Interview with Screenwriter David Hearne (Starfarers & Tharnians In Space)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? David Hearne: Old hat good guys versus bad guys in space. Twist is Earth are really the bad guys. Mirrors the U.S war in IRAQ via subtext. It’s an older screenplay brought back to life recently. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Space Opera 3. Why… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter David Hearne (Starfarers & Tharnians In Space)

Interview with Screenwriter Alex Gold (CLAW CON)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Alex Gold: Two online friends meet for the first time at a Furry Con. But when their pasts resurface, will their relationship survive? 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? It’s a comedy/drama. It will make you laugh, but it explores serious themes. 3. Why should this… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Alex Gold (CLAW CON)

Interview with Screenwriter Lyndal Simpson (THE FARRELL GIRL)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Lyndal Simpson: Two abused young girls survive the brutal massacre of their family only to be separated in the state care system. Shaun “Fish” Whiting, the main suspect in the killings, remains at large and the exact circumstances of the Farrell family slaughter are shrouded in mystery. Twenty… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Lyndal Simpson (THE FARRELL GIRL)

Interview with Screenwriter Mark McKee (POSTHUMAN)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Mark McKee: After eight years on the run from a deranged doctor intent on studying him due to his startling visions of the afterlife, a teen boy finds himself in danger of being experimented on when his father is killed and he’s returned to the custody of his estranged… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Mark McKee (POSTHUMAN)

Interview with Screenwriter Zack R. Smith (In Too Deep: The Brian Futz Story)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Zack R. Smith: A modern-day murder-mystery-comedy wrapped around a 1980’s absurdist underdog comedy. 30 years after the murders of the most prolific screenwriting duo of the 1980’s, their final screenplay has finally been brought to life — ‘In Too Deep’ is the story of a disgraced college swimmer… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Zack R. Smith (In Too Deep: The Brian Futz Story)

Interview with Screenwriter Oliver Warren (THREE DATES WITH BEN)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Oliver Warren: Three Dates with Ben is a dark gay romance about a young man’s obsession with his ex, and the devastation it causes over the course of a decade. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? It’s most definitely an Indie Drama, a Dark Romance and… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Oliver Warren (THREE DATES WITH BEN)

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)

Interview with Filmmaker John Hayden (VERITAPHOBIA)

VERITAPHOBIA was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the March 2020 COMEDY Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? John Hayden: The film was originally prompted from a dare to write a short ten minute play about phobia’s by the Shelter Theatre Group in NYC. From the idea to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker John Hayden (VERITAPHOBIA)