Interview with Screenwriter M. V. Montgomery (PUNKER AND PROPHET)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? M. V. Montgomery: Two young women with different backgrounds and talents. Ginny is a gifted singer; Selah is a spiritual leader in-the-making. Both have struggles to overcome: Ginny is a victim of domestic abuse, Selah the victim of a public hate crime. Fortunately, both are there to support each… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter M. V. Montgomery (PUNKER AND PROPHET)

Interview with Writer/Actor Catherine Haun (MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION)

MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the August 2018 Female Film Festival in Toronto. http://www.mrsmurphysconfession.com Facebook: @playfulshortfilm.com Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? I became obsessed. That’s the best way to describe it. Totally off the rails. I just thought I would die if I didn’t make this… Continue reading Interview with Writer/Actor Catherine Haun (MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION)

Interview with Hans Grossman (WAITING)

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? The band Copperhead are good friends of mine, and they actually approached me about doing a music video for Telus’ Storyhive Music Video Edition. This is a grant program out here in Western Canada sponsored by Telus. We won the initial round to receive the $10,000… Continue reading Interview with Hans Grossman (WAITING)

Interview with the Creative Team of THE POET Short Film

Christopher Redman (Writer/Performer), Adam Cushman (Director) and David J. Phillips (Producer) Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Chris Redman came to the set of our feature ‘The Maestro” with this incredible piece and we knew that it should be seen in its entirety. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how… Continue reading Interview with the Creative Team of THE POET Short Film

Interview with Screenwriter Javier Torregrosa (Rick and Morty – What Have You Learnt Morty?)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Javier Torregrosa: Rick has to help Morty learn a subject for school but wants to help Morty his way. Meanwhile Jerry becomes a door-to-door salesman to earn a living and soon regrets it. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Sci-fi comedy. 3. Why should this screenplay… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Javier Torregrosa (Rick and Morty – What Have You Learnt Morty?)

Interview with Screenwriter George Deihl Jr. (ALGORITHM)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Thematically, The Algorithm is about the dangers of strict adherance to a religion or ideology and how those beliefs can be directly opposed to morality and a common sense of decency. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Science Fiction. I always imagined it’s style to match… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter George Deihl Jr. (ALGORITHM)

Interview with Stacey Lynn Patterson (TORN BETWEEN)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? My novel is about Gabreilla a young African-American photographer who goes on a vacation of a lifetime with her childhood friends and Accident Happens she dies she goes to a place called The between at her death and encounters the Forgotten there who rip her soul in half… Continue reading Interview with Stacey Lynn Patterson (TORN BETWEEN)

Interview with Screenwriter Jean Barker (EDEN)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jean Barker: A teenage first love, between two girls, one of whom breaks into a cult’s garden to save the other. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Fantasy and coming of age, and mostly drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jean Barker (EDEN)

Interview with Filmmaker Michael Willer (The Volunteer)

THE VOLUNTEER was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the August 2018 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michael Willer: I love films that highlight a strong female perspective, usually flipping the dynamic where the woman has the power and the know-how, and she’s the one… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael Willer (The Volunteer)