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”
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Interview with Screenwriter John Alexander Fraser (NORTHWOOD)
What is your screenplay about? – the screenplay is about a nuclear submarine commander who is put in an unthinkable position as tensions mount during NATO exercises What genres does your screenplay fall under? – genres would be action, thriller, suspense and war Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? – this short… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter John Alexander Fraser (NORTHWOOD)
Interview with Screenwriter Jorge Abreu (I FEARED FOR MY LIFE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? A satirical critique on law enforcement’s interaction with minorities, and fear seen through the lens of stereotypes and bigotry. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Psychological Drama /Horror 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? To probe the question, is killing an unarmed… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jorge Abreu (I FEARED FOR MY LIFE)
Interview with Screenwriter Eddie Baca (LOOK INTO MY EYES)
Matthew Toffolo: WHAT IS YOUR SCREENPLAY ABOUT? Eddie Baca: IT’S BASICALLY A LOVE STORY ABOUT A CRIMEAN MUSLIM LIVING IN NYC WHO MEETS UP WITH AN OLDER SOBER GAY MAN. AN INTENSE JOURNEY IN SELF DISCOVERY. 2. WHAT GENRES DOES YOUR SCREENPLAY FALL UNDER? ROMANTIC DRAMA AND COMEDY, LGBT, THRILLER, MYSTERY, SOCIAL. 3. WHY SHOULD… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Eddie Baca (LOOK INTO MY EYES)
Interview with Screenwriter Helene Taylor (BUREAU 121)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Helene Taylor: Bureau 121 is about the very real elite cyberwarfare hacking team from North Korea. The same group who hacked Sony and several foreign banks in the last few years. The government recruits young men at an early age and trains them to be computer hackers, they… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Helene Taylor (BUREAU 121)
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 Actors Stephen Tracey & Erica Anderson (PREY)
PREY played to rave reviews at the August 2018 Female Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Taking a quote from the director, Vivien Endicott- Douglas, who says it best: “As women, we are predominantly conditioned to believe that we must sacrifice our own happiness and comfort for the… Continue reading Interview with Actors Stephen Tracey & Erica Anderson (PREY)
Interview with TV PILOT Screenplay Winner Josephine A. Perry (MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Josephine A. Perry: The title of my pilot for my TV series has been changed to SHATTERED. Shattered is more accurate regarding its overarching theme: how one family, generation after generation, tries unsuccessfully to leave its destructive past behind by pretending it never existed. It incorporates a variety… Continue reading Interview with TV PILOT Screenplay Winner Josephine A. Perry (MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER)
Interview with Screenwriter M. V. Montgomery (PUNKER AND PROPHET)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? M. V. Montgomery: Two young women with different backgrounds and talents. Ginny is a gifted singer; Selah is a spiritual leader in-the-making. Both have struggles to overcome: Ginny is a victim of domestic abuse, Selah the victim of a public hate crime. Fortunately, both are there to support each… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter M. V. Montgomery (PUNKER AND PROPHET)
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)
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