Author: matthewtoffolo

TEETER was the winner of BEST DANCE FILM at the June 2021 Dance Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Teeter was a creation born from necessity. I, along with other live performance artists, have been brought to a standstill throughout covid, unable to do what we have spent our lives working… Continue reading Interview with Dancer/Filmmaker Mackenzie Carlson (TEETER)

VERDINGER was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the July 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Because this is a piece of Swiss history, it is important that this topic goes not forgotten. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Saschko Steven Schmid (VERDINGER)

NO TREATS played to rave reviews on the June 2021 HORROR & THRILLER Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I try to push myself to make more shorts in general, mainly for practice, but also because you never know what’ll come out of the finished product! When I shot this, it… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker John Bonner (NO TREATS)

1. What is your short story about? In a village called Invernia, in the state of Goiás, in Brazil, Elaine, a sixteen-year-old girl throws herself naked from a bridge over a raging river. Jober, an eighteen-year-old boy who suffers from moderate schizophrenia and is epileptic, is seen the moment Elaine threw herself out of a… Continue reading Interview with Writer Fernando Magela da Silva (WHAT)

1. What is your screenplay about? Necropolis is a limited series that tests the bond of siblings in the most broken, lawless part of their city. When 18 year old Eddie Soreno ventures into this insidious place to uncover the truth of his father’s past, his sister, Maria, goes after him, willingly risking her life… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Caledonia Hanson (NECROPOLIS)

1. What is your screenplay about? When Theresa, energetic kid’s TV host and Eliza, glamorous franchise superstar, team up in a dramatic indie film, their chemistry lights up more than the screen. 2. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s a feel-good RomCom with sizzle and a LGBTQ twist, a very underrepresented… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Sheila Warren (Between Action And Cut)

1. What is your screenplay about? This is a detective/noir story set in the 1950’s with the main character as a woman cross dressing as a man. This is an era where wearing more than 3 articles of clothing of the other sex could get you arrested, or worse. Mitch/Meesh settles into a new life… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Kip Pearson (NORTH BEACH NOIR)

1. What is your screenplay about? The screenplay tells the story of Bruno Balz, who went from being engaged in the nascent gay rights movement of 1920s Germany to being the biggest writer of hit songs in the Third Reich. He had to write all his songs under false names, because he did not officially… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Ivan Toth (The Man Who Didn’t Exist)

1. What is your short story about? It’s the beginning/the prologue to a semi-autobiographical ‘book’ of shorts. 2. What genre(s) would you say this story is in? Non-fiction Fun Fiction (can I create a new genre?) 3. How would you describe this story in two words? Amusing Musings 4. What movie have you seen the… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Sandy Brdar (Jandy’s Cafe)

FLOWER BOY was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the May 2021 DRAMA Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I had this burning anxiety that I think a lot of teens and young adults have. It usually comes when summer ends, I wanted to express it through these three characters. Nav… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anya Chirkova (FLOWER BOY)