Interview with Screenwriter P.J. Palmer (NORTH STAR)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? P.J. Palmer: This story is ultimately about the families we are born into and the families we choose. While on the surface, the story is about a couple who has fallen on hard times and must downsize their life. But the struggle is with one part of their… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter P.J. Palmer (NORTH STAR)

Interview with Screenwriter Helen Marsh (Alice Through the Microscope)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Helen Marsh: Alice Through the Microscope follows an insect obsessed girl trying to win the science fair amidst an absentee mother and a fungal monstrosity of a foster mother. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Dark Fantasy/ Sci-fi 3. Why should this screenplay be made into… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Helen Marsh (Alice Through the Microscope)

Interview with Screenwriter Paul R. Price (PAX GRAVITATE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Paul R. Price: What my screenplay is about is the story of a man, Simon Kirk, who watched his wife, unborn son, and his father murdered by a totalitarian government bent on total world domination. Simon wants justice. Justice is fleeting in a Simon’s world. Simon makes it… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Paul R. Price (PAX GRAVITATE)

Interview with Filmmaker Susanne Serres (ZAYA)

ZAYA was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2018 LGBT Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Susanne Serres: What motivates me to do this movie is my own experience as a queer black woman who has to do her coming out to her family. 2.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Susanne Serres (ZAYA)

Interview with Film Creator Charles Baran (PELICAN)

PELICAN was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the November 2018 LGBT Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Charles Baran: When I first heard Bryce Kulak’s story song PELICAN – I knew right away that this song had to have a visual experience. The lyrics are just… Continue reading Interview with Film Creator Charles Baran (PELICAN)

Interview with Producer David E. M. Maire (THE HOBBYIST)

THE HOBBYIST was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the November 2018 Thriller/Suspense Festival in Toronto. What motivated you to make this film? This film was a requisite graduate thesis project for George Vatistas at the School of Visual Arts, which is quite a motivation in and of itself. This story was chosen because George’s… Continue reading Interview with Producer David E. M. Maire (THE HOBBYIST)

Interview with Filmmaker Lola Rùi (THE DOOR)

THE DOOR was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the November 2018 Thriller/Suspense Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lola Rùi: Show the story you want to tell is always the main engine to make a film. The starting point was to think about experiences of conflict that someone… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Lola Rùi (THE DOOR)

Interview with Novelist Jerry L. Harvey Jr. (SPACE TANGENTS)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? Jerry L. Harvey: Four rednecks are abducted by aliens while playing golf in Kansas. They are drawn into rescuing a princess as they try to return to earth. 2. What genres would you say this story is in? Science Fiction 3. How would you describe this story in… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Jerry L. Harvey Jr. (SPACE TANGENTS)

Interview with Novelist Chynna Laird (PASSING LOOP)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? Chynna Laird: The novel is about three generations of very strong women, each set in their ways, who are brought together in a time of tragedy. It was not an easy transition for any of them, to say the least. And on top of their personal hurdles they’re… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Chynna Laird (PASSING LOOP)

Interview with Writer Wilson Jackson (DO MY EYES DECEIVE ME)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your short story about? A young man abducted by aliens. 2. What genres would you say this story is in? Science Fiction 3. How would you describe this story in two words? Mind boggling 4. What movie have you seen the most in your life? I can’t really say, but I… Continue reading Interview with Writer Wilson Jackson (DO MY EYES DECEIVE ME)