Author: matthewtoffolo

SIN played to rave reviews at the April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? When I met ‘Alessia’ and heard her story I felt so much. For a person from the Netherlands this struck me as heartbreaking and made the difference clear of how grateful I am to have… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dimphy Van Vilsteren (SIN)

“The Man Of The Terms Of Service” was the winner of BEST COMEDY Film at the March 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to make the laughter by visualizing based on what I was thinking strange for a long time. Also motivated with the actors who lost… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Yuki Takashima (The Man Of The Terms Of Service)

The “The J Thoubbs Documentary” was awarded BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the New York DOCUMENTARY Feedback film festival in April 2021. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve known J Thoubbs most of my life, we were great friends growing up, and he’s always been an inspiration to behold. The guy is… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Justin Patricolo (The J Thoubbs Documentary)

CONSUME was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2021 SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Always love science fiction and especially dystopias. Mainly I wanted to tell a story that could be understood anywhere in the world, I was interested in working on the concept of consumption and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Bruno Gradaschi (CONSUME)

THE LAST REVERIE was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the April 2021 SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Honestly, one day I found myself scrolling through my phone for hours, clicking on ads that were being suggested only to procrastinate from the work at hand. I realized it’s so… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vihang Walve (THE LAST REVERIE)

THICKER THAN BLOOD played to rave reviews at the April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve been participating the LGBTQ+ movement in Taiwan since a few years ago for the same-sex marriage legalization. When we finally get the same-sex marriage legalized. I thought the mission was done until… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Liang-Chun Lin (THICKER THAN BLOOD)

ENTER NIRVANA played to rave reviews at the April 2021 Dance & Music Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Weird and long story I’ll try and keep short. I had a small operation while working on another short film Puppy. This operation unfortunately didn’t go as planned which resulted in needed… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Actor Lindsay Bennett-Thompson (ENTER NIRVANA)

MOMENTO MORI played to rave reviews at the April 2021 Dance & Music Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve played the piano since I was a little kid and Jerry Lee Lewis was always a strong influence for me. I always loved the mental image of him lighting his piano… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Musician Ami Hanna (MOMENTO MORI)

INFECTED played to rave reviews at the April 2021 Dance & Music Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve been getting increasingly frustrated and angry with the events unfolded over the past decade. The denial and self-delusion of so many close friends and family members over what is really happening was… Continue reading Interview Alfonso Moreno (INFECTED)

Lat.Copiare played to rave reviews at the April 2021 DANCE & MUSIC Festival. What motivated you to make this film? It was my diploma in printmaking in 2006. I asked myself why to draw an image, when I can make a copy of it. So I started using copy machines for prints and finally animated… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Claudia Ungersbäck (Lat.Copiare)