DIMITRI played to rave reviews at the January 2020 LGBT Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marino Baciga: In 2017, during promotion of our previous short film (“Vissi d’Arte”) at Cannes Film Festival and Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, we received very good feedbacks from critics who… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Marino Baciga (DIMITRI)
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Interview with Filmmaker Michael Gibson Jr. & Nicholas Muthersbaugh (ALORA)
ALORA was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2020 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Nick – We originally wrote Alora for Houston Film Society & NASA’s partnership festival called CineSpace. We had to combine real NASA footage with our own to make a film… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael Gibson Jr. & Nicholas Muthersbaugh (ALORA)
Interview with Filmmaker Kevin Ulibarri (SONDER)
SONDER was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the February 2020 Experimental & Dance Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kevin Ulibarri: Our film was born from a desire to create with friends while we were all in LA at the same time. We were a group of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kevin Ulibarri (SONDER)
Interview with Filmmaker Chantal Cherry (TAKE ME THERE)
TAKE ME THERE played to rave reviews at the February 2020 Experimental Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Chantal Cherry: This film was created as part of the Experimental Film Virginia (EFV) residency and festival program. It’s a two week intensive of collaborating with other artists –… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Chantal Cherry (TAKE ME THERE)
Interview with Filmmaker Anouk Brouwer (BODY LANGUAGE)
BODY LANGUAGE was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2020 Experimental, Dance, Music Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Anouk Brouwer: We live in a world that seems to overly focus upon stereotypes like gender, class, sexual identity, ethnicity and skin color. I believe that human… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anouk Brouwer (BODY LANGUAGE)
Interview with Filmmakers Fernando Perez & Suzy Stein (AT THE END OF THE WORLD)
AT THE END OF THE WORLD was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the February 2020 Romance Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Fernando & Suzy: Fernando and I were movtivated to make At the End of the World because we wanted to transition from screenwriters to filmmakers. We… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Fernando Perez & Suzy Stein (AT THE END OF THE WORLD)
Interview with Filmmaker Lee Manansala (KHADIAH AND PAULINE)
KHADIAH AND PAULINE played to rave reviews at the February 2020 ROMANCE Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lee Manansala: It’s weird – I love being in Paris. It’s my favorite city, and I’m content to just wander the city and meet with friends, etc. But I’m also big… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Lee Manansala (KHADIAH AND PAULINE)
Interview with Filmmaker Samuel Douek (JUS + LIKE ME)
JUS + LIKE ME was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2020 LGBT Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Samuel Douek: Tom Falck the producer approached me about making a film about Phil Dzwonkiewicz, the HIV activist who was competing in Mr Gay UK 2018… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Samuel Douek (JUS + LIKE ME)
Interview with Filmmaker Daniel John Harris (NOW AND NOT YET)
NOW AND NOT YET was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2019 Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO MAKE THIS FILM? Daniel John Harris: When thinking about what to do for my next short film, there were a lot of ideas swirling around my head. A lot of non-starters,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daniel John Harris (NOW AND NOT YET)
Interview with Filmmaker Melissa Lane (SEX + ICE CREAM)
SEX + ICE CREAM played to rave reviews at the February 2020 Chicago Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Melissa Lane: I’ve always loved making short documentaries. So I knew I wanted to find a really interesting person to profile for my next project. I found Nicole on Instagram… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Melissa Lane (SEX + ICE CREAM)
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