Interview with Screenwriter Phillip Hollins (BLACKBALLED)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Phillip Hollins: ‘Blackballed,’ centers on an awkward relationship between a black FBI agent and the newly elected white supremacist leader whose daughter, by some twist of fate, gets a heart transplant from the FBI agent’s son, causing them to flee together from hate group leaders who wish them… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Phillip Hollins (BLACKBALLED)

Interview with Screenwriter Whitney Stewart (STEAL THE LIGHT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Whitney Stewart: My screenplay, Steal the Light, is about the resilience of humans through war and disaster, and about family bonds that endure. The story takes place in post-Katrina New Orleans and in World War Two era Europe. A young journalist loses her home and career after Hurricane… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Whitney Stewart (STEAL THE LIGHT)

Interview with Screenwriter Jeremy Kruse (MASTER OF NONE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jeremy Kruse: My script, Master of None – Social Media, is about social media and how it can be toxic. 2. How does this script fit into the context of the MASTER OF NONE TV show? The script further explores Dev’s experience with racism. 3. How would you… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jeremy Kruse (MASTER OF NONE)

Interview with Screenwriter Ma Troggian (FOREIGN)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Ma Troggian: Foreign is a story about love, loss and immigration in a politically polarized America. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama, Romantic Drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? The script is timely. Foreign sheds light upon the importance of… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Ma Troggian (FOREIGN)

Interview with Filmmaker Kieron O’Sullivan (Consequences of Living a Lie)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Kieron O’Sullivan: The Consequences of Living a Lie is about a young man who can’t accept that he’s gay, so he’s a lived a constant lie and after the death of his girlfriend, he finally starts to face the consequences of all the lies he’s told. This is… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kieron O’Sullivan (Consequences of Living a Lie)

Interview with Filmmakers Kasey Poracky & Robert Mack (SHIFT)

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Robert: I had always had a passion for making movies, but never had the time or opportunity to pursue those interests during my high school years while under an intense training schedule of ballet, academics and extra-curriculars. When I got to Indiana University, I realized that… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Kasey Poracky & Robert Mack (SHIFT)

Interview with Screenwriter Andronica Marquis (DARK ANGELS)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Andronica Marquis: Dark Angels is about the struggle we all face to understand the true beauty of our nature despite the distraction of our pain, disappointments and insecurities. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Fantasy 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? While… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Andronica Marquis (DARK ANGELS)

Interview with Screenwriter Samantha Loney (HUSH)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Samantha Loney: My screenplay is a television pilot about an FBI psychologist who comes back from maternity leave to be tasked with watching over a former special agent to solve the only case that she’s let go cold. They find that a string of child abductions might have… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Samantha Loney (HUSH)

Interview with Screenwriter Robert Tartell (CLEOPATRA’S REVENGE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Robert Tartell : Cleopatra’s Revenge was really based on a true story. “Ross” and I really did see something sticking out the side of my house and it did vanish from his grasp- to this day I don’t know if Pam really saw a snake or not! (But… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Robert Tartell (CLEOPATRA’S REVENGE)

Interview with Screenwriter Adam Seidel (CALIFORNIA)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Adam Seidel: At it’s core California is about a man who decides to fight for his loveless marriage through taking extreme measures. It’s a piece that examines the way we often go all in on lost causes and how that affects us. Do we come out the other… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Adam Seidel (CALIFORNIA)