Author: matthewtoffolo

THE HAUNTING MEMORY, 9min., USA, Drama Directed by Ziru Wang Being haunted by the memory from the Vietnam war for 50 years, Harry Tabak was determined to return to where the battle began. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? I met Harry (the protagonist of this film) through… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ziru Wang (THE HAUNTING MEMORY)

A LAKE OF ASHES, 18min., Canada, Fantasy Directed by W. James Alexander In a not too distant future wracked by ecological devastation, a young boy grows up on an isolated lake. Though not yet destroyed by fire, the land he lives on and the lake at its center are slowly dying. As the boy wanders,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker W. James Alexander (A LAKE OF ASHES)

BLOOD BUDDIES, 12min., Canada, Drama Directed by Suzanne Marie Moreau A friend in need is a friend indeed – or are they? Two best childhood friends go to their first summer camp together – and it tears them apart. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? I felt motivated… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Suzanne Marie Moreau (BLOOD BUDDIES)

THE DEAD THAT LIVE, 9min., USA, Drama/Horror Directed by Mark Oguschewitz A lonely zombie must fight for his life during the zombie apocalypse. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? Writer/Producer Mario Mabe brought me the 7-page script and I immediately fell in love with the last page and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mark Oguschewitz (THE DEAD THAT LIVE)

SPOONS, 3min., USA, Comedy Directed by Daniel Young Spoons. What more is there to say? https://instagram.com/skinnyguyproductions Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? Spoon was an incredible script to read. Ed and I had been looking to collaborate again before we had officially teamed up, and it just all… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daniel Young (SPOONS)

LIFE AFTER DEATH? – SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE, 50min., India Directed by Iqbal Chand Malhotra The most intriguing enigma of modern India is the disappearance of her most dynamic and daring freedom fighter, ‘Netaji’ Subhash Chandra Bose, in the middle of August, 1945. Though the goal of a free India was achieved in 1947, there was… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Iqbal Chand Malhotra (LIFE AFTER DEATH? – SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE)

A PLACE TO HIDE, 11min., USA, Drama Directed by Eámonn Wrightstone Charlie and his mother, Laura, are on the brink of poverty, living out of a motel room they rent monthly. His mother, in late-stage dementia, requires constant care; leaving him unable to work. Receiving no help from his absent father, Charlie resorts to sex… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Eámonn Wrightstone (A PLACE TO HIDE)

A 3-YEAR JOURNEY, 3min., Hong Kong, Documentary Directed by Gavin Wong Welcome to Story of My Life. Throughout the past 3 years I’ve been across the globe, creating visual images in hopes to spark the inner adventure spirit of people like you. My fellow viewers – or more like a family to me, I should… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gavin Wong (A 3-YEAR JOURNEY)

Abraxas of Emotions: Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Excitement, 11min., South Korea, Experimental Directed by Dakyum Breanna Lee The main character is an artist who is being interviewed about the mysterious creature that she witnessed when she was a little kid. While drawing a composite of the creature, inside her mind, each of the four primary… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dakyum Breanna Lee (Abraxas of Emotions: Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Excitement)

1 OUT OF 8, 5min., USA, Documentary Directed by Jacqueline Kennedy ‘1 Out of 8’ explores the challenges Sias faces while working in Construction. The short highlights a woman in construction, working extremely hard to break barriers and stereotypes in NYC and in the construction business. Over 20 years she has been working to challenge… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jacqueline Kennedy (1 OUT OF 8)