LOUD and PROUD played to rave reviews at the September 2019 One Minute Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi: I read some news online about the CEO of Doritos saying the company was planning to make crisps for women – specifically crisps that didn’t “crunch” because… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi (LOUD and PROUD)
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Interview with Filmmaker Travis Darkow (ELIZABETH)
ELIZABETH played to rave reviews at the September 2019 One Minute & Smartphone Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Travis Darkow: I have been writing, directing, and editing short films since the 7th grade, and had made one other no budget little short before this one. But one… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Travis Darkow (ELIZABETH)
Interview with Filmmaker Yangfang (Frances) Chen (NINA SAIZA)
NINA SAIZA played to rave reviews at the October 2019 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Yangfang (Frances) Chen: I remember how confused I was when I first encountered the dark side of the world after I became a teenager, so I always want to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Yangfang (Frances) Chen (NINA SAIZA)
Interview with Filmmaker Jenny Ni (ECLOSION)
ECLOSION played to rave reviews at the October 2019 Experimental/Dance/Music Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jenny Ni: Coming from an Asian culture background, light skin, skinny body and big eyes are considered as the classic standard of beauty. Although I wasn’t overweight, I grew up receiving negative comments… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jenny Ni (ECLOSION)
Interview with Filmmaker Francis Galluppi (HIGH DESERT HELL)
HIGH DESERT HELL was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2019 Horror FEEDBACK Film Festival in October. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Francis Galluppi: We actually had the location first. The house belongs to one of my best friends grandparents and I had been wanting to shoot there for… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Francis Galluppi (HIGH DESERT HELL)
Interview with Filmmaker Romén Rivero (NIGHT OWLS)
NIGHT OWLS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the October 2019 HORROR Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Romén Rivero: Since my childhood, I love monster movies, so the idea of making a film of this subgenre was always in my mind. First, I wrote a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Romén Rivero (NIGHT OWLS)
Interview with Filmmaker Yalan Hu (DOLL IT UP)
DOLL IT UP played to rave reviews at the August 2019 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Yalan Hu: Doll It Up was one of the projects I directed when I was in film school. I’m always fascinated by human relations, especially what people become in… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Yalan Hu (DOLL IT UP)
Interview with Filmmaker Nathalie Kraemer (SUCKR FOR LOVE)
SUCKR FOR LOVE was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2019 Experimental/Dance/Music Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Nathalie Kraemer: Originally I needed a music video for my next song release that wouldn’t cost a fortune and include many cast and crew. So I decided to make… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nathalie Kraemer (SUCKR FOR LOVE)
Interview with Filmmaker Klaus Hoch (EMERGENCE)
EMERGENCE played to rave reviews at the September 2019 Experimental/Dance/Music Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Klaus Hoch: I co-created a new way of creating music with Peter and wanted to create something that expresses the music. I had the idea in my head for a long time… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Klaus Hoch (EMERGENCE)
Interview with Filmmaker Davide Carlini (TRATAK 1 – ANTARS)
TRATAK 1 – ANTARS played to rave reviews at the October 2019 TV Web Series festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Davide Carlini: During the course of directing at a private school in my splendid Marche region, the Officine Mattolì Association in Tolentino, was proposed to us and offered… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Davide Carlini (TRATAK 1 – ANTARS)
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