Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival – Page 6

Interview with Filmmaker Kat Scott (EPINEPHRINE)

EPINEPHRINE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the April 2018 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival in April 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kat Scott: This film came about as a class project for a class called Socially Responsible Filmmaker. The same semester was my first six months getting sober. My… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kat Scott (EPINEPHRINE)

Interview with Filmmaker Alberto Nacci (VOICES)

VOICES was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the April 2018 Experimental Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Alberto Nacci: This is the seventh film of a series of short films called Body & Sound on the relationships between musicians and their musical instruments. 2. From the idea… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alberto Nacci (VOICES)

Interview with Filmmaker Leigh Bloomfield (THE NIGHT SKY)

THE NIGHT SKY was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2018 Experimental Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Leigh Bloomfield: I had just used time lapse photography, for one of our clients. I really enjoyed the process and the results were amazing. Then i came across… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Leigh Bloomfield (THE NIGHT SKY)

Interview with Filmmaker John Vollmer (JOY! BLUE MOON)

JOY! BLUE MOON played to rave reviews at the April 2018 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? John Vollmer: It’s what I see in my head and wanted to see it realized. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker John Vollmer (JOY! BLUE MOON)

Interview with Filmmaker Jessica Batson (ORACLE)

ORACLE played to rave reviews at the December 2017 EXPERIMENTAL FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was really looking for the creative freedom an experimental film provides and began formulating an abstract concept. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jessica Batson (ORACLE)

Interview with Filmmaker Will Kim (GLORIOUS VICTORY)

GLORIOUS VICTORY played to rave reviews at the December 2017 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Will Kim: Two things motivated me. The 2016 Presidential Election between Trump and Clinton. When I saw them exchanging many pointless arguments to achieve one thing without being aware of the surrounding… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Will Kim (GLORIOUS VICTORY)

Interview with Filmmaker Adriano Curci (A FOREST)

A FOREST was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the December 2017 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Adriano Curci: A Forest was born out of my love for The Cure and the mind blowing experience that was discovering that song, the short film is based on it.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Adriano Curci (A FOREST)

Interview with Director Knútur Haukstein Ólafsson (HOPE)

Short Film played at the first ever EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC VIDEO FEEDBACK Film Festival in July 2017. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Knútur Haukstein Ólafsson: Originally, this was supposed to be a so called “Presentation Film”, a project we had to finish on our 2nd semester in the Icelandic Film School to represent… Continue reading Interview with Director Knútur Haukstein Ólafsson (HOPE)

Interview with Director Camille Laloux (NOVEMBER UNDER ASHES)

Short Film played at the first ever EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC VIDEO FEEDBACK Film Festival in July 2017. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Camille Laloux: I made this film for two main reasons that completed each other : – First, I fell in love with the artist Zoé Simpson, her songs and universe, and… Continue reading Interview with Director Camille Laloux (NOVEMBER UNDER ASHES)

Interview with Director Carla Shah (ICARO)

Short Film played at the first ever EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC VIDEO FEEDBACK Film Festival in July 2017. ICARO was awarded “Best Performances” at the Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Carla Shah: It was time for me to direct my first fiction. I had had the idea for Icaro almost two years before… Continue reading Interview with Director Carla Shah (ICARO)