A VOICE FOR WHALES was voted BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the May 2020 Documentary Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Selket Kaufman: This film has been long overdue. It’s a story that needed to be told and I am honored that I have the opportunity to do so. I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Selket Kaufman (A VOICE FOR WHALES)
Interview with Filmmaker Edouard Paquet (REMOTE)
REMOTE was voted BEST DOC CHARACTERS at the May 2020 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Edouard Paquet: I’ve always been an avid traveler. Both my parents found it very important to see as much as possible of the world and see the differences between places and cultures. Those… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Edouard Paquet (REMOTE)
Interview with Filmmaker Tim Owens (NO FILTER)
NO FILTER played to rave reviews at the May 2020 COMEDY Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Tim Owens: This was an exercise to me as a filmmaker, expand on a funny or interesting idea and see if we can make it into a complete idea. The motivation really came from… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Tim Owens (NO FILTER)
Interview with Filmmaker Anders Teig (RUBBISH ROBBERS)
RUBBISH ROBBERS was the winner of BEST FILM at the May 2020 Comedy Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Anders Teig: I wanted to give myself a challenge. Make a film that is fun, full of action and holds the audience attention. And to do it in just one location. 2.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anders Teig (RUBBISH ROBBERS)
Interview with Screenwriter Federico Vicino (Karl Reagan: The Capitalist-Communist)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Federico Vicino: Karl Reagan: The Capitalist-Communist is about a dark horse candidate running for a seat in Missouri’s House of Representatives. Set on the heels of a near-apocalyptic nuclear winter, his platform is to fuse the best characteristics of capitalism and socialism to help the common person realize… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Federico Vicino (Karl Reagan: The Capitalist-Communist)
Interview with Writer Adrianne Mouton
Matthew Toffolo: What is your short story about? Adrianne Mouton: This story is about a world coming to an end because of the people who have neglected and mistreated it. 2. What genres would you say this story is in? Suspense 3. How would you describe this story in two words? Mentally captivating 4. What… Continue reading Interview with Writer Adrianne Mouton
Interview with Writer Tahnee Langshaw
Matthew Toffolo: What is your short story about? Tahnee Langshaw: It is about a young singer who has just lost her mum to cancer. Her mother was always such a huge influence on her life – constantly challenging and testing her, treating her like an adult even as a child. As her singing career grew… Continue reading Interview with Writer Tahnee Langshaw
Interview with Poet Jean Buschmann
1) What is the theme of your poem? The title is a double-entendre. The real GIANT moment refers to the unforseen and unbelievably fortuitious kind gesture of a stranger. The experience stayed with me for all these years because the man was not a scalper, he just wound up with two extra tickets when friends… Continue reading Interview with Poet Jean Buschmann
Interview with Poet Howard W. Robertson
1) What is the theme of your poem? Glory as Pindar understood it 2) What motivated you to write this poem? The beauty of the moment and the pathos of life 3) How long have you been writing poetry? Since the age of 17 or in other words 55 years 4) If you could have… Continue reading Interview with Poet Howard W. Robertson
Interview with Poet Sienna Feruzi
Go to the writer’s website: http://mybook.to/Blumaniterrian 1) What is the theme of your poem? “Dear Mema,” is about my grandma’s passing. “If Only” is about an old friend who didn’t know God. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? “Dear Mema,”- my grandma’s funeral/”If Only”- poor decisions in life 3) How long have you… Continue reading Interview with Poet Sienna Feruzi
