Tag: documentary

Filmmaker Helle Fuglsang (SEE YOU)

SEE YOU, 49min., DenmarkDirected by Helle FuglsangSee You is an artistic look into a refugee camp. Mimeartist Helle Fuglsang spent 4 weeks in Lesbos, capturing 19 almost word-less scenes giving you an intimate and poetic look into the strengths and struggles of everyday life behind the fence: Get to know the filmmaker: What motivated you… Continue reading Filmmaker Helle Fuglsang (SEE YOU)

Filmmaker Regan Vasquez (MAKING USA ENAMEL)

MAKING USA ENAMEL, 17min,. USADirected by Regan VasquezThe documentary “Making USA Enamel” takes viewers on a three-year journey to bring colorful enameling to US soil—in the middle of a global pandemic, too. Meet the people of Lodge Cast Iron who helped create USA Enamel™ in this documentary by Regan Vasquez, featuring interviews with leadership and… Continue reading Filmmaker Regan Vasquez (MAKING USA ENAMEL)

Filmmaker Paula Alarcon (ANHEDONIA)

ANHEDONIA, 2min,. ItalyDirected by Paula AlarconAnhedonia explores the contrasts and thin lines that are presented to us in life. It takes the audience through a visual journey of how Nara, the protagonist, explores her limits in how quickly pleasure can become pain and vice versa. Nara´s journey makes the audience very aware of their senses… Continue reading Filmmaker Paula Alarcon (ANHEDONIA)

Interview with Filmmaker Johann Vorster (CAPITAINE)

CAPITAINE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2020 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Johann Vorster: My love for the outdoors and fly fishing. There are not many pristine places like in the film left I the in the world. Film also serves as awareness… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Johann Vorster (CAPITAINE)

Interview with Filmmaker Freya Billington (TERMINATED: TEETH & TINDER)

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Freya Billington: It was a reflection on a very tough time in my life nearly 10 years ago when my husband left and my front tooth fell out at the same time. I couldn’t believe having suddenly and unexpectedly become single again I was ‘back on… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Freya Billington (TERMINATED: TEETH & TINDER)

Interview with Filmmaker Thomas F. O’Brien (PHOTOS IN THE RAIN)

PHOTOS IN THE RAIN was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the November 2019 Documentary Short Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Thomas F. O’Brien: I was compelled to share the photographs I found to the world, especially when it started to rain. I remember raindrops hitting… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Thomas F. O’Brien (PHOTOS IN THE RAIN)

Interview with Filmmaker Dee Garceau (A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS)

A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS played to rave reviews at the August 2019 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Dee Garceau: I’m a U.S. History professor who was living in Memphis and heard about a controversial incident that tore the city apart in 1866. It was a racialized massacre… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dee Garceau (A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS)

Interview with Filmmaker Jeremy Abrams (FIGHTING CHILDHOOD CANCER)

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jeremy Abram: The Vanderslice family were friends of my wife, and when I saw a social media post that included a photo of Louie looking out of the window from his hospital room at Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia at a crowd… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jeremy Abrams (FIGHTING CHILDHOOD CANCER)

Interview with Filmmaker Farman Abdalrahman Karim (ISIS WAS HERE)

 ISIS WAS HERE was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2018 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Farman Abdalrahman Karim: My motivation was focus the human rights and I wanted to document the ISIS crimes. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Farman Abdalrahman Karim (ISIS WAS HERE)

Interview with Director Margaret Costa (MY NAME IS JOAN)

Margaret Costa’s short film was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2017 DOCUMENTARY FEEDBACK Short Film Festival Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Margaret Costa: I thought the topic was compelling and the story needed to be told. The fact that the Catholic Church and the Irish Government profited and abused… Continue reading Interview with Director Margaret Costa (MY NAME IS JOAN)