Interview with Screenwriter WH Clark (HELSTAF)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? WH Clark: A scientist in Antarctica trying to save the penguin population from extinction ends up having to save the whole planet from Noah’s Flood 2.0 when a giant solar superstorm hits and melts the polar ice cap. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Thriller, Sci-Fi,… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter WH Clark (HELSTAF)

Interview with Winning Screenwriters Jennifer Woldman & David Maddox (A STUDY IN SCARLETT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? A Study in Scarlett is a re-imagining of the classic Sherlock Holmes, with inspiration also taken from American history circa late 1860s-70s. The enigmatic genius Scarlett Holmes is a bi-racial woman. She meets her loyal friend and partner Joanna Holmes, a struggling doctor, to solve a murder and… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriters Jennifer Woldman & David Maddox (A STUDY IN SCARLETT)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Shane W. Smith (BLACK MIRROR)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Shane W. Smith: Matchsticks 2.0 is a Black Mirror spec script about a family caught up in a government push to genetically normalise its citizens, using biometric user data gathered from a popular game to target imperfect subjects. But at its heart, this is a story about the… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Shane W. Smith (BLACK MIRROR)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Joe Kourieh (Voosch And Helina)

“Voosch And Helina” was the March 2020 SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Joe Kourieh: This Sci-Fi short is about something all too familiar – a World War – but in an unfamiliar place (under the sea). Humans’ dominance over the planet has been lost and they are now at the… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Joe Kourieh (Voosch And Helina)

Interview with Filmmaker Marc SAEZ (FOLLOW THE ARROW)

FOLLOW THE ARROW played to rave reviews at the February 2020 ROMANCE Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marc SAEZ: I wanted to talk about desire, sensuality, love but also talk about appearances that can be deceiving and dive people into the cinematographic universe that I love by… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Marc SAEZ (FOLLOW THE ARROW)

Interview with Filmmaker Alex Sangha (MY NAME WAS JANUARY)

MY NAME WAS JANUARY played to rave reviews at the February 2020 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Alex Sangha: The social coordinator of the non-profit that I founded for LGBTQ South Asians and their friends was brutally stabbed 18 times in her own home. She… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alex Sangha (MY NAME WAS JANUARY)

Interview with Filmmaker Brian Ernst (WELL DONE)

WELL DONE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival in February 2020. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Brian Ernst: We initially set out to make this film for a short film contest and the idea sprang from a conversation I had with producer and star of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Brian Ernst (WELL DONE)

Interview with Filmmaker Gretl Claggett (STORMCHASER)

 STORMCHASER swept the awards at the February 2020 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Winner of BEST FILM. BEST PERFORMANCES. BEST CINEMATROGRAPHY  Matthew Toffolo: How did you come up with the idea for this short film? And… What motivated you to make the film? “He’s a door-to-door ‘door’ salesman,” my friend said. “A what…?” I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gretl Claggett (STORMCHASER)