Author: matthewtoffolo

REMAIN, 3min., New Zealand, Dance Directed by Kit Reilly “Remain” explores themes of solitude and subtlety within the naked body. It exists in an abandoned space where small shifts in movement create tides of energy that swell and reignite a sense of hope. This project was self filmed during a Covid-19 lockdown and is part… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kit Reilly (REMAIN)

REVERIE, 9min., USA, Dance Directed by Brian Bowers The past can be an unreliable narrator, and the future is simply a shifting reflection of where we are right now. Driven by choreographed movement, original music and sound, REVERIE is an experimental visual narrative that seeks to question and explore. An ensemble dance casts guides us… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Brian Bowers (REVERIE)

STILLS, 30min., USA, Crime/Mystery Directed by Kyle Marra When a nine-year-old girl goes missing, the case rests on the shoulders of Detective Monroe. Can she unravel the mystery before it’s too late, or will she find herself caught in her failure, forever? Stills https://www.instagram.com/rootandbranchfilms/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kyle Marra (STILLS)

BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITE, 88min., USA, Documentary Directed by Melissa Tittl Award Winning executive producer and director Melissa Tittl follows Best-selling author and entrepreneur, Billy Carson as he uncovers the truth coming from an unknown signal. Carson has spent most of his life studying the unseen to uncover why humanity is here and where we came… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Melissa Tittl (BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITE)

AND AWAY, 16min., USA, Sci-Fi Directed by Noah Campagna A young mother must protect her child as she finds the world around her is vanishing. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? The original short story for Manen Lyset found me in October 2020. As I was reading it… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Noah Campagna (AND AWAY)

THE FULL CATASTROPHE, 4min,. USA, Documentary Directed by Yolanda Reid Chassiakos Ethnic Cleansing in Smyrna, 1922: A Family’s Odyssey http://www.amphitritepublishing.com/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? I heard our family’s heartbreaking story from my mother when I was growing up. They were victims of ethnic cleansing in the… Continue reading Interview with writer/producer Yolanda Reid Chassiakos (THE FULL CATASTROPHE)

LILI, 15min., Puerto Rico, Drama/Thriller Directed by Brian Rios A father and daughter must cross the border in order to find a better life, but the daughter cannot speak. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? My main motivation was to humanize and make people feel empathy for the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Brian Rios (LILI)

THE SEQUENCE, 7min., UK, Drama/Thriller Directed by Daniel Mars A war refugee is intercepted by the MI-5 to testify against the very same Warlord he is hunting for the murder of his family. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? A great many reasons. For one, I always wanted… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daniel Mars (THE SEQUENCE)

QUEER MONGOL, 16min., USA, Documentary Directed by Brandt Miller Queer Mongol follows four characters over the course of Mongolia’s LGBTQ+ Pride Festival, who embody a diversity of gender and sexual identities. The film is a meditation on queerness in the non-west and a nuanced glimpse into a nascent movement on the Central Asian Steppe. Get… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Brandt Miller (QUEER MONGOL)

IN THE SHADOW, 8min., France, Drama Directed by Fabrice Mathieu A fantasy film noir with shadows. A shadow is telling its life story with his “Wearer”, a flesh and bone double, who one day it decides to get rid of… Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? First, I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Fabrice Mathieu (IN THE SHADOW)