Interview with Filmmaker Paola Bernardini (SOLITAIRE)

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Paola Bernardini: I visited the Italian Embassy in Brazil and had the opportunity to shoot something there. I didn’t know for how long that opportunity would last for so I had to act quickly. I was craving to tell a story there, I was motivated by… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Paola Bernardini (SOLITAIRE)

Interview with Screenwriter John T. Frederick (THE NEED FOR SOMETHING NEW)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? John T. Frederick: A screenwriter, “a bull without balls,” eight days from 60, heads into The Great Southwest, searching for beauty, purpose… and a new story to share. What genres does your screenplay fall under? It’s an Adventure/Fantasy Road Pic Why should this screenplay be made into a… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter John T. Frederick (THE NEED FOR SOMETHING NEW)

Interview with Screenwriter Craig Fones (THAT 80S GUY)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Craig Fones : Logline: A middle-aged man trapped under hypnosis still believes it’s the 1980’s as he pursues his now divorced, old high school crush. Hayden Bell with his love of everything 80’s, has his 80’s music and style and a friendly smile. What he doesn’t have is… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Craig Fones (THAT 80S GUY)

Interview with Screenwriter Lea Ann Vandygriff (The Camping Lawyer)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Lea Ann Vandygriff: A hilarious comedy about a klutzy lawyer, Jim, who decides on a whim to take his family camping at Yellowstone, which is entirely out of his element. He persuades his best friend Josiah and two other families to join them. Josiah is continuously the brunt… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Lea Ann Vandygriff (The Camping Lawyer)

Interview with Screenwriter Tai-Ying Chi (You Don’t Deserve My Jelly Strips)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Tai-Ying Chi: The story is about a girl who is sexually assaulted by the boy she loves and always wants to be romantically involved with, therefore she doesn’t know how to react at first, and she’s struggled between what her heart really wants and what her heart believes… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Tai-Ying Chi (You Don’t Deserve My Jelly Strips)

Interview with Screenwriter Chris Desmond (RIFF RAFF)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Chris Desmond: When one of their own gets adopted, residents of a pet store plot to break out, crosstown and bring her back home. Ultimately the story is about the extremes one goes through in order to keep the family together. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Chris Desmond (RIFF RAFF)

Interview with Screenwriter Anthony Catino (Fata Morgana’s)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Anthony Catino: It’s about a dying man who travels to the edge of the universe to visit a brothel staffed with alien sex workers who provide extraordinary services, both real and imaginary, so he can end his life with the help of his wife. The twist is his… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Anthony Catino (Fata Morgana’s)

Interview with Screenwriter Michael R. Barnard (EVERYBODY SAYS GOODBYE)

 Matthew Toffolo: What genres does your screenplay fall under? Michael R. Barnard:Drama and thriller. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? This project became a personal passion project. Every time I’ve thought it would be irrelevant, I’d get drawn back into its vibrancy and imperative. Today, we watch an administration that wants to… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Michael R. Barnard (EVERYBODY SAYS GOODBYE)

Interview with Screenwriter J. Malia Miranda (ACROSS THE NEON HOURS)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? J. Malia Miranda: Across the Neon Hours takes Reese, a local poker room supervisor, and Alex, a card-playing tourist, on a twelve-hour adventure in Las Vegas. Reese initially coaxes Alex to venture out on the town as a way to distract from her husband’s gambling debts that are… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter J. Malia Miranda (ACROSS THE NEON HOURS)