Tag: feedback film festival

Interview with Filmmaker Cameron Kostopoulos (PERSON(A))

PERSON(A) was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the February 2019 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Cameron Kostopoulos: I was fascinated by the idea of the persona, and the separation of the persona from the body. I wanted to portray the human identity as… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Cameron Kostopoulos (PERSON(A))

Interview with Filmmaker Kaue Nunes Melo (MAXWELL’S DEMON)

MAXWELL’S DEMON was the winner BEST FILM at the December 2018 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kaue Nunes Melo: I read an article about a girl that suffered from hipersexuality that discovered that she was abused by her father when she was young, but suppressed that memory… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kaue Nunes Melo (MAXWELL’S DEMON)

Interview with Filmmaker Julia Trofimova (EULOGY FOR DENIS K)

EULOGY FOR DENIS K was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2018 Female Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Julia Trofimova: I’m very intrigued by the question of the truth – how would it look like if everyone knew everything? Would this world still exist? Or… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Julia Trofimova (EULOGY FOR DENIS K)

Interview with Filmmaker Susanne Serres (ZAYA)

ZAYA was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2018 LGBT Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Susanne Serres: What motivates me to do this movie is my own experience as a queer black woman who has to do her coming out to her family. 2.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Susanne Serres (ZAYA)

Interview with Film Creator Charles Baran (PELICAN)

PELICAN was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the November 2018 LGBT Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Charles Baran: When I first heard Bryce Kulak’s story song PELICAN – I knew right away that this song had to have a visual experience. The lyrics are just… Continue reading Interview with Film Creator Charles Baran (PELICAN)

Interview with Filmmaker Lola Rùi (THE DOOR)

THE DOOR was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the November 2018 Thriller/Suspense Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lola Rùi: Show the story you want to tell is always the main engine to make a film. The starting point was to think about experiences of conflict that someone… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Lola Rùi (THE DOOR)

Interview with Filmmaker Dominic McCafferty (BOONDOGGLE)

THE DOOR was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the November 2018 Thriller/Suspense Festival in 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Dominic McCafferty: I actually made Boondoggle as part of my final university project, where myself and my crew had to make a short film that was between 10 and 20… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dominic McCafferty (BOONDOGGLE)

Interview with Filmmakers Bevin Hamilton, Rachael Murphy (INCALL)

INCALL played to rave reviews at the November 2018 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Bevin Hamilton, Rachael Murphy: We wanted to make this film to highlight issues that have traditionally been avoided by moviemakers because of a gender bias to stereotype women as softer and more compassionate.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Bevin Hamilton, Rachael Murphy (INCALL)