Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Eileen Wilson: It’s about free speech and using your voice while you have one. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? I wrote it initially, tongue in cheek, so it’s a comedy-drama monologue. It was initially performed that way at a theatre scratch night and it’s interesting… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Eileen Wilson (WATCHING)
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Interview with Screenwriter Johnny Cruz (REPAIR THE CARROWS)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Johnny Cruz: It’s about a father who has to re-enter the world and round up his estranged children, so they can see their mother before she passes. But what it’s really “about” is the different arguments and perspectives around keeping families together. Some families are worth keeping together and… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Johnny Cruz (REPAIR THE CARROWS)
Interview with Screenwriter Alexander Etseyatse (OTIS N THE DOUGH BOYS)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Alexander Etseyatse: A full year after COVID – 19 “Coronavirus” hits New York City, a recently fired young mentally unstable Black Chef attempt to reclaim his glory days by starting a catering company with his old friends and winning back his ex-fiancee and daughter after a force stays at… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Alexander Etseyatse (OTIS N THE DOUGH BOYS)
Interview with Screenwriter Monika Naidoo (Proof Positive)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Monika Naidoo: PROOF POSITIVE is about friendship, the belief in basic human kindness, and the power of the human connection. For high school senior Grady Haynes, life doesn’t get much better. A local baseball star with a full scholarship to UCLA, the center of the popular crowd with… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Monika Naidoo (Proof Positive)
Interview with Screenwriter M.W. Hogan (DEADWEIGHT)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? M.W. Hogan: Technically, it’s about a narcolepsy specialist doctor finding herself in an awkward position while having an intimate affair with a patient. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s a one-page script; ideal for… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter M.W. Hogan (DEADWEIGHT)
Interview with Screenwriter Brendan O’Connell (PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Brendan O’Connell: It is about a woman attempting to get her husband’s murder investigated in an Ireland where the criminal justice system has been privatised. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Black comedy, film noir, crime. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? Because… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Brendan O’Connell (PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS)
Interview with Screenwriter Heather Farlinger (NO GOOD DEED)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Heather Farlinger: My screenplay is based on the life of Oliver Wellington Sipple, who was a decorated marine and wounded Vietnam veteran with PTSD, who heroically saved the life of President Ford from an assassin’s bullet. The would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, actually fired twice, and Mr. Sipple… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Heather Farlinger (NO GOOD DEED)
Interview with Screenwriter Steve Sterling (THE YOUNGEST DOUGHBOY)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Steve Sterling: A 12-year-old boy schemes to become a soldier and succeeds. Passing as an adult, he is shipped to France to fight in WWI. The film follows Ernest Wrentmore’s real-life journey and is based on his memoir. Barely trained, hardly equipped, and ineptly led due to lack of… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Steve Sterling (THE YOUNGEST DOUGHBOY)
Interview with Screenwriter Faye Upton (OUTRIDER)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Faye Upton: In the fictional world of Panthé, mankind has toppled the gods. Now, centuries after the Overthrow, magic and science have become indistinguishable from each other. Technology from artillery to airships runs on a mysterious toxic substance called floxx. The titular Outriders are a quasi-military order of diplomats,… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Faye Upton (OUTRIDER)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Jay Strong (GREEN ACRES)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jay Strong: About 25 minutes long… it’s about a couple finally making a personal connection to their new community. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a TV SHOW? Because it’s a clever take on a familiar story… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Jay Strong (GREEN ACRES)
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