Author: matthewtoffolo

1. What motivated you to make this film? My team and I were initially drawn to this story because of its familiarity. The writer based the character off her own life, and I found it compelling how an experience that feels so isolating can also be so unifying. I’m a woman who grew up in… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kelli Neal (I’M A GIRL)

https://gonewiththewing.com.au/ https://instagram.com/englisch 1. What motivated you to make this film? During over 6 months of lockdown in Melbourne Australia I was severely struggling with my mental health and needed a new project to help me rise out of my mental fog. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andrew Englisch (GONE WITH THE WING)

http://www.pathfindermotionpictureco.com/classified.html https://www.facebook.com/ClassifiedHorrorFilm/ 1. What motivated you to make this film? This all started with some friends and I having an idea at a party. I was a busy D.P. and my friends were stuntmen and we thought of a way we could put together all of our resources to make a feature film. We toyed… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kevin McMahon (CLASSIFIED)

1. What motivated you to make this film? This film was a school project and when I was assigned to make a short film, I browsed all the ideas that I had and made notes before. I found that I made a note about telling a story about employment discrimination: if a Chinese woman can… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Bang Xiao (CHINESE SANTA)

1. What motivated you to make this film? I like character-driven films. My main motivation derived from the exploration of a hero’s transformation. I believe in the power of stories and universal truths in life. And the hero’s change happens through coping with difficult situations, their intention, and reflection thus learning from his or her… Continue reading Interview with Producer Karlo Katulic (BLOODLINE)

1. What motivated you to make this film? For me this was a female centric story that I wanted to create with a female DP and the right cast. I was introduced to Angelica Perez-Castro and immediately clicked with her. She brought out a female team and we had an incredible shoot! This is a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Rosalee Yagihara (GNAW)

1. What motivated you to make this film? The inspiration behind this film is very personal. I wrote the concept for the film when I emerging from a dark period in my life, and had some tough life-altering decisions to make. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ashleigh Vaillancourt (RUMINATION)

1. What motivated you to make this film? MEANS TO AN END has a bit of a history. It started when there was a call out for women to write short horror scripts for a competition to get into an anthology series here in New Zealand. Horror was not really my genre but I sat… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Tanya M. Wheeler (MEANS TO AN END)

ONE & ONLY, 15min., USA, Documentary/Experimental A young comedian misses performing, but faces a world in which she can no longer tell if she’s funny, so she decides to reconnect with her audience members – one at a time. 1. What motivated you to make this film? In 2021, while emerging from pandemic isolation, I… Continue reading Interview with Writer/Actor Sophia Cleary (ONE & ONLY)

http://jiabaopeng.com/ 1. What motivated you to make this film? The film is my senior project. When I started writing my story, the first intention was to share something authentic and put my emotion into it. The eagerness for visual delivery triggers me to make animation films. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jiabao Peng (PUBERTY)