MY BROTHER played to rave reviews at the April 2019 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Myriam Kamel: I definitely wanted to show diversity on the screen. Montreal is such a cultural city, and as beautiful as it is it also comes with its issues. I wanted… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Myriam Kamel (MY BROTHER)
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Interview with Filmmaker Annabelle Frost (G(R)O(W)ING UP)
G(R)O(W)ING UP was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2019 Female Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Annabelle Frost: My boss at the time encouraged me to make a film as he knew I had professional directing aspirations. 2. From the idea to the finished… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Annabelle Frost (G(R)O(W)ING UP)
Interview with Filmmaker Samantha McDanel (PAGEANT PERFECT)
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Samantha McDanel: This was my final collegiate project while in film school and I wanted to create something with my voice but different from everything I’ve created before. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Samantha McDanel (PAGEANT PERFECT)
Interview with Filmmaker Melissa Lesh (PERSON OF THE FOREST)
PERSON OF THE FOREST was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2019 Documentary Short Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Melissa Lesh: Leading up to Person of the Forest I had been directing short conservation/natural history films, so when I was approached by Tim Laman and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Melissa Lesh (PERSON OF THE FOREST)
Interview with Filmmaker Joey Katches (SOCIAL)
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Joey Katches: It was my own conviction that I was spending too much time on my phone and neglecting the relationships of those around me. There’s this app on my phone called “screen time” which tracks the amount of time I spend on the internet and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Joey Katches (SOCIAL)
Interview with Screenwriter Julia Sauder (DR. NEVES)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Julia Sauder: It’s about what can happen when you mess with Mother Nature and try to play God. How it can devastate lives and leave a path of destruction in its wake. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? I imagined it as a horror, but there… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Julia Sauder (DR. NEVES)
Interview with Screenwriter Michael D’Ambrosio (Princess Pain)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Michael D’Ambrosio: Princess Pain is about a black market courier who renegs on a special delivery, drawing the ire of the black market entities, law enforcement and mercenaries who want the package at any cost. When her real identity is discovered, the stakes are raised as some want… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Michael D’Ambrosio (Princess Pain)
Interview with Screenwriter Sean Sullivan (THE UPSIDE DOWNINGS)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Sean Sullivan: The Upside Downings are about the ups and downs of family parenting. In this show the family is flopped so the kids are the adults and the parents are the kids. Nobody realizes the difference. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Sitcom. 3. Why… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Sean Sullivan (THE UPSIDE DOWNINGS)
Interview with Screenwriter Neal Doran (CHANGES)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Neil Doran: It’s about Toby, a 12-year-old boy, just on the verge of awkwardness, who falls for a girl on his Tube journey home from school and must overcome shyness, cockier rivals, and an over-protective parent to go on his first date. 2. What genres does your screenplay… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Neal Doran (CHANGES)
Interview with Screenwriter James Greasley (THE EMERGENCE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? James Greasley: How would the human race react if five uninhabited planets mysteriously appeared around Earth? This question is what our trio ( an ex-military officer, a researcher and a techie) are tasked to discover when hired by a private firm owned by a menacing corporate titan. After… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter James Greasley (THE EMERGENCE)
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