Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Adam : The story is about what really makes a family. Two long-lost siblings are reunited when they are both at their lowest and find a connection they’ve never experienced before. Vicki : It’s about finding roots and discovering your own definition of family. It’s about watching two… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriters Vicki Cargill, Adam Cargill (STEVE & OLIVIA)
Month: April 2019
Interview with Poet Stephon Void (BOOTS)
1) What is the theme of your poem? The poem is about systemic racism in the United States. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? People need to understand that people of color want to be successful but there hundreds of years of laws and policies that are in place that prohibits them from… Continue reading Interview with Poet Stephon Void (BOOTS)
Interview with Poet K. Exum (ASPIRATION)
1) What is the theme of your poem? To beat the odds and expose the corruption displayed through our daily lives. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? I wanted to use my voice to speak on a serious topic about police. 3) How long have you been writing poetry? 3 years 4) If… Continue reading Interview with Poet K. Exum (ASPIRATION)
Interview with Screenwriter Patrick Langille (BEYOND THEIR YEARS)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Patrick Langille: A young wannabe writer with no motivation in his life discovers he is being targeted by people believing him to be a reincarnation of a famous author that rubbed some the wrong way. He has to answer for a crime he doesn’t believe he committed in… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Patrick Langille (BEYOND THEIR YEARS)
Interview with Screenwriter Nick Perlman (A PORTRAIT)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Nick Perlman: A Portrait is about, Ian, a reclusive artist working at a plant nursery who struggles to find inspiration and Joseph who is a drifter searching for his estranged mother. When Joseph shows up at Ian’s door, both of their lives are irrevocably changed. 2. What genres… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Nick Perlman (A PORTRAIT)
Interview with Filmmaker Andre Sitolini (THE COOK AND THE CHEF)
THE COOK AND THE CHEF played to rave reviews at the March 2019 Comedy & Drama Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Andre Sitolini : I wanted to make something very stylistic. I wanted clouds grounded to the horizon and the sky to never be blue. 2.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andre Sitolini (THE COOK AND THE CHEF)
Interview with Filmmaker Filippo Michele Guarna (MISTER EGG)
MISTER EGG was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2019 Comedy & Drama Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Filippo Michele Guarna: It was a period of intense philosophical ‘restlessness’ for me; self-inquisition, confusion and doubt – the kind of thoughts that start bugging you… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Filippo Michele Guarna (MISTER EGG)
Interview with Filmmaker Siqi Xiao (FARTMAN)
FARTMAS was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the March 2019 Comedy & Drama Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Siqi Xiao: Too many people are so serious~~You know the students who learning filmmaking here, everybody wanna be a film master and win the oscar! I am… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Siqi Xiao (FARTMAN)
Interview with Filmmaker Marco De Ornellas (THE DUCHESS)
THE DUCHESS played to rave reviews at the February 2019 Experimental Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marco De Ornellas: Every story comes from a different inspiration. This film was born after I did a photoshoot for a brand at a bar in Harlem, NY. The bar… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Marco De Ornellas (THE DUCHESS)
Interview with Producer Rebecca Scotti (BUILD RAMPS NOT WALLS)
BUILD RAMPS NOT WALLS played to rave reviews at the March 2019 Documentary Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Rebecca Scotti: Our skate community, namely Nat and Emilio! 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short? It… Continue reading Interview with Producer Rebecca Scotti (BUILD RAMPS NOT WALLS)
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