Interview with Screenwriter Annika Freese (The Detour)

What is your screenplay about? The Detour is about a woman’s search for herself as she embarks on a cross-country road trip. Specifically, it’s about Accaila MacLochlann, a twenty-four-year-old go-getter, who’s sent into a tailspin after her boyfriend proposes and Accaila realizes she has no idea what she wants from her life. When the opportunity… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Annika Freese (The Detour)

Interview with Screenwriter Mike Meier (The Love Hex (or Nicest Flings in Mexico))

1. What is your screenplay about? The Love Hex or Nicest Flings in Mexico is about the many things in life we don’t quite understand, such as love, enchantment, and magic spells. I don’t quite understand them either, so don’t ask me what love is, how enchantment comes about, and if magic spells really exist.… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Mike Meier (The Love Hex (or Nicest Flings in Mexico))

Interview with Screenwriter Matthew Willis (ARINJAY)

What is your screenplay about? Arinjay is about an ordinary boy from the real world and an extraordinary girl from the Dream World, and how they try to stay together forever… or die trying. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama, comedy, surrealism, fantasy, sci-fi and parody 3. Why should this screenplay be… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Matthew Willis (ARINJAY)

Interview with Writer Kristen Andersen (Kissing Fish)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your short story about? Kristen Andersen: Kissing Fish is about an intense connection with nature, one’s mother, and deep feelings of love, joy, and confidence. 2. What genres would you say this story is in? The story is under a category or genre I like to call, “Unconscious Fiction”. However, I… Continue reading Interview with Writer Kristen Andersen (Kissing Fish)

Interview with Filmmaker Evan Skladany (BE MORE WITH MEMORE)

BE MORE WITH MEMORE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the September 2020 Under 5 Minute Film Festival.  Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?SNL’s second at-home episode really motivated me on this particular project. Suddenly all those famous comedians were making shit in their houses, just like I’d been doing during… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Evan Skladany (BE MORE WITH MEMORE)

Interview with Filmmaker Armeara Blackwell (THROUGH THESE EYES)

THROUGH THESE EYES played to rave reviews at the September 2020 Experimental, Dance, Music Festival.  Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Armeara Blackwell: I had been watching, even from a younger age, all of the police brutality and race related that had been taken place in the US and it always broke… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Armeara Blackwell (THROUGH THESE EYES)

Interview with Filmmaker Björn Granberg (ART IS ANGST)

ART IS ANGST was the winner of BEST ANIMATION at the August 2020 Animation Feedback Film Festival.  Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Björn Granberg: I have always been interested in the art of animation.  Using 3d software suits me well, since it combines technical aspects with artistic creation.  The animation short,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Björn Granberg (ART IS ANGST)

Interview with Novelist Brenda Welburn (The Time Travels Of Annie Sesstry)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? Brenda Welburn: The Time Travels of Annie Sesstry is the story of three African American children who travel back in time with the utterance of the word “Sankofa.” They meet their ancestors and discover the challenges faced by Americans of African descent in the years of slavery and reconstruction.… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Brenda Welburn (The Time Travels Of Annie Sesstry)