Category: short film

Interview with Director Steve Hally (TWISTED SOBRIETY)

Steve Hally’s short film was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the September 2017 THRILLER FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Steve Hally: We wanted to make something thought provoking something that stirred. Something that pushed people into an uncomfortable environment and asked them, if the world continues in… Continue reading Interview with Director Steve Hally (TWISTED SOBRIETY)

Interview with Director Jana Stackhouse (THE MAN WHO DOESN’T SLEEP)

Jana’s short film THE MAN WHO DOESN’T SLEEP played to rave reviews at the August 2017 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? The minute writer and producer Adrian Morphy pitched the idea I knew it was a story we needed to tell together. Then he wrote this beautiful… Continue reading Interview with Director Jana Stackhouse (THE MAN WHO DOESN’T SLEEP)

Interview with Director Margaret Costa (MY NAME IS JOAN)

Margaret Costa’s short film was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2017 DOCUMENTARY FEEDBACK Short Film Festival Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Margaret Costa: I thought the topic was compelling and the story needed to be told. The fact that the Catholic Church and the Irish Government profited and abused… Continue reading Interview with Director Margaret Costa (MY NAME IS JOAN)

Interview with Director’s Blair Bomar & Olivia Applegate (GRACE & GRIT)

Blair & Olivia’s short film “GRACE & GRIT” played to rave reviews at the August 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Blair & Olivia: We wanted to experiment with the parts of ourselves that are in and out of alignment with the concepts of grace and grit and… Continue reading Interview with Director’s Blair Bomar & Olivia Applegate (GRACE & GRIT)

Interview with Director Jeremy Garcia (STAR WARS: TRIALS)

Played at the Fantasy/Sci-Fi FEEDBACK Film Festival – July 2017 Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Erlend Bjelland: I’ve always been a huge Star Wars fan and it’s probably the films that originally got me into film making. I had recently gotten my girlfriend the lightsaber prop and thought, “I bet I… Continue reading Interview with Director Jeremy Garcia (STAR WARS: TRIALS)

Interview with Director Liv Mari Ulla Mortensen (65.5)

Short Film played at the first ever EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC VIDEO FEEDBACK Film Festival in July 2017. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Liv Mari Ulla Mortensen: Women in sexual situations are often objectified in film, and therefore I was fascinated by statistics. Like in the film, I could easily have been reduced into… Continue reading Interview with Director Liv Mari Ulla Mortensen (65.5)

Interview with Director Roman Rubert Bernat (REQUEMBARREN)

Short Film played at the first ever EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC VIDEO FEEDBACK Film Festival in July 2017. REQUEMBARREN was awarded “BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY” at the festival.  Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Roman Rubert Bernat: The stories of JL Borges From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to… Continue reading Interview with Director Roman Rubert Bernat (REQUEMBARREN)

Interview with Director Michelle Bailey (DON’T LET THE BASTARDS GRIND YOU DOWN)

Short Film played at the first ever EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC VIDEO FEEDBACK Film Festival in July 2017. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michelle Bailey: I really struggle with my mental health and my own perspective of myself. After I made my first film “Dad” which was so honest and emotionally draining for me,… Continue reading Interview with Director Michelle Bailey (DON’T LET THE BASTARDS GRIND YOU DOWN)

Interview with Director Magali Barbe (Award Winning Film STRANGE BEASTS)

Short Film played at the first ever EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC VIDEO FEEDBACK Film Festival in July 2017. STRANGE BEASTS was awarded “Best Film” at the Festival.  Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Magali Barbe: I’m a visual artist in a first place but what I really want is to tell stories. I was in… Continue reading Interview with Director Magali Barbe (Award Winning Film STRANGE BEASTS)