NO FILTER played to rave reviews at the May 2020 COMEDY Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Tim Owens: This was an exercise to me as a filmmaker, expand on a funny or interesting idea and see if we can make it into a complete idea. The motivation really came from… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Tim Owens (NO FILTER)
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Interview with Filmmaker Anders Teig (RUBBISH ROBBERS)
RUBBISH ROBBERS was the winner of BEST FILM at the May 2020 Comedy Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Anders Teig: I wanted to give myself a challenge. Make a film that is fun, full of action and holds the audience attention. And to do it in just one location. 2.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anders Teig (RUBBISH ROBBERS)
Interview with Filmmaker Jake Michael Shannon (SAMMY THE SALMON)
SAMMY THE SALMON played to rave reviews at the April 2020 LGBT Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jake Michael Shannon: We made this film during the Australian plebiscite vote for same-sex marriage. During this time there were a lot of negative messages in the media coming from both sides… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jake Michael Shannon (SAMMY THE SALMON)
Interview with Filmmaker Scott Fredette (THE WANDERING WOLF)
THE WANDERING WOLF was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the April 2020 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Scott Fredette: Yoni Wolf, lead singer in the band WHY?, has a podcast by the same name. We wanted to give it a visual compliment to his… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Scott Fredette (THE WANDERING WOLF)
Interview with Filmmaker Sandy Parker (ALIENATED)
ALIENATED played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sandy Parker: I was getting the feeling that some festivals mainly wanted stories about young people getting molested. A moderator at a pitch session I attended said, “These are the stories that need… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sandy Parker (ALIENATED)
Interview with Filmmaker Sergey Vlasov (SOBA-CHAN’S MORNING)
SOBA-CHAN’S MORNING played to rave reviews at the April 2020 LGBT Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sergey Vlasov: The motivation for the film was the old script I had and finally decided to make. There was a festival in Japan that I wanted to participate in, so I chose… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sergey Vlasov (SOBA-CHAN’S MORNING)
Interview with Filmmaker Johann Vorster (CAPITAINE)
CAPITAINE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2020 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Johann Vorster: My love for the outdoors and fly fishing. There are not many pristine places like in the film left I the in the world. Film also serves as awareness… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Johann Vorster (CAPITAINE)
Interview with Filmmaker Sunny Wai Yan Chan (GODSPEED)
GODSPEED played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Under 5 Minute Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sunny Wai Yan Chan: Godspeed is a thesis film for my master’s degree program. I wanted to grasp this opportunity to make something personal to me. Eventually, I decided to dig deeper… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sunny Wai Yan Chan (GODSPEED)
Interview with Filmmaker Hailey Abernathy (FLOOD)
FLOOD was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2020 LGBT Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hailey Abernathy: This film was motivated by personal experience…not necessarily with my family but just something I generally witnessed living in southeastern United States. I felt that other people needed to see… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Hailey Abernathy (FLOOD)
Interview with Filmmaker Ethan Munoz (GENTLY INTO THE DARK)
GENTLY INTO THE DARK played to rave reviews at the April 2020 LGBT Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ethan Munoz: My main motivation for making Gently Into the Dark was to show a different side of the LGBT community. I wanted to make something that delved into fears and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ethan Munoz (GENTLY INTO THE DARK)
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