Tag: interview

Interview with Filmmaker Dhun Sharma (RESTLESS)

RESTLESS, 15min., Canada, Drama/ThrillerDirected by Dhun SharmaA sex worker is coerced into a situation that gradually becomes more violent. https://www.instagram.com/sharma.dhun/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was looking to do something interesting after my last short. I had just finished writing Restless as a feature and I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dhun Sharma (RESTLESS)

Interview with Writer/Producer Melanie Miranda (MY FATHER)

MY FATHER, 6min,. USA, ThrillerDirected by Logan DonaldIn order to provide for his family, Victorias father Hector made some bad decisions. She finds herself and her father kidnapped, knowing it will be up to her to get them out. Interview with Writer/Producer Melanie Miranda: 1. What motivated you to make this film?My dad was diagnosed… Continue reading Interview with Writer/Producer Melanie Miranda (MY FATHER)

Interview with Filmmaker Lucas Hule (TURKEY ON RYE)

TURKEY ON RYE, 9min., USADirected by Lucas HuleA short film about a man and his missing sandwich. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? It actually started as a fake 2-minute podcast I did for a college project back when I was in community college. I really liked how… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Lucas Hule (TURKEY ON RYE)

Interview with Filmmakers Olivia N’Ganga, Mikaël Dinic (BROKEN)

BROKEN was the winner of Best Performances at the February 2022 DANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? It is a cause that we know well because we have relatives who have been victims. We wanted to contribute to this cause at our level. We are convinced that a film can… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Olivia N’Ganga, Mikaël Dinic (BROKEN)

Interview with Filmmaker Ly Bolia (REPEAT)

REPEAT was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2020 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ly Bolia: My struggle with something that most people don’t expect or plan to deal with. I never thought that one day the roles in my relationship with my mother and I… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ly Bolia (REPEAT)

Interview with Novelist Mark Renshaw (CYBORN)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? Mark Renshaw: A cyborg private detective Infected with a tekvirus teams up with a sexbot operated by his estranged daughter (#awakward) to solve all his cases and find a cure before he shuts down 2. What genres would you say this story is in? Sci-Fi comedy with a… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Mark Renshaw (CYBORN)

Interview with Winner Screenwriter Greg Emmerth (PALMETTO)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Greg Emmerth: On a basic level, a wayward son returns home for his mother’s birthday. On a slightly deeper level, it’s about how people allow the past, and past grievances and holding onto pain for far too long, to hobble their present lives. 2. What genres does your… Continue reading Interview with Winner Screenwriter Greg Emmerth (PALMETTO)

Interview with Filmmaker Chris Garcia (NEW LIFE)

NEW LIFE played to rave reviews at the May 2020 Experimental, Dance, Music Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Chris Garcia: I wanted to talk about a subject that personally touched me. I wanted to show that any kind of art (dancing, acting, drawing…) could be a therapy and take… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Chris Garcia (NEW LIFE)

Interview with Filmmaker Brian Ng (24)

24 was voted BEST FILM at the May 2020 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Brian Ng: The initial motivation to make this film was the assassination of my uncle on a highway in the Philippines. Up till then I was working on another animated film based on… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Brian Ng (24)