BLACK STAINS won BEST FILM at the July 2020 Experimental Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? Trent D. Williams, Jr (TDW: From personal experience not seeing a lot of films surrounding the African-American male experience through dance. This film looks at different the African-American male experience in a multigenerational sense by capturing… Continue reading Interview with the Film Team of BLACK STAINS. Winning Short Film
Month: August 2020
Interview with Filmmakers Ilana Gordon & Jaime Lyn Beatty (DESIGNATED RIDER)
DESIGNATED RIDER was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Comedy Festival in August 2020. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ilana: Jaime Lyn and I met years ago when we both were doing comedy in Chicago. I immediately fell in love and started plotting ways to trick her into working with… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Ilana Gordon & Jaime Lyn Beatty (DESIGNATED RIDER)
Interview with Screenwriter Janet Caulfield (THE SOCIAL POLICE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Janet Caulfield: This Sci-Fi pilot Streamer is about an FBI agent named Logan who patrols the social network twenty years in the future. The story centers around the trials and tribulations of his encounters with criminals and law enforcement of the social network. The Sci-fi part of the… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Janet Caulfield (THE SOCIAL POLICE)
Interview with Screenwriter Kevin Goss (TOTAH)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Kevin Goss: The screenplay is about Dennis Cleveland, the author of a popular gay book series, who returns to his hometown on the edge of the Navajo Nation when his grandmother passes away suddenly. A break-in at his grandmother’s house starts Dennis on a suspenseful search for a… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Kevin Goss (TOTAH)
Interview with Screenwriter Justin Ho (INSTRUCTIONS FOR YESTERDAY)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Justin Ho: After the death of her father, 12 year old Allyson is gifted with mysterious map pieces. With the help of her friend Kyle they both find and dig up buried components for a time machine. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Science Fiction, Fantasy,… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Justin Ho (INSTRUCTIONS FOR YESTERDAY)
Interview with Filmmaker Isabel Restrepo (SMOKE FOR THE CLOUDS)
SMOKE FOR THE CLOUDS was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the August 2020 Dance & Music Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Isabel Restrepo: My wish was to give a visual portrait of our music through film. I wanted to do it myself to be sure I could… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Isabel Restrepo (SMOKE FOR THE CLOUDS)
Interview with Filmmaker Nikodem (DOJO)
DOJO played to rave reviews at the August 2020 Dance & Music Festival. What motivated you to make this film? Nikodem: When I was watching my kids sports events, I noticed the hysterical behavior of some parents in the stands. I then imagined the point of view of a child whose only wish is to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nikodem (DOJO)
Interview with Filmmaker Marta Renzi (IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME)
IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME played to rave reviews at the August 2020 DANCE & MUSIC Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marta Renzi: My work is always low-budget. I had been making a lot of work outdoors where I was at the mercy of the elements: – natural light, threat… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Marta Renzi (IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME)
Interview with Filmmaker Jessie James (HALF A MAN)
HALF A MAN was the winner of BEST DANCE FILM at the August 2020 Music & Dance Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jessie James: I had just moved to London a few months previous to our production days and I was really feeling quite stuck in a creative rut. Being… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jessie James (HALF A MAN)
Interview with Filmmaker Kate Mitchell (GOLDEN)
GOLDEN played to rave reviews at the August 2020 Experimental, Dance, Music Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kate Mitchell: After making a book (Fashioning Women), about how what women wear defines who we are- the outside; then TERRAIN, a dance and photography project about the disparagement of women’s aging… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kate Mitchell (GOLDEN)
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