Director Julie Haberstick. Writer John Houston. Winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August 2018 Romance Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? John: I wanted to tell a story that wasn’t the usual romantic story but would somehow bind these two people together no matter how badly they needed… Continue reading Interview with the Filmmaking Team of the Award Winning Short Film “HOTTER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN”
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Interview with Filmmakers Nate Lavey, Stephen Vider (A PLACE IN THE CITY)
A PLACE IN THE CITY was the winner of BEST FILM at the July 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? SV: The film was originally produced for an exhibition I curated at the Museum of the City of New York, “AIDS at Home: Art and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Nate Lavey, Stephen Vider (A PLACE IN THE CITY)
Interview with Filmmaker Anaiis Cisco (BREATHLESS)
BREATHLESS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the July 2018 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Anaiis Cisco: This film was inspired by the killing of Eric Garner which was captured by Ramsey Orta. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anaiis Cisco (BREATHLESS)
Interview with Filmmaker Jia Li (THE CALL)
THE CALL played to rave reviews at the July 2018 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival in July 2018 in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jia Li: I was planning to do a collection of horror films that only happened in one location and one night. 2. From the idea to the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jia Li (THE CALL)
Interview with Producer & Creative Director Julie Gardner (THE CLIMB)
THE CLIMB was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the July 2018 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lynne Davison: The Climb was Lacada’s first film after I founded the company in January 2016. After 20 years managing productions for others I wanted to branch out… Continue reading Interview with Producer & Creative Director Julie Gardner (THE CLIMB)
Interview with Filmmaker Jamie Shannon (THE LEGEND OF RASPUTIN)
THE LEGEND OF RASPUTIN was the winner of BEST FILM at the July 2018 Family FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jamie Shannon: I have always found Rasputin fascinating character, being the first tabloid character in History. Around the time i wrote this we had our own… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jamie Shannon (THE LEGEND OF RASPUTIN)
Interview with Filmmaker Ange-Régis HOUNKPATIN (VINDICTE)
VINDICTE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the June 2018 European FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ange-Régis HOUNKPATIN: My motivation was to make a film that would be different from usual African movies, in terms of style, rhythm and aesthetics. But still an African subject.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ange-Régis HOUNKPATIN (VINDICTE)
Interview with Filmmaker Mehmet Tigli (HIGH CALORIE)
HIGH CALORIE was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the July 2018 FAMILY FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Prejudices about different people, internet addiction in virtual world and paradoxal behaviors of parents are the basic motives to make me shoot this film. 2. From the idea to the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mehmet Tigli (HIGH CALORIE)
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 documentary filmmaker Jenna Gartlan (MISSING PEACE)
MISSSING PEACE played at the November 2017 Short Film Festival to great reviews. It is by far one of the most unique films the FEEDBACK Festival showed in 2017. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? I was really shocked to learn about Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID), but I was instantly… Continue reading Interview with documentary filmmaker Jenna Gartlan (MISSING PEACE)
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