Tag: film director

Interview with Filmmaker Irene Blei (A LETTER FROM LETICIA)

A LETTER FROM LETICIA played to rave reviews at the April 2018 Under 5 Minute FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The idea of this film came at the moment we were working on an hommage, 38 years after the kidnapping of a group of school mates by… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Irene Blei (A LETTER FROM LETICIA)

Interview with Filmmaker Christian Arnold (CHRICKE)

CHRICKE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival in April 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Christian Arnold: I was cut off by my father because of my sexual orientation. And the phone call in the film is the actual last phone call between… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Christian Arnold (CHRICKE)

Interview with Filmmaker Declan Quinlan (BOY)

 BOY was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival in April 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Declan Quinlan: I wanted to tell a gay story that highlighted how being gay and repressed because of your environment can really alter a person’s state of self and treatment… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Declan Quinlan (BOY)

Interview with Filmmaker Ramon Blanquer (SAMFAELINI: BUSBY BERKELEY’S DREAM ABERRATIONS)

 SAMFAELINI: BUSBY BERKELEY’S DREAM ABERRATIONS played to rave reviews at the April 2018 Experimental & Music FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ramon Blanquer: The surreal landscapes Busby Berkeley achieved in his films. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ramon Blanquer (SAMFAELINI: BUSBY BERKELEY’S DREAM ABERRATIONS)

Interview with Filmmaker Anuj Gulati (THE MANLIEST MAN)

THE MANLIEST MAN was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2018 FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Anuj Gulati: The film came about as a graduation requirement for my thesis towards an MFA at NYU Tisch School of Arts, Asia. 2. From the idea… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anuj Gulati (THE MANLIEST MAN)

Interview with Director Leslie Aldana (THE WRITER’S WOMAN)

THE WRITER’S WOMAN was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Romance FEEDBACK Film Festival in February 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Leslie Aldana: I was thinking about love and the structures around it. About the think that are socially permitted an not in this topic. I realized love is… Continue reading Interview with Director Leslie Aldana (THE WRITER’S WOMAN)

Interview with Filmmaker Hollis Sherman-Pepe (TO QUIET MY MIND)

TO QUIET MY MIND was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2018 Under 5 Minute Feedback Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hollis Sherman-Pepe: I always write my short films with specific actors in mind. My star Ryan McKenzie is a fabulous actor and painter.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Hollis Sherman-Pepe (TO QUIET MY MIND)

Interview with Screenwriter & Executive Producer Mark Renshaw (THE SURVIVOR)

THE SURVIVOR was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the February 2018 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Mark Renshaw: The landscape of the near future (based on humanity’s current actions) does not bode well for us, or this planet. That’s why I came up with the… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter & Executive Producer Mark Renshaw (THE SURVIVOR)

Interview with Filmmaker Sara Zia Ebrahimi (THE FBI BLEW UP MY ICE SKATES)

THE FBI BLEW UP MY ICE SKATES played to rave reviews at the February 2018 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sara Zia Ebrahimi: This film is based on a true story that happened to one of my (Sara’s) cousins. When she told me the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sara Zia Ebrahimi (THE FBI BLEW UP MY ICE SKATES)