THE VOLUNTEER was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the August 2018 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michael Willer: I love films that highlight a strong female perspective, usually flipping the dynamic where the woman has the power and the know-how, and she’s the one… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael Willer (The Volunteer)
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Interview with Filmmaker Michelle Brand (NOT THE SAME RIVER. NOT THE SAME MAN)
NOT THE SAME RIVER. NOT THE SAME MAN was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the August 2018 Under 5 Minute Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michelle Brand: I am fascinated for a while now with the relationship between time, change, and movement and how they connect… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michelle Brand (NOT THE SAME RIVER. NOT THE SAME MAN)
Interview with Screenwriter John McCarney (OPERATION BABYLIFT)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? John McCarney: About the heroic efforts of ordinary people, risking their lives to save discarded mix raced orphans in collapsing war torn Vietnam. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Action-Adventure 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? That we repeat history….To remember that… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter John McCarney (OPERATION BABYLIFT)
Interview with Filmmaker Catherine L. Allard (THE CORD)
THE CORD played to rave reviews at the August 2018 Under 5 Minute Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Catherine L. Allard: I had this short script written for a while and I wanted to improve technical settings and crew for my next long script. So I asked… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Catherine L. Allard (THE CORD)
Interview with Filmmaker Linda Gasser (WHAT IF)
WHAT IF was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2018 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Linda Gasser: What if (with the original title: Wo sie ist) is a film about the future, but it is about presence too. In the past I had worked… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Linda Gasser (WHAT IF)
Interview with Filmmaker Harrison Lane (THE GHOULIES)
THE GHOULIES was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2018 STUDENT & YOUNG FILMMAKERS FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Harrison Lane: What inspired me to make this film was the relationship i had with my own older brother, the film actually went through multiple different iterations,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Harrison Lane (THE GHOULIES)
Interview with Filmmaker Evi Stamatiou (KALTRINA)
KALTRINA played to rave reviews at the August 2018 Crime/Drama Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Evi Stamatiou: Two personal life-changing experiences from years ago. The first personal experience is that I worked as a nurse for three years in oncology and psychiatry, two areas that constantly challenge… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Evi Stamatiou (KALTRINA)
Interview with Filmmaker Aram Atkinson (FIREFLIES)
FIREFLIES played at the August Under 5 Minute Short Film Festival in Toronto to rave reviews. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Aram Atkinson: I actually made this film for two specific reasons, firstly that I was just about to go freelance and wanted to kickstart with a narrative based passion project,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Aram Atkinson (FIREFLIES)
Interview with Filmmaker Jonathan Harris (WEEKEND WARRIOR)
WEEKEND WARRIOR played to rave reviews at the August 2018 DOCUMENTARY FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jonathan Harris: I like to make films about activities that people don’t normally get the chance to be involved in. Adventure and action sports have always enthralled me so I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jonathan Harris (WEEKEND WARRIOR)
Interview with Filmmaker Andrew Hawkins (MASQUERADE)
MASQUERADE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Andrew Hawkins: I was inspired by the true story of the slave couple William and Ellen Craft who escaped in the same fashion. Ellen was light-skinned and posed as a sickly… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andrew Hawkins (MASQUERADE)
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