MINSTRELL VS PUPPET was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2020 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hannah Bonecutter: The trials, tribulations, and conflicts (internal and external) that I, as well as many others, endure as a woman of color today motivated me to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Actor Hannah Bonecutter (MINSTREL VS PUPPET)
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Interview with Filmmaker John J.A. Jannone (SOLDIER ONLINE)
SOLDIER ONLINE was voted BEST ANIMATION FILM at the January 2020 DANCE & MUSIC Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? John J.A. Jannone: Daniel Munkus, one of the three musicians in the band Old Robes, was my student in the M.F.A. program in Performance and Interactive Media Arts (PIMA)… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker John J.A. Jannone (SOLDIER ONLINE)
Interview with Composer Michael Roth (THE WEB OPERA)
THE WEB OPERA played to rave reviews at the February 2020 Music & Dance Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michael Roth: Two things, really. First, aesthetic and somewhat practical: whenever I’ve met a writer over the past 10 years or so who’s wanted to collaborate on an… Continue reading Interview with Composer Michael Roth (THE WEB OPERA)
Interview with Filmmaker Vasco Diogo (WALKSCAPE)
WALKSCAPE played to rave reviews at the January 2020 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival in January 2020. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? What motivated me the most to make this film was getting to know the music of WELCOME TO SILKEBORG, by Tiago Varela (electric piano) and Monsieur Trinité (several objects), which… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vasco Diogo (WALKSCAPE)
Interview with Filmmaker Christian Frosio (OPEN THE WINDOW)
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Christian Frosio: The theme of the song is a subject dear to me. During the recording music session, I started to write the storyboard of the video clip and to imagine the related scenes. It was a natural process. The idea was to reinforce the message… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Christian Frosio (OPEN THE WINDOW)
Interview with Filmmaker Jenny Ni (ECLOSION)
ECLOSION played to rave reviews at the October 2019 Experimental/Dance/Music Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jenny Ni: Coming from an Asian culture background, light skin, skinny body and big eyes are considered as the classic standard of beauty. Although I wasn’t overweight, I grew up receiving negative comments… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jenny Ni (ECLOSION)
Interview with Filmmaker Nathalie Kraemer (SUCKR FOR LOVE)
SUCKR FOR LOVE was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2019 Experimental/Dance/Music Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Nathalie Kraemer: Originally I needed a music video for my next song release that wouldn’t cost a fortune and include many cast and crew. So I decided to make… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nathalie Kraemer (SUCKR FOR LOVE)
Interview with Filmmaker Klaus Hoch (EMERGENCE)
EMERGENCE played to rave reviews at the September 2019 Experimental/Dance/Music Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Klaus Hoch: I co-created a new way of creating music with Peter and wanted to create something that expresses the music. I had the idea in my head for a long time… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Klaus Hoch (EMERGENCE)
Interview with Filmmaker David-Alexandre CHANEL (PASSAGE)
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? David-Alexandre CHANEL: At THEORIZ we constantly explore the relations and convergence of reality and virtuality. This project started as a scientific research project exploring how we can use immersive videos, tracking, interactivity, real time visuals – tools we use everyday for our work on stage, shows… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker David-Alexandre CHANEL (PASSAGE)
Interview with Filmmaker Marieta Landkroon (DO NOT SING TO ME, MY BEAUTY)
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marieta Landkroon: Unfortunately, classical music is still often seen as ‘dusty’ and ‘boring’. As a young artist, I want to show a wide audience that classical music can be incredibly inspiring and impressive. Within the culture of music videos there isn’t much attention for classical music… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Marieta Landkroon (DO NOT SING TO ME, MY BEAUTY)
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