Category: directing a film

Interview with Filmmaker Aimiende Negbenebor Sela (UTOPIA)

UTOPIA was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the January 2019 LGBT Feedback Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Aimiende Negbenebor Sela: I would say what motivated me to make Utopia was my own struggle with race, identity, and self-acceptance. I am Nigerian (African American) and though… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Aimiende Negbenebor Sela (UTOPIA)

Interview with Filmmaker Damien Starr (I’LL BE FINE)

I’LL BE FINE was the winner of BEST FILM at the December 2018 COMEDY Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Damien Starr: This was a student project and the restriction was to have it within 3 minutes. I wanted to challenge myself in a couple of ways, firstly… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Damien Starr (I’LL BE FINE)

Interview with Filmmaker Premila Puri (ITSY)

ITSY was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the January 2019 Female Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Premila Puri: When my husband narrated his experience with a spider in his car, I was really moved by his simple act of kindness towards a tiny spider. It made… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Premila Puri (ITSY)

Interview with Filmmaker Alessandro Schuster (THE BOY WITH THE TEDDY)

THE BOY WITH THE TEDDY was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the January 2019 European Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Alessandro Schuster: Get lots of inspiration from great movies. And I wanted a child to be the key figure. I also think that the theme of the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alessandro Schuster (THE BOY WITH THE TEDDY)

Interview with Filmmaker Kaue Nunes Melo (MAXWELL’S DEMON)

MAXWELL’S DEMON was the winner BEST FILM at the December 2018 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kaue Nunes Melo: I read an article about a girl that suffered from hipersexuality that discovered that she was abused by her father when she was young, but suppressed that memory… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kaue Nunes Melo (MAXWELL’S DEMON)

Interview with Filmmaker Lina Schmeink (Löffel)

Löffel was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the Female Director’s December 2018 Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lina Schmeink: It was my grandma who spent her last ten years in an old people´s home. It was dirty and the nurses had no time for the residents. That… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Lina Schmeink (Löffel)

Interview with Producer Lester Greene (I GOT A CALLBACK)

I GOT A CALLBACK played to rave reviews at the December 2018 COMEDY Feedback Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lester Greene: The whole Me Too movement sparked this film, especially the Terry Crews story of him being sexually assaulted by that high powered agent. 2. From… Continue reading Interview with Producer Lester Greene (I GOT A CALLBACK)

Interview with Filmmaker Kristy Linderholm (Murder in the Cat House)

MURDER IN THE CAT HOUSE played to rave reviews at the December 2018 COMEDY Feedback Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kristy Linderholm: It was practice to get ready for the next one which is much bigger. I learned a ton. 2. From the idea to the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kristy Linderholm (Murder in the Cat House)

Interview with Filmmaker Julia Trofimova (EULOGY FOR DENIS K)

EULOGY FOR DENIS K was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2018 Female Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Julia Trofimova: I’m very intrigued by the question of the truth – how would it look like if everyone knew everything? Would this world still exist? Or… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Julia Trofimova (EULOGY FOR DENIS K)