Month: August 2018

Interview with Screenwriter Jean Barker (EDEN)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jean Barker: A teenage first love, between two girls, one of whom breaks into a cult’s garden to save the other. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Fantasy and coming of age, and mostly drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jean Barker (EDEN)

Interview with Filmmaker Michael Willer (The Volunteer)

THE VOLUNTEER was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the August 2018 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michael Willer: I love films that highlight a strong female perspective, usually flipping the dynamic where the woman has the power and the know-how, and she’s the one… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael Willer (The Volunteer)

Interview with Screenwriter Mary C. Ferrara (RED SHIRT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Mary C. Ferrara: A woman named Muriel goes on a blind date at a diner, she knows nothing about the guy she is meeting but that he will have a red shirt. Being an awkward person and a bit overwhelmed, she runs into the bathroom shortly after she… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Mary C. Ferrara (RED SHIRT)

Interview with Filmmaker Michelle Brand (NOT THE SAME RIVER. NOT THE SAME MAN)

 NOT THE SAME RIVER. NOT THE SAME MAN was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the August 2018 Under 5 Minute Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michelle Brand: I am fascinated for a while now with the relationship between time, change, and movement and how they connect… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michelle Brand (NOT THE SAME RIVER. NOT THE SAME MAN)

Interview with Screenwriter Chris Warner (THE SIDEKICK RULES)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Chris Warner: A young man who often defers to his best friend has to figure out whether he wants to continue as the loyal sidekick or find a way to make himself happy. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Romantic comedy. 3. Why should this screenplay… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Chris Warner (THE SIDEKICK RULES)

Interview with Screenwriter John McCarney (OPERATION BABYLIFT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? John McCarney: About the heroic efforts of ordinary people, risking their lives to save discarded mix raced orphans in collapsing war torn Vietnam. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Action-Adventure 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? That we repeat history….To remember that… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter John McCarney (OPERATION BABYLIFT)

Interview with Filmmaker Catherine L. Allard (THE CORD)

THE CORD played to rave reviews at the August 2018 Under 5 Minute Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Catherine L. Allard: I had this short script written for a while and I wanted to improve technical settings and crew for my next long script. So I asked… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Catherine L. Allard (THE CORD)

Interview with Filmmaker Linda Gasser (WHAT IF)

WHAT IF was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2018 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Linda Gasser: What if (with the original title: Wo sie ist) is a film about the future, but it is about presence too. In the past I had worked… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Linda Gasser (WHAT IF)

Interview with Screenwriter Mary C. Ferrara (RED SHIRT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Mary C. Ferrara: A woman named Muriel goes on a blind date at a diner, she knows nothing about the guy she is meeting but that he will have a red shirt. Being an awkward person and a bit overwhelmed, she runs into the bathroom shortly after she… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Mary C. Ferrara (RED SHIRT)