Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Eylem Sayman: It’s telling the story of Gongardium people who are used to be a part of Stone Council but currently in the war among tribes. Tristan the chosen one, try to change the course of the growing civil war among the tribes and reunite the Stone Council… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Eylem Sayman (THE SEVEN CIRCLES)
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Interview with Screenwriter Ellen Winburn (WORTH WAITING FOR)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Ellen Winburn: Ryan, a Hollywood action star, makes an “art film” that turns out to not only be bad, but borderline pornographic. His agent and lawyers sort it out as he hides out in New York, working on a low budget revival of “Streetcar Named Desire”. The show’s… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Ellen Winburn (WORTH WAITING FOR)
Interview with Screenwriter Travis Darkow (SERVILE?)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Travis Darkow: It’s about human cloning and mind control by a shady secret branch within the government. It’s my way of creating a little story about things that could actually be happening right now and we would never even know. I intentionally made it very short and mysterious… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Travis Darkow (SERVILE?)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Katy Erin (STUCK)
1. What is your screenplay about? STUCK is a sci-fi western short about a mysterious woman who crash-lands on a moon whose sole inhabitant is her only chance of survival. Each of these women end up needing something from the other, but being strangers, neither is sure the other can be trusted. 2. What genres… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Katy Erin (STUCK)
Interview with Poet Nadia Bruce-Rawlings (FARA FARA FAIR AS LIGHT)
1) What is the theme of your poem? This poem is about a friend of mine, an AA sponsee, who shot herself in the head….and not wanting to think about it. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? I had to write this poem in order to heal. I was so traumatized by her… Continue reading Interview with Poet Nadia Bruce-Rawlings (FARA FARA FAIR AS LIGHT)
Interview with Poet Cleveland W. Gibson (THE LAMENT)
1) What is the theme of your poem? It is the cry from the heart that a mother feels on losing her child.But the reader must be aware that father’s can cry, can suffer too. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? I was in a situation , giving my son CPR and at… Continue reading Interview with Poet Cleveland W. Gibson (THE LAMENT)
Interview with Novelist Kathryn Schleich (Salvation Station)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? Kathryn Schleich: In Salvation Station, three separate story lines come together, all being related. The initial mystery focuses on Captain Linda Turner’s obsession to solve the murders of a pastor and his two small children. The spouse is no where to be found. The second story line concerns… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Kathryn Schleich (Salvation Station)
Interview with Novelists Mary Maloney & Ed Markel (The Menopause Murders)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? Mary Maloney & Ed Markel: A codependent housewife who feels worthless and ignored is transformed into a confident, successful artist when menopause broadsides her. Trouble is, she happens to kill a bunch of people along the way, and her husband, lead homicide detective, is hot on the tail… Continue reading Interview with Novelists Mary Maloney & Ed Markel (The Menopause Murders)
Interview with Novelist Aaron Dennis (The Adventures of Larson and Garrett)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? Aaron Dennis: It’s about friendship. It’s about the struggle between good and evil, but it’s also much more than that. It’s about life, love, family, humor, and the struggles everyone has to face. The Adventures of Larson and Garret, Epic the First just happens to be set in… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Aaron Dennis (The Adventures of Larson and Garrett)
Interview with Filmmaker Michael Davis (HINDSIGHT)
HINDSIGHT was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the February 2019 ROMANCE Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michael Davis: What motivated me was getting the opportunity to tell a story that plays backward. I also thought it was a really interesting character study on people and relationships.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael Davis (HINDSIGHT)
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