Category: short film

Interview with Filmmaker Chloe Mondesir (JACKS)

JACKS was the winner of BEST MUSIC & SOUND at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Chloe Mondesir: I really felt that the message of empowerment was timely and necessary. My daughter who plays the lead (Sonia), is at… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Chloe Mondesir (JACKS)

Interview with Filmmaker Larissa Pruett (BED-HEADLINES)

BED-HEADLINES played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? My roommate, Bianca motivated me to make this film. She may have found herself in many a mornings in which she’s caught up in her mind and news and thoughts and news and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Larissa Pruett (BED-HEADLINES)

Interview with Filmmaker Karisa Bruin (LABOR RELATIONS)

LABOR RELATIONS was the winner of BEST COMEDY FILM at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Submit via FilmFreeway: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Karisa Bruin: I am a mother to two young boys and my desire to balance parenting and working has been at times a real struggle. I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Karisa Bruin (LABOR RELATIONS)

Interview with Filmmaker Katherine Castellaw (CIGARETTE LIPS)

CIGARETTE LIPS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2020 Female Film Festival. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Katherine Castellaw: I had an acting coach years ago who was encouraging us to write our own scenes, and as an example he said something along… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Katherine Castellaw (CIGARETTE LIPS)

Interview with Filmmaker Hannah de Groot (TIME AT WOODPINE)

TIME AT WOODPINE played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Film Festival. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hannah de Groot: I really leaned into the collaborative process, with my cast and crew motivating me with their fresh perspectives, creativity, and hard work whenever I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Hannah de Groot (TIME AT WOODPINE)

Interview with Filmmaker Suyoung Jang (SHATTERED)

SHATTERED played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Film Festival. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Suyoung Jang: Before I started to study computer animation at Ringling College of Art+Design, I had studied History at Ewha Womans University in South Korea, one of the oldest… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Suyoung Jang (SHATTERED)

Interview with Filmmaker Elizabeth Lewis (WATERS OF MARCH)

WATERS OF MARCH played to rave reviews at the April 2020 ANIMATION FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Submit to the Animation Fesival via FilmFreeway: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Elizabeth Lewis: The illness and death of my brother, the most important person in my life, who died a year earlier.By a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Elizabeth Lewis (WATERS OF MARCH)

Interview with Filmmaker Martin Geisler (MATCH)

MATCH was the winner of BEST FILM at the February 2020 ROMANCE Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Martin Geisler: I’ve always been fascinated by relationships between men and women. Lately, in the media we have heard a lot about the female point of view, their experiences in our… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Martin Geisler (MATCH)

Interview with Screenwriter/Actor Pippa Hinchley (KILLING CHRISTMAS)

KILLING CHRISTMAS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the March 2020 DRAMA Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Pippa Hinchley: I originally wrote it as a play for a one act play season at Studio C in LA. The core of it is my own personal story –… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter/Actor Pippa Hinchley (KILLING CHRISTMAS)

Interview with Filmmaker Sean Parker (WORD ON THE STREET)

WORD ON THE STREET was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2020 COMEDY Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sean Parker: We’ve made films together for about 20 years, including a lot of silly, low-key sketches for YouTube, and with Word on the Street, we wanted… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sean Parker (WORD ON THE STREET)