In the past year, you have been in various stages of production on two films, Legend of the Red Reaper and Scarlet Samurai: Incarnation. What can you tell us about the stories of these films and from where you drew your inspiration?

Tara Cardinal: This is a big question!

Red Reaper is the story of a creature, half human, half demon, and destined to save the world. She has other ideas and a whole lot of challenges – mostly her own baggage. She’s dark, tortured, and hates her demon side. She’s thrown into battle long before she’s ready and has to choose between her family and true love, destiny and desire.

The character of the Red Reaper and her backstory is taken very much from my unconventional upbringing. I can’t say too much more about that until the film is released, or I’d give all the good stuff away!

Scarlet Samurai is the story of twin sisters, half Asian, have Jewish (Jewsian!). Ikari is a very Americanized, trash-talking, brawling lesbian. Feng is the complete opposite: a quiet, traditional martial artist with a deep connection to Buddhism and an aspiring Samurai. They live in Buffalo, NY, with their Jewish hippy mother and attend the local university while searching for their missing father.

Ikari, following in her missing father’s footsteps, is studying (well, failing) archeology....

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