Interview with Screenwriter Paul R. Price (PAX GRAVITATE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Paul R. Price: What my screenplay is about is the story of a man, Simon Kirk, who watched his wife, unborn son, and his father murdered by a totalitarian government bent on total world domination. Simon wants justice. Justice is fleeting in a Simon’s world. Simon makes it… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Paul R. Price (PAX GRAVITATE)

Interview with Screenwriter Louric Rankine (SQUAD)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Louric Rankine: My screenplay traces the lives of young students of color in New York City as they navigate through their under-funded school. This scene, in particular, focuses on one of the protagonists, Louis, who realizes his embarrassing bus altercation has been publicized on social media, causing pariah… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Louric Rankine (SQUAD)

Interview with Screenwriter Nicholas Julius (MYTHATANIA)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Nicholas Julius: MYTHATANIA – The Adventures of Erin, Owen and the Mythfitz: Feature script/Books:Scottish siblings, Erin and Owen Macdonald, are swallowed by The Loch Ness Monster and brought to the magical land of Mythatania where all creatures heard of in Myth and Folklore have gone to escape the… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Nicholas Julius (MYTHATANIA)

Interview with Screenwriter Stephen Witty (Whittaker, Alger, and Dick)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Stephen Witty: The confluence of three political characters in the anti-Communist hysteria of the 1940s — Whittaker Chambers, Alger Hiss, and Richard Nixon–and the difficulty ever sorting out lies and getting to the bottom of the truth. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama mixed with… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Stephen Witty (Whittaker, Alger, and Dick)

Interview with Screenwriter Marc Gatschner (OF THE SEA)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Marc Gatschner: In the twilight of his life, an aging surfer reflects on his past.. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Romance. I know some shun that word for fear of being categorized into a genre they think somehow is beneath them, but they shouldn’t, we… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Marc Gatschner (OF THE SEA)

Interview with Screenwriter Michael Preston (Inherit-ly Gay)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Michael Preston: Spencer’s life is upended when he finds his longtime boyfriend cheating on him the day before his uncle dies. He makes the long journey from L.A back to his small southern town in Freeburg, Illinois where he hasn’t visited in years. Spencer’s life takes a strange… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Michael Preston (Inherit-ly Gay)

Interview with Screenwriter Alexander Stathis (HOMEFRONT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Alexander Stathis: “Homefront” – A Korean War veterans’ pleasant return home from duty to his family is cut short when his wife dies, causing him to struggle as a single parent in the mid-20th century while he deals with the psychological scars of war and fights to regain… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Alexander Stathis (HOMEFRONT)

Interview with Screenwriter Joel Stern (THE WAITING ROOM)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Joel Stern: 64-year-old Bill Egan, a crusty Alcatraz corrections officer, suffers a heart attack following the escape of famed prisoner Frank Morris. Shortly after, Egan finds himself in a waiting room along with a one-armed Medal of Honor award winner-turned hitman, a ditzy bank teller and a Bronx… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Joel Stern (THE WAITING ROOM)

Interview with Screenwriter Chima Idigo (MEAT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Meat is about obsession and murder. I was real inspired by the murder of Travis Alexander and the movie Bully by Larry Clark. The main character, Rachel, was partially based off of Jodi Arias, Rachel Moyal, who was part of the cast on The Real World: Austin, and… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Chima Idigo (MEAT)

Interview with Screenwriter Anthony Cicchelli (MILE HIGH ROOM)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Anthony Cicchelli: With over 100,000 airline flights per day, have you ever wondered what happens in the smallest room miles and miles up in the sky? 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama/comedy 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It is unique… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Anthony Cicchelli (MILE HIGH ROOM)