Author: matthewtoffolo

1. What motivated you to make this film? This story is something very close to my heart as it has been written from personal experiences. Bump! is originally a play and a story which I have been telling on stage for a few years. I have always felt it would translate well to film. It… Continue reading Untitled

SHE IS SO PERFECT was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the July 2022 LA Feedback Film Festival. https://www.studiosupremefilms.com/she-is-so-perfect https://www.facebook.com/studiosupreme 1. What motivated you to make this film? First of all we wanted to say thanks again for giving us this best directing award, we really appreciate that! Camilla Wang and I are doing a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Olivier Hero Dressen (SHE IS SO PERFECT)

GRATITUDE was the winner of BEST COMEDY at the WILDsound Film Festival 2022. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13072714/?ref_=nm_knf_i3 https://www.instagram.com/gratitudealolcomedy/?hl=en 1. What motivated you to make this film? – The concept of Gratitude has always worked for me and I wanted to share it with the world in a non-preachy way but in a way to make people laugh and… Continue reading Interview with Director/Actor Sidartha Murjani (GRATITUDE)

STEP BY STEP was the winner of BEST LONG FORM SHORT FILM at the July 2022 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival. http://www.sebduhem.com/ 1. What motivated you to make this film? The lost of my grandfather. I grew up without a father so my grandfather became a father figure for me and I needed to say “thank you”… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sébastien Duhem (STEP BY STEP)

GLORY & INJUSTICE was the winner of BEST SHORT FORM SHORT FILM at the July 2022 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival. https://www.instagram.com/gloryandinjustice/ https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/glory-injustice 1. What motivated you to make this film? I have autism. But people think I can’t “get” autism, because I’m a girl. I don’t “look” autistic, or “act” autistic to some people. I intentionally… Continue reading Interview with Writer/Producer Bella Zoe Martinez (GLORY & INJUSTICE)

RATT’S LIFE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the August 2022 TV Web Series Festival. http://www.wolfcastlestudios.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ratts_life/ 1. What motivated you to make this film? RATT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO LIFE IN A SHORT FILM SOME YEARS AGO. AS I WAS DEBATING WHICH IDEA TO PURSUE FOR A LONG-FORM PRODUCTION, I KEPT RETURNING TO… Continue reading Interview with Director/Star Grayson Wolfe (RATT’S LIFE)

THE LAST CHAMPION was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the August 2022 SPORTS & RECREATION Film Festival. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram 1. What motivated you to make this film? Our project prior to this one, The Mooring, was a harrowing suspense horror-thriller and this time around, we wanted to do something… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Glenn Withrow (THE LAST CHAMPION)

Watch the Short Story Reading. 1. What is your short story about? It’s an exaggerated version of my life… mostly true (divorced only 2 kids). Basically it’s a satirical tale about the false promise of material bliss. 2. What genre(s) would you say this story is in? Dramedy 3. How would you describe this story… Continue reading Interview with Writer Mark Turner (HILLBILLY SON)

Watch the Short Story Reading. 1. What is your short story about? A quick cash job gone wrong. 2. What genre(s) would you say this story is in? Hardboiled fiction 3. How would you describe this story in two words? Bad strangers 4. What movie have you seen the most in your life? Jackie Brown… Continue reading Interview with Writer Ned Daly (DISPATCHES FROM THE GIG ECONOMY)

WATCH the Poetry Reading 1) What is the theme of your poem? An autobiography – told in little snippets. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? I am currently in a creative writing class. 3) How long have you been writing poetry? I really started writing creatively in this writing class, which I started… Continue reading Interview with Poet Theresa Cardiello (An Abridged Autobiography)