Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Stephen Witty: The confluence of three political characters in the anti-Communist hysteria of the 1940s — Whittaker Chambers, Alger Hiss, and Richard Nixon–and the difficulty ever sorting out lies and getting to the bottom of the truth. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama mixed with… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Stephen Witty (Whittaker, Alger, and Dick)
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Interview with Screenwriter Marc Gatschner (OF THE SEA)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Marc Gatschner: In the twilight of his life, an aging surfer reflects on his past.. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Romance. I know some shun that word for fear of being categorized into a genre they think somehow is beneath them, but they shouldn’t, we… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Marc Gatschner (OF THE SEA)
Interview with Screenwriter Michael Preston (Inherit-ly Gay)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Michael Preston: Spencer’s life is upended when he finds his longtime boyfriend cheating on him the day before his uncle dies. He makes the long journey from L.A back to his small southern town in Freeburg, Illinois where he hasn’t visited in years. Spencer’s life takes a strange… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Michael Preston (Inherit-ly Gay)
Interview with Screenwriter Alexander Stathis (HOMEFRONT)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Alexander Stathis: “Homefront” – A Korean War veterans’ pleasant return home from duty to his family is cut short when his wife dies, causing him to struggle as a single parent in the mid-20th century while he deals with the psychological scars of war and fights to regain… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Alexander Stathis (HOMEFRONT)
Interview with Screenwriter Joel Stern (THE WAITING ROOM)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Joel Stern: 64-year-old Bill Egan, a crusty Alcatraz corrections officer, suffers a heart attack following the escape of famed prisoner Frank Morris. Shortly after, Egan finds himself in a waiting room along with a one-armed Medal of Honor award winner-turned hitman, a ditzy bank teller and a Bronx… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Joel Stern (THE WAITING ROOM)
Interview with Screenwriter Chima Idigo (MEAT)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Meat is about obsession and murder. I was real inspired by the murder of Travis Alexander and the movie Bully by Larry Clark. The main character, Rachel, was partially based off of Jodi Arias, Rachel Moyal, who was part of the cast on The Real World: Austin, and… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Chima Idigo (MEAT)
Interview with Screenwriter Anthony Cicchelli (MILE HIGH ROOM)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Anthony Cicchelli: With over 100,000 airline flights per day, have you ever wondered what happens in the smallest room miles and miles up in the sky? 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama/comedy 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It is unique… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Anthony Cicchelli (MILE HIGH ROOM)
Interview with Screenwriter Karen Matthews (PANDORA)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about ? Karen Matthews: Matilda Hews comes home to solve an 8year old murder, a rape,to find a stolen child, to free an innocent woman from prison and to fix broken relationship with family and friends. 2. What genre does your screenplay fall under ? Drama/action/mystical 3. Why should… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Karen Matthews (PANDORA)
Interview with Screenwriter Suzanne Lutas (The Dead Ringer, The Grand Jury)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Suzanne Lutas: The Dead Ringer: It’s about an ordinary waitress who is trained by the MI5 to infiltrate and bring down a London-based Chinese Triad gang because she bears an uncanny resemblance to the mistress of their boss. The Grand Jury: It’s about a young outcast who gets… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Suzanne Lutas (The Dead Ringer, The Grand Jury)
Interview with Screenwriter James Grayford (THE FRANCHISE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? James Grayford: On the surface, THE FRANCHISE is about family and how forgiveness, resiliency and commitment overcomes any obstacle we face. It’s also about the dangers of creating faceless, heartless chains focused solely on profit. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? THE FRANCHISE falls under comedy,… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter James Grayford (THE FRANCHISE)
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