Author: matthewtoffolo

VOODOO SALON, 16min., Australia, Supernatural/Drama Directed by Jessie Kathleen Claude Gwenaelle has inherited a gift from her family : she can tell the date of death of anyone she touches. As she spends the day with her sister making their family tree, a secret starts unravelling. http://www.jessieclaude.com/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jessie Kathleen Claude (VOODOO SALON)

GOING, 8min., USA Directed by Carson G. Smith Reluctant to look at the past, a young man recalls an old memory that should not be forgotten. https://www.facebook.com/Going.Animation Tweets by Going_Animation https://www.instagram.com/going.animation/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? Answer: When I graduated in 2014 I made a small short… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Carson G. Smith (GOING)

FREEMAN HOSPITALITY, 20min., USA, Sci-Fi/Action Directed by Michael Cooke A black family-run security firm escorts a foreign journalist into the war-torn badlands of South Georgia to interview a local tyrant. http://www.freemanhospitality.com/ https://www.instagram.com/freemanhospitality/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? After the success of my first short film “Across The… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael Cooke (FREEMAN HOSPITALITY)

BALLO DA SOLA, 3min., Italy, Music Video Directed by Emma Scarafiotti We see Nica at a high-end tea party, looking slightly apathetic, before climbing under the table into a conceptual otherworld. She finds herself catapulted into this parallel dimension with her cat – her animal alter-ego – and finds that every logical rule is reversed,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Emma Scarafiotti (BALLO DA SOLA)

FROZEN LOVE, 10min., Canada, Drama Directed by Sebastien Begin A father is tormented by guilt, when he accidentally loses his only daughter to a car accident. He will reluctantly accept help from her daughter’s mother. But during their time together, the two will rediscover the love that once united them in life. http://sebastienbegin.com/ https://www.facebook.com/amourgeleshortfilm/ Get… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sebastien Begin (FROZEN LOVE)

50 ML, 8min., USA, Drama Directed by Vanessa Powers A young man struggles with his sobriety while he and his wife host a holiday dinner with her dysfunctional family. https://www.oxfordcommafilms.com/ https://www.facebook.com/OxfordCommaFilms/ Tweets by oxfordcommaflms https://www.instagram.com/oxfordcommav/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? I have had this idea in my… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vanessa Powers (50 ML)

PROS AND CONS, 17min., UK, Thriller Directed by Robert Vassie A group of con artists, betrayed by one of their own during a recent sting, take refuge in their warehouse lair while attempting to force the traitor to reveal the location of the loot. However, the leader of the team, Alice, seems more determined to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Robert Vassie (PROS AND CONS)

REFUGIO, 9min., Bolivia, Documentary Directed by Rebecca Basaure Sergio, a 27 year old environmental engineer, veterinary student and environmental activist in Bolivia makes it his life’s mission to save animals and the vulnerable ecosystems we depend on. His journey takes us to Senda Verde, an animal refuge in the jungle with over 900 wild animals… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Rebecca Basaure (REFUGIO)

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, 15min., UK, Drama Directed by Jess Moore Why doesn’t she just leave? Left alone in her house in the aftermath of a brutal attack, one woman attempts to leave the home she is trapped in before her husband returns. This short is based on the critically-acclaimed stage play called NEXT… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jess Moore (TO HAVE AND TO HOLD)

FIVE MOMENTS, 19min,. UK, Musical Directed by Magdalena Maria Herfurtner The film explores grief by bringing five distinctive moments in a woman’s journey to life as she tries to cope with losing her partner. We follow Joan as she remembers, faces her feelings of emptiness and isolation and confronts her anger and pain – until… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Magdalena Maria Herfurtner (FIVE MOMENTS)