Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Devone Jones: The screenplay is about when a date to the museum turns into a high stake drawing contest for a young artist and the girl of his dreams, it’s Pen and Pencil to the rescue. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? The genres in the… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Devone Jones (Pen and Pencil: Spring Break)
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Interview with Screenwriter Fujio Torikai (TO LIVE BEYOND HIS MEANS)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Fujio Torikai: A lonely, mixed-raced young man takes a test in order to win a life of luxury. He must compete against the successor to the throne and a NASA astronaut. He is successful in passing the test, but it turns out to be a trap set up… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Fujio Torikai (TO LIVE BEYOND HIS MEANS)
Interview with Screenwriter James C. Peters (Soccer Babe)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? James C. Peters: Soccer Babe, inspired by a true story, chronicles the towering desire of a woman to overcome her childhood handicap and become a world-class soccer player. Plus she battles prejudice, injury, disease and homelessness to get what she wants. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter James C. Peters (Soccer Babe)
Interview with Screenwriters Vicki Cargill, Adam Cargill (STEVE & OLIVIA)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Adam : The story is about what really makes a family. Two long-lost siblings are reunited when they are both at their lowest and find a connection they’ve never experienced before. Vicki : It’s about finding roots and discovering your own definition of family. It’s about watching two… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriters Vicki Cargill, Adam Cargill (STEVE & OLIVIA)
Interview with Screenwriter Patrick Langille (BEYOND THEIR YEARS)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Patrick Langille: A young wannabe writer with no motivation in his life discovers he is being targeted by people believing him to be a reincarnation of a famous author that rubbed some the wrong way. He has to answer for a crime he doesn’t believe he committed in… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Patrick Langille (BEYOND THEIR YEARS)
Interview with Screenwriter Nick Perlman (A PORTRAIT)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Nick Perlman: A Portrait is about, Ian, a reclusive artist working at a plant nursery who struggles to find inspiration and Joseph who is a drifter searching for his estranged mother. When Joseph shows up at Ian’s door, both of their lives are irrevocably changed. 2. What genres… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Nick Perlman (A PORTRAIT)
Interview with Producer Rebecca Scotti (BUILD RAMPS NOT WALLS)
BUILD RAMPS NOT WALLS played to rave reviews at the March 2019 Documentary Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Rebecca Scotti: Our skate community, namely Nat and Emilio! 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short? It… Continue reading Interview with Producer Rebecca Scotti (BUILD RAMPS NOT WALLS)
Interview with Filmmaker Cynthia Hunt (ICE FLOW)
ICE FLOW played to rave reviews at the March 2019 Experimental Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Cynthia Hunt: I wanted to make this film for many reasons. I was extremely concerned about how much the weather had changed in the Yukon, where the film was made so… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Cynthia Hunt (ICE FLOW)
Interview with Filmmaker Michael McCallum (LOVE IS WILD)
LOVE IS WILD was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the February 2019 Experimental Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michael McCallum: I have worked with talented singer/songwriter, Jen Sygit, for many years. She had two songs in my first feature film, Fairview St., and it won… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael McCallum (LOVE IS WILD)
Interview with Filmmaker Greg Tudéla (BREAKDOWN)
BREAKDOWN was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2019 EUROPEAN Short Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to do this movie? Greg Tudela: I wanted to do a dark comedy against a backdrop of crisis. There has been a social divide in France for years, people are more and more… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Greg Tudéla (BREAKDOWN)
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