Interview with Screenwriter Ian White (AMARIS)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Ian White: AMARIS is an allegory about the “rapture”. The theme revolves around how the torch of stewardship over the Earth (in the play represented by a baseball passed down though three generations – ancestors, contemporary humans, decedents) is passed down at the beginning of a new era… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Ian White (AMARIS)

Interview with Screenwriter Kristina Rezek (YOUR ROARING TWENTIES)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Kristina Rezek:Your Roaring Twenties offers a fun and original take on a classic story of someone finding themselves after suffering a devastating breakup. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Romantic Comedy (Yay Rom-coms!) 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? I believe Your… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Kristina Rezek (YOUR ROARING TWENTIES)

Interview with Screenwriter Ray Cecire (The Prophecies)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Ray Cecire: A modern day retelling of Macbeth 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Thriller 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s scary, heady and riff’s off a classic. 4. How would you describe this script in two words? Bold, scary. 5.… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Ray Cecire (The Prophecies)

Interview with Screenwriter ML De La Garza (Indigenous)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? ML De La Garza: A worldwide invasion by indigenous lifeforms from the deep waters of Earth. Based on the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis (AAH), the invaders seek the extinction of man forcing humans to search for a safe route through the city of Corpus Christi, Texas while learning new… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter ML De La Garza (Indigenous)

Interview with Screenwriter Gustavo Freitas (Lies, Hamburgers, and Cufflinks)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Gustavo Freitas: It’s a non-linear story about a guy that gets a job in a roadside restaurant and ends up caught in an unsuccessful robbery involving the Russian mafia. To save his life, he must find out who ordered the theft of a 4 million dollar pair of… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Gustavo Freitas (Lies, Hamburgers, and Cufflinks)

Interview with Screenwriter Gregory Allen (HE IS GONE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Gregory Allen: He is Gone is about a college professor who deals with the fact that his husband goes missing in the blink of an eye while they are at a high school reunion. He soon realizes that everything is not always as it seems and he sets… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Gregory Allen (HE IS GONE)

Interview with Filmmaker Gabriel Galand (HORLA)

HORLA played to rave reviews at the October 2018 HORROR Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Gabriel Galand: “Horla” was my thesis project for my Bachelor of Fine Arts and I wanted to make a film which had room for cinematography and production design. I remembered liking… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gabriel Galand (HORLA)

Interview with Filmmaker Danja Politis (ANIMUS PER MACHINA)

ANIMUS PER MACHINA played to rave reviews at the January 2019 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Danja Politis: I always wanted to make an animation that was longer than three minutes on my own. At the time I was still at school and was given… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Danja Politis (ANIMUS PER MACHINA)

Interview with Filmmaker Andy Brewster (A PIACERE)

A PIACERE played to rave reviews at the December 2018 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Andy Brewster: I believe some of our best work as storytellers comes out of processing our own individual experiences. And, for me as music student at college (in addition to being… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andy Brewster (A PIACERE)

Interview with Filmmaker Kayden Phoenix (PENANCE)

PENANCE played to rave reviews at the January 2019 LGBT Feedback Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kayden Phoenix: I grew up in a Catholic church, my mom even sang choir. I’m not religious but the church has always been a powerful influence People turn away from… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kayden Phoenix (PENANCE)