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Interview with Filmmaker Alex Sangha (MY NAME WAS JANUARY)

MY NAME WAS JANUARY played to rave reviews at the February 2020 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Alex Sangha: The social coordinator of the non-profit that I founded for LGBTQ South Asians and their friends was brutally stabbed 18 times in her own home. She… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alex Sangha (MY NAME WAS JANUARY)

Interview with Filmmaker Brian Ernst (WELL DONE)

WELL DONE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival in February 2020. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Brian Ernst: We initially set out to make this film for a short film contest and the idea sprang from a conversation I had with producer and star of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Brian Ernst (WELL DONE)

Interview with Filmmaker Gretl Claggett (STORMCHASER)

 STORMCHASER swept the awards at the February 2020 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Winner of BEST FILM. BEST PERFORMANCES. BEST CINEMATROGRAPHY  Matthew Toffolo: How did you come up with the idea for this short film? And… What motivated you to make the film? “He’s a door-to-door ‘door’ salesman,” my friend said. “A what…?” I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gretl Claggett (STORMCHASER)

Interview with Screenwriter Phillip Hollins (BLACKBALLED)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Phillip Hollins: ‘Blackballed,’ centers on an awkward relationship between a black FBI agent and the newly elected white supremacist leader whose daughter, by some twist of fate, gets a heart transplant from the FBI agent’s son, causing them to flee together from hate group leaders who wish them… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Phillip Hollins (BLACKBALLED)

Interview with Screenwriter Whitney Stewart (STEAL THE LIGHT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Whitney Stewart: My screenplay, Steal the Light, is about the resilience of humans through war and disaster, and about family bonds that endure. The story takes place in post-Katrina New Orleans and in World War Two era Europe. A young journalist loses her home and career after Hurricane… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Whitney Stewart (STEAL THE LIGHT)

Interview with Screenwriter Jeremy Kruse (MASTER OF NONE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jeremy Kruse: My script, Master of None – Social Media, is about social media and how it can be toxic. 2. How does this script fit into the context of the MASTER OF NONE TV show? The script further explores Dev’s experience with racism. 3. How would you… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jeremy Kruse (MASTER OF NONE)

Interview with Screenwriter Ma Troggian (FOREIGN)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Ma Troggian: Foreign is a story about love, loss and immigration in a politically polarized America. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama, Romantic Drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? The script is timely. Foreign sheds light upon the importance of… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Ma Troggian (FOREIGN)

Interview with Filmmaker Kieron O’Sullivan (Consequences of Living a Lie)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Kieron O’Sullivan: The Consequences of Living a Lie is about a young man who can’t accept that he’s gay, so he’s a lived a constant lie and after the death of his girlfriend, he finally starts to face the consequences of all the lies he’s told. This is… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kieron O’Sullivan (Consequences of Living a Lie)