Month: October 2018

Interview with Screenwriter Sara Landucci (STRONG ENOUGH)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Sara Landucci: It is about the universal truth that love does not simply fade away, discovering the true nature of a relationship after many years, understanding that love is not always happily ever after, but also makes you face the road less travel. 2. What genres does your… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Sara Landucci (STRONG ENOUGH)

Interview with Filmmaker Deniz Campinar (THE REVELATOR)

THE REVELATOR was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2018 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Deniz Campinar: Oh God, that’s the question, right? And it’s a good one too! As a Turkish girl who grew up in Belgium and went to a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Deniz Campinar (THE REVELATOR)

Interview with Filmmaker Nesli Ozalp Tuncer (THE RETURN)

THE RETURN was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the September 2018 Documentary FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Nesli Ozalp Tuncer: I realized that I was always looking so far away for stories that were the subject of our films, and that I could start storytelling… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nesli Ozalp Tuncer (THE RETURN)

Interview with Filmmaker Liz Lachman (PIN-UP)

PIN-UP played at the October 2018 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival to rave reviews. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Liz Lachman: This film was motivated by my own experiences and artist friends experiences of feeling never good enough and emotionally “empty,” always searching for perfection in our work, ourselves, everything outside… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Liz Lachman (PIN-UP)

Interview with Screenwriter 42 Tribes (Nyobaywa)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? 42 Tribes: Slamdance created a logline: Arcane Africa comes to life in this epic adventure of warring tribes and the shadow of the resurrected scorpion king who threatens them all I like it. I prefer it to my log line: Under the malaise of an apocalyptic desertification a… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter 42 Tribes (Nyobaywa)

Interview with Screenwriter Rita Martinos (ON THE VERGE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Rita Martinos: A 26-year old Lebanese Muslim faces an internal cultural struggle while living in New York City, motivating her American roommate to travel to the Middle East, seeking a better understanding behind her friend’s suicidal escape. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama. 3. Why… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Rita Martinos (ON THE VERGE)

Interview with Screenwriter M.V. Montgomery (DON-JOHN’S DISAPPOINTED MAM)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your script about? M.V. Montgomery: It’s a contemporary “Christmas Carol” featuring a Trump-like central character as a retired Scrooge who receives three visits from the ghost of his Scottish immigrant mother. 2. What genres does your script fall under? Drama, black comedy, political satire. 3. Why should this script be produced?… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter M.V. Montgomery (DON-JOHN’S DISAPPOINTED MAM)

Interview with Screenwriter Colleen Asbury (The Dance of the Desert Mermaids)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Colleen Asbury: An older man stumbles through the desert, lost. He has no idea where he is or how he got there; he is just pulled by the silky siren song of the Desert Mermaids. He doesn’t know they are there, and when they appear after he spits… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Colleen Asbury (The Dance of the Desert Mermaids)