THE IDENTITY PAS DE DEUX was the winner of BEST FILM at the June 2020 Experimental Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sarah Fischer: I have always struggled with with my gender identity, with balancing who I felt like with who I was supposed to be with what social gender… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sarah Fischer (THE IDENTITY PAS DE DEUX)
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Interview with Filmmaker Hung Huei Jen (GORILLA IN THE WASHING MACHINE)
GORILLA IN THE WASHING MACHINE played to rave reviews at the June 2020 Experimental Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hung Huei Jen: Well, to be honest, to graduate. Haha, but not just that. I just really like making animations. To free the characters and make them alive are probably… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Hung Huei Jen (GORILLA IN THE WASHING MACHINE)
Interview with Filmmaker Eduardo De La Cerda (MARIANNE)
MARIANNE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the May 2020 Experimental Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Eduardo De La Cerda: Cuando filmas comerciales o peliculas siempre queda la sensacion de haber podido hacer mas y mejores tomas, muchas veces no depende de ti ni de tu crew. Ese… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Eduardo De La Cerda (MARIANNE)
Interview with Filmmaker Max Rothman (TEARS)
TEARS was the winner of BEST DANCE FILM at the May 2020 Experimental Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Max Rothman: I wanted to explore the words, themes, and underlying emotions of old poetry through the lens of a more contemporary art form – namely, dance – to show how… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Max Rothman (TEARS)
Interview with Filmmaker Kyle Yip (IN MY ROOM)
IN MY ROOM played to rave reviews at the May 2020 Experimental Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kyle Vip: I approach my music practice from a visual artist’s perspective. I began producing electronic music because I was interested in the idea of invisible art. Techno music in particular has… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kyle Yip (IN MY ROOM)
Interview with Filmmaker Stuart Birchall (TRISKELION)
TRISKELION was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the May 2020 Experimental, Dance, Music Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Stuart Birchall: I was initially planning to make a shorter more conceptual piece, a music based film that was more about themes rather than a more structured narrative. As… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Stuart Birchall (TRISKELION)
Interview with Filmmaker Michael Gibson Jr. & Nicholas Muthersbaugh (ALORA)
ALORA was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2020 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Nick – We originally wrote Alora for Houston Film Society & NASA’s partnership festival called CineSpace. We had to combine real NASA footage with our own to make a film… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael Gibson Jr. & Nicholas Muthersbaugh (ALORA)
Interview with Filmmaker Kevin Ulibarri (SONDER)
SONDER was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the February 2020 Experimental & Dance Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kevin Ulibarri: Our film was born from a desire to create with friends while we were all in LA at the same time. We were a group of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kevin Ulibarri (SONDER)
Interview with Filmmaker Chantal Cherry (TAKE ME THERE)
TAKE ME THERE played to rave reviews at the February 2020 Experimental Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Chantal Cherry: This film was created as part of the Experimental Film Virginia (EFV) residency and festival program. It’s a two week intensive of collaborating with other artists –… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Chantal Cherry (TAKE ME THERE)
Interview with Filmmaker Anouk Brouwer (BODY LANGUAGE)
BODY LANGUAGE was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2020 Experimental, Dance, Music Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Anouk Brouwer: We live in a world that seems to overly focus upon stereotypes like gender, class, sexual identity, ethnicity and skin color. I believe that human… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anouk Brouwer (BODY LANGUAGE)
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