Category: short film

Interview with Filmmaker Lina Schmeink (Löffel)

Löffel was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the Female Director’s December 2018 Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lina Schmeink: It was my grandma who spent her last ten years in an old people´s home. It was dirty and the nurses had no time for the residents. That… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Lina Schmeink (Löffel)

Interview with Producer Lester Greene (I GOT A CALLBACK)

I GOT A CALLBACK played to rave reviews at the December 2018 COMEDY Feedback Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lester Greene: The whole Me Too movement sparked this film, especially the Terry Crews story of him being sexually assaulted by that high powered agent. 2. From… Continue reading Interview with Producer Lester Greene (I GOT A CALLBACK)

Interview with Filmmaker Kristy Linderholm (Murder in the Cat House)

MURDER IN THE CAT HOUSE played to rave reviews at the December 2018 COMEDY Feedback Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kristy Linderholm: It was practice to get ready for the next one which is much bigger. I learned a ton. 2. From the idea to the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kristy Linderholm (Murder in the Cat House)

Interview with Filmmaker Julia Trofimova (EULOGY FOR DENIS K)

EULOGY FOR DENIS K was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2018 Female Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Julia Trofimova: I’m very intrigued by the question of the truth – how would it look like if everyone knew everything? Would this world still exist? Or… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Julia Trofimova (EULOGY FOR DENIS K)

Interview with Filmmaker George A. Velez (MR. E, P I)

MR. E, P I played to rave reviews at the December 2018 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? George A. Velez: I wanted to make a film in a very fun genre that everyone is 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker George A. Velez (MR. E, P I)

Interview with Filmmaker Paul Charisse (UNCLE GRIOT)

UNCLE GRIOT was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER at the December 2018 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Paul Charisse: This short was developed from a feature we are making called “Stina & the Wolf”. It’s developed from a single scene we thought would act well as a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Paul Charisse (UNCLE GRIOT)

Interview with Filmmaker Alex Fynn (FORMS)

FORMS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the November 2018 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Alex Fynn: I was given the opportunity by Red Bull South Africa to create a piece that showcases dance in the most interesting way possible. From my early days… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alex Fynn (FORMS)

Interview with Filmmaker Susanne Serres (ZAYA)

ZAYA was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2018 LGBT Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Susanne Serres: What motivates me to do this movie is my own experience as a queer black woman who has to do her coming out to her family. 2.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Susanne Serres (ZAYA)