Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? P.J. Palmer: This story is ultimately about the families we are born into and the families we choose. While on the surface, the story is about a couple who has fallen on hard times and must downsize their life. But the struggle is with one part of their… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter P.J. Palmer (NORTH STAR)
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Interview with Screenwriter Helen Marsh (Alice Through the Microscope)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Helen Marsh: Alice Through the Microscope follows an insect obsessed girl trying to win the science fair amidst an absentee mother and a fungal monstrosity of a foster mother. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Dark Fantasy/ Sci-fi 3. Why should this screenplay be made into… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Helen Marsh (Alice Through the Microscope)
Interview with Producer David E. M. Maire (THE HOBBYIST)
THE HOBBYIST was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the November 2018 Thriller/Suspense Festival in Toronto. What motivated you to make this film? This film was a requisite graduate thesis project for George Vatistas at the School of Visual Arts, which is quite a motivation in and of itself. This story was chosen because George’s… Continue reading Interview with Producer David E. M. Maire (THE HOBBYIST)
Interview with Filmmaker Lola Rùi (THE DOOR)
THE DOOR was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the November 2018 Thriller/Suspense Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lola Rùi: Show the story you want to tell is always the main engine to make a film. The starting point was to think about experiences of conflict that someone… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Lola Rùi (THE DOOR)
Interview with Writer Wilson Jackson (DO MY EYES DECEIVE ME)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your short story about? A young man abducted by aliens. 2. What genres would you say this story is in? Science Fiction 3. How would you describe this story in two words? Mind boggling 4. What movie have you seen the most in your life? I can’t really say, but I… Continue reading Interview with Writer Wilson Jackson (DO MY EYES DECEIVE ME)
Interview with Screenwriter Louric Rankine (SQUAD)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Louric Rankine: My screenplay traces the lives of young students of color in New York City as they navigate through their under-funded school. This scene, in particular, focuses on one of the protagonists, Louis, who realizes his embarrassing bus altercation has been publicized on social media, causing pariah… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Louric Rankine (SQUAD)
Interview with Screenwriter Nicholas Julius (MYTHATANIA)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Nicholas Julius: MYTHATANIA – The Adventures of Erin, Owen and the Mythfitz: Feature script/Books:Scottish siblings, Erin and Owen Macdonald, are swallowed by The Loch Ness Monster and brought to the magical land of Mythatania where all creatures heard of in Myth and Folklore have gone to escape the… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Nicholas Julius (MYTHATANIA)
Interview with Screenwriter Stephen Witty (Whittaker, Alger, and Dick)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Stephen Witty: The confluence of three political characters in the anti-Communist hysteria of the 1940s — Whittaker Chambers, Alger Hiss, and Richard Nixon–and the difficulty ever sorting out lies and getting to the bottom of the truth. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama mixed with… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Stephen Witty (Whittaker, Alger, and Dick)
Interview with Screenwriter Marc Gatschner (OF THE SEA)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Marc Gatschner: In the twilight of his life, an aging surfer reflects on his past.. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Romance. I know some shun that word for fear of being categorized into a genre they think somehow is beneath them, but they shouldn’t, we… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Marc Gatschner (OF THE SEA)
Interview with Screenwriter Michael Preston (Inherit-ly Gay)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Michael Preston: Spencer’s life is upended when he finds his longtime boyfriend cheating on him the day before his uncle dies. He makes the long journey from L.A back to his small southern town in Freeburg, Illinois where he hasn’t visited in years. Spencer’s life takes a strange… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Michael Preston (Inherit-ly Gay)
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