WIDOW was the winner of BEST ACTION FILM at the May 2019 Action Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Rachel Econ: I grew up in Southern Arizona so it’s hard not to make a western when you have all that history in your backyard. My goal as a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Rachel Econ (WIDOW)
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Interview with Filmmaker David Bradburn (BEFORE YOU WOKE)
BEFORE YOU WOKE played to rave reviews at the May 2019 FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? David Bradburn: I had been wanting to get some experience writing and directing an action film and also, I had wanted to work with Christian Litke. From there I started… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker David Bradburn (BEFORE YOU WOKE)
Interview with Screenwriter Justin Lifflander (THE PLOWSHARE PARADOX)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Justin Lifflander: My screenplay is about how the end of the Cold War changed the lives of players on both sides. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Romance, Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It tells an important and little known… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Justin Lifflander (THE PLOWSHARE PARADOX)
Interview with Screenwriter Gail B. Robinson (He Tried to Kill Me… He Died!!)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Gail B. Robinson: A woman dies after giving birth to Identical twin girls. 32 years later they grow up to become beautiful, smart and successful women. This is one of many things that they have in common but will later find the horrific tragedy that had taken place… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Gail B. Robinson (He Tried to Kill Me… He Died!!)
Interview with Screenwriter Federico Carro (THE KING OF LIGHT)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Federico Carro: My script narrates the exploits of a simple crusader named Fedrick, who escaped the war that had to happen between the crusaders and the Fatimids, and finding a mysterious stone in the holy sepulcher breaks it and cataputes it into a parallel world to his own!… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Federico Carro (THE KING OF LIGHT)
Interview with Screenwriter Eduardo Ramirez (TRAVEL COMPANION)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Eduardo Ramirez: The screenplay is a romantic drama about a couple of men whose lives cross paths when they’re both at the lowest point in life. They develop a friendship, which eventually turns into something more. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Romantic Drama 3. Why… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Eduardo Ramirez (TRAVEL COMPANION)
Interview with Screenwriter Anthony DeFoe (SUPERCUT)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Anthony DeFoe: Supercut is about a relationship falling apart. It’s told from the perspective of one of the partners as he get’s ready for a major life event he flashes back on the highs and lows of his relationship for the euphoric first moments of falling in love… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Anthony DeFoe (SUPERCUT)
Interview with Filmmakers Marlon Perrier & Keisha Richards Lafleur (THE TALK)
THE TALK was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the April 2019 Drama Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marlon: Social Media. And seeing all these police videos. Also, Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice. Their deaths were a big factor in me coming up with the idea of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Marlon Perrier & Keisha Richards Lafleur (THE TALK)
Interview with Filmmakers Lucy Joan Barnes & Ali Causon (FOR WANT OF A NAIL)
FOR WANT OF A NAIL played to rave reviews at the April 2019 Female Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lucy (director): The script and it’s message, it was not trying to “sugarcoat” what having OCD is really like.. it was showing how intense it can be… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Lucy Joan Barnes & Ali Causon (FOR WANT OF A NAIL)
Interview with Filmmaker Barry Fahy (BOY RACER)
BOY RACER was the winner of BEST FILM at the May 2019 Under 5 Minute Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Barry Fahy: The world is so full of negative stories these days, I wanted to tell a real story that almost everyone can relate to that makes… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Barry Fahy (BOY RACER)
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