Category: feedback film festival

Interview with Filmmaker Ramon Blanquer (SAMFAELINI: BUSBY BERKELEY’S DREAM ABERRATIONS)

 SAMFAELINI: BUSBY BERKELEY’S DREAM ABERRATIONS played to rave reviews at the April 2018 Experimental & Music FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ramon Blanquer: The surreal landscapes Busby Berkeley achieved in his films. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ramon Blanquer (SAMFAELINI: BUSBY BERKELEY’S DREAM ABERRATIONS)

Interview with Filmmaker Dazhi Huang (NIGHT LIVE)

NIGHT LIVE played to rave reviews at the April 2018 Experimental & Music FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Dazhi Huang: This film is my graduation thesis, In the month when I was brainstorming for the script, two unfortunate incidence happened: One was the Pulse shooting, the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dazhi Huang (NIGHT LIVE)

Interview with Filmmaker Shaun Wright (A GOOD BLINDER)

Co-Director Shaun Wright’s short film A GOOD BLINDER played at the April 2018 Documentary FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. It was the overwhelming winner of BEST FILM at the festival.   Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Shaun Wright: After having a conversation with Dan, we knew he would be be… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Shaun Wright (A GOOD BLINDER)

Interview with Filmmaker Robert Nazar Arjoyan (I PROMISED HER LIFE)

I PROMISED HER LIFE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the April 2018 FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Robert Nazar Arjoyan: First, I just wanted to get out there again and make something new. It had been a while since my previous short film… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Robert Nazar Arjoyan (I PROMISED HER LIFE)

Interview with Director Elen JI (DINNER FOR TWO)

DINNER FOR TWO was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the March 2018 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Elen Ji: The film is based on my real life. My husband is a strict vegetarian, but I am a meat lover. When we got married and moved in together, the problems of different habits… Continue reading Interview with Director Elen JI (DINNER FOR TWO)

Interview with Director Leslie Aldana (THE WRITER’S WOMAN)

THE WRITER’S WOMAN was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Romance FEEDBACK Film Festival in February 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Leslie Aldana: I was thinking about love and the structures around it. About the think that are socially permitted an not in this topic. I realized love is… Continue reading Interview with Director Leslie Aldana (THE WRITER’S WOMAN)

Interview with Filmmaker Sara Zia Ebrahimi (THE FBI BLEW UP MY ICE SKATES)

THE FBI BLEW UP MY ICE SKATES played to rave reviews at the February 2018 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sara Zia Ebrahimi: This film is based on a true story that happened to one of my (Sara’s) cousins. When she told me the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sara Zia Ebrahimi (THE FBI BLEW UP MY ICE SKATES)