Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? KD Farris: It’s the story of a woman whose magical view of the Universe as a child, crosses into her present reality. It’s about the way in which our childhood view can be a more accurate portrayal of who we are boundaries in her adulthood, pathing the way… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter KD Farris (LOVE NEVER SLEEPS)
Month: May 2020
Interview with Screenwriter John Ravitz (THE WRONG CANDIDATE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? John Ravitz: A Well financed terrorist organization has trained operatives since they were children; when they finally have viable candidate to run for president, the current president sets into motion a plan to put his own successor into the Oval Office. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter John Ravitz (THE WRONG CANDIDATE)
Interview with Screenwriter Edward Hicklin (WIPE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Edward Hicklin: Tommy was never taught how to wipe his butt properly, and was therefore teased for most of his childhood and beyond. After a particularly heinous prank takes his life, Tommy vows supernatural revenge against the summer camp that played host to his early demise. 2. What… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Edward Hicklin (WIPE)
Interview with Screenwriter Andrew Moodie (TORONTO THE GOOD)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Andrew Moodie: An African-Canadian defense attorney has to defend a white female officer for killing a black youth. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Legal drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? This will be the first Canadian film that deals with… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Andrew Moodie (TORONTO THE GOOD)
Interview with Screenwriter Benjamin Jefferson (BLACK WIDOW)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Benjamin Jefferson: A beautiful, newly trained, KGB operative has to pass her final test to prove her allegiance to the state and become the BLACK WIDOW 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Spy Thriller 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? Black widow… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Benjamin Jefferson (BLACK WIDOW)
Interview with Filmmaker Jake Michael Shannon (SAMMY THE SALMON)
SAMMY THE SALMON played to rave reviews at the April 2020 LGBT Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jake Michael Shannon: We made this film during the Australian plebiscite vote for same-sex marriage. During this time there were a lot of negative messages in the media coming from both sides… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jake Michael Shannon (SAMMY THE SALMON)
Interview with Filmmaker Scott Fredette (THE WANDERING WOLF)
THE WANDERING WOLF was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the April 2020 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Scott Fredette: Yoni Wolf, lead singer in the band WHY?, has a podcast by the same name. We wanted to give it a visual compliment to his… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Scott Fredette (THE WANDERING WOLF)
Interview with Filmmaker Sandy Parker (ALIENATED)
ALIENATED played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sandy Parker: I was getting the feeling that some festivals mainly wanted stories about young people getting molested. A moderator at a pitch session I attended said, “These are the stories that need… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sandy Parker (ALIENATED)
Interview with Filmmaker Sergey Vlasov (SOBA-CHAN’S MORNING)
SOBA-CHAN’S MORNING played to rave reviews at the April 2020 LGBT Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sergey Vlasov: The motivation for the film was the old script I had and finally decided to make. There was a festival in Japan that I wanted to participate in, so I chose… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sergey Vlasov (SOBA-CHAN’S MORNING)
Interview with Filmmaker Johann Vorster (CAPITAINE)
CAPITAINE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2020 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Johann Vorster: My love for the outdoors and fly fishing. There are not many pristine places like in the film left I the in the world. Film also serves as awareness… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Johann Vorster (CAPITAINE)
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