you want it to be remembered?

Harse: Ultimately, we all do this with the hope of moving people. If the film is to be found memorable I think it would be for the strength of the people portrayed in it and how they might inspire strength in others.

Review Fix: How does it feel to be a part of the festival?

Harse: I was born and raised in Queens so that makes for a gratifying dimension in itself. It feels likes coming home, literally. This is my second time screening at Queens World Film Festival and I have the highest regard for Katha and Don Cato and their passion for celebrating diversity.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Harse: I don’t yet know what I will do next. Perhaps an idea for a new project will present itself tomorrow… or maybe even later today!

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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