WHALES played to rave reviews at the September 2018 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Nora Jaenicke: I wrote the screenplay for the feature version of Whales, the short film, over ten years ago. The idea didn’t let me go, so I decided to make a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nora Jaenicke (WHALES)
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Interview with Filmmaker Zena AbdelBaky (ALL THAT REMAINS)
ALL THAT REMAINS was the winner of BEST FILM at the September 2018 Female Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Zena AbdelBaky: The goal of this film was for viewers to think about it after it ends. To be in a conversation and think about the truthful subtitles… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Zena AbdelBaky (ALL THAT REMAINS)
Interview with Filmmaker Audrey Arkins (AMERICAN BOY)
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Audrey Arkins: I had been filming juvenile offenders in Venice and Culver City as they moved in and out of the criminal justice system. Most of the kids said the same thing about how and when it all went wrong – usually in middle school when… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Audrey Arkins (AMERICAN BOY)
Interview with Filmmaker Aaron Rudelson (NORMAN PINSKI COME HOME)
NORMAN PINSKI COME HOME played to rave reviews and was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the August 2018 Comedy Festival in Toronto. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A lot of things, but one of the most prominent things I’m interested in is human nature. As rational beings, we are not always… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Aaron Rudelson (NORMAN PINSKI COME HOME)
Interview with Filmmaker Eugene Lehnert (THE OUTER BOROUGHS)
THE OUTER BOROUGHS played to rave reviews at the August 2018 COMEDY Film Festival in Toronto. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve been making the series as a low budget web-series. I wanted to make something bigger to show off the concept. I tried to make an episode about a creature that… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Eugene Lehnert (THE OUTER BOROUGHS)
Interview with Filmmaker Josiah Cuneo (IN THROUGH THE NIGHT)
IN THROUGH THE NIGHT played to rave reviews at the August 2018 Under 5 Minute Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Josiah Cuneo: I really wanted a chance to write and perform some music in a different way than I usually do. I made four short films, this being one… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Josiah Cuneo (IN THROUGH THE NIGHT)
Interview with the Filmmaking Team of the Award Winning Short Film “HOTTER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN”
Director Julie Haberstick. Writer John Houston. Winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August 2018 Romance Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? John: I wanted to tell a story that wasn’t the usual romantic story but would somehow bind these two people together no matter how badly they needed… Continue reading Interview with the Filmmaking Team of the Award Winning Short Film “HOTTER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN”
Interview with Filmmaker Shetu Modi (THE PITS)
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Shetu Modi: Honestly, I noticed my sweat smelled like Indian food whenever I ate a lot of it and I connected that to some of my childhood and university experiences. The story is not autobiographical but some of the details are. 2. From the idea to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Shetu Modi (THE PITS)
Interview with Hans Grossman (WAITING)
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? The band Copperhead are good friends of mine, and they actually approached me about doing a music video for Telus’ Storyhive Music Video Edition. This is a grant program out here in Western Canada sponsored by Telus. We won the initial round to receive the $10,000… Continue reading Interview with Hans Grossman (WAITING)
Interview with the Creative Team of THE POET Short Film
Christopher Redman (Writer/Performer), Adam Cushman (Director) and David J. Phillips (Producer) Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Chris Redman came to the set of our feature ‘The Maestro” with this incredible piece and we knew that it should be seen in its entirety. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how… Continue reading Interview with the Creative Team of THE POET Short Film
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