Category: filmmaking notes

Interview with Writer/Actor Catherine Haun (MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION)

MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the August 2018 Female Film Festival in Toronto. http://www.mrsmurphysconfession.com Facebook: @playfulshortfilm.com Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? I became obsessed. That’s the best way to describe it. Totally off the rails. I just thought I would die if I didn’t make this… Continue reading Interview with Writer/Actor Catherine Haun (MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION)

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 Randy Kerr (BROTHERS)

BROTHERS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August Under 5 Minute Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Randy Kerr: While my background has been in landscape / travel still photography, I’ve been shifting more into nature documentary film work since it touches on my love of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Randy Kerr (BROTHERS)

Interview with Filmmaker Farman Abdalrahman Karim (ISIS WAS HERE)

 ISIS WAS HERE was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2018 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Farman Abdalrahman Karim: My motivation was focus the human rights and I wanted to document the ISIS crimes. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Farman Abdalrahman Karim (ISIS WAS HERE)

Interview with Filmmaker Stuart Everitt (BURIED)

BURIED was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the European FEEDBACK Film Festival in June 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Stuart Everitt: As I was growing up my Dad introduced me to collecting. He’s a big collector of militaria. He was born right at the end of the World War… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Stuart Everitt (BURIED)

Interview with Filmmaker Jamie Shannon (THE LEGEND OF RASPUTIN)

THE LEGEND OF RASPUTIN was the winner of BEST FILM at the July 2018 Family FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jamie Shannon: I have always found Rasputin fascinating character, being the first tabloid character in History. Around the time i wrote this we had our own… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jamie Shannon (THE LEGEND OF RASPUTIN)

Interview with Filmmaker Lia Williamson (DAUGHTER)

DAUGHTER was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2018 Under 5 Minute Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lia Williamson: Daughter was made for my mom. I know that she would do anything for me, no matter what the circumstances. So the film is a little… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Lia Williamson (DAUGHTER)

Interview with Filmmaker James Miller (PREY)

 PREY played to great reviews at the May 2018 Action/Crime/Thriller FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto.  1. What motivated you to make this film? The motivation for this film was mostly based on us not having made anything that was truly ours in a long while! We had spent a lot of time creating music videos… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker James Miller (PREY)

Interview with Filmmaker Christian Arnold (CHRICKE)

CHRICKE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival in April 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Christian Arnold: I was cut off by my father because of my sexual orientation. And the phone call in the film is the actual last phone call between… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Christian Arnold (CHRICKE)