Interview with Screenwriters Jeff & Julia Heinen (COFFEE IN SOUTHTOWN)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jeff & Julia Heinen: Two people from opposing sides of an issue able to see things differently through the power of attraction. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Romantic Comedy. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s lighthearted and funny. A nice… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriters Jeff & Julia Heinen (COFFEE IN SOUTHTOWN)

Interview with Screenwriter Daniel Cook (HELL ON EARTH)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Daniel Cook: Unseen/unknown forces cause land-based technology to fail (batteries in handheld items, cars, etc are ok). But just like how people take advantage of natural disasters to commit crimes (Hurricane Katrina and so forth), but with a dash of the extreme, like the movie “The Purge”. The… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Daniel Cook (HELL ON EARTH)

Interview with Screenwriter Sheila Warren (MOVING ON)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Sheila Warren: “Moving On” is about a woman living the idyllic small town life until her husband dies suddenly. Anne is faced with uncertain prospects and the sexism of 1970 society. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Sheila Warren (MOVING ON)

Interview with Screenwriter Frank Baruch (WHERE KOMAINU CRY)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? My screenplay is about a group of samurai who must rescue their master from a heavily guarded fortress, but in doing so they must test their honor and humility beyond the bounds of their code. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Action/Adventure/Drama 3. Why should this… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Frank Baruch (WHERE KOMAINU CRY)

Interview with Screenwriter Iannis Aliferis (Samantha Rutledge PI, A Killer Case)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Iannis Aliferis: It is the story of a bored and jaded female private-eye, who takes on another seemingly open and shut case of infidelity, only to put herself in grave danger when it turns out that the cheating spouse is in fact a professional killer. 2. What genres… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Iannis Aliferis (Samantha Rutledge PI, A Killer Case)

Interview with Screenwriter Ricardo Fleshman (KILLING MOSES)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Ricardo Fleshman: Killing Moses is the account of New Orleans Private Detective Moses Byone and his search to understand the death of a wealthy white lawyer, Jefferson Collingwood, who perished in the fire that consumed the Upstairs Lounge in the summer of 1973. During his investigation Moses meets… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Ricardo Fleshman (KILLING MOSES)

Interview with Screenwriter Hank Biro (SPACE FISH)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Hank Biro: Donny, a one-armed, African-Canadian man, tries his best to honor his dead girlfriend by becoming an astronaut. It is an era where thousands of space shuttle launches occur every year in search of new, habitable planets for earthlings to live, due to disastrous weather events happening… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Hank Biro (SPACE FISH)

Interview with Screenwriter Toni Nagy (The Masses)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Toni Nagy: My screen play is entitled “Pump your Pelvis Against the Patriarchy.” It’s a TV pilot for a sketch comedy show! 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy! The theme is political commentary and social provoking, but my main objective was to balance the horror… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Toni Nagy (The Masses)

Interview with Filmmaker Penny Lee (THROUGH CHINATOWNS’S EYES: APRIL 1968)

THROUGH CHINATOWNS’S EYES: APRIL 1968 played to rave reviews and was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the October 2018 FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Penny Lee: I wanted to tell the story about a minority group that was impacted by a national tragedy during a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Penny Lee (THROUGH CHINATOWNS’S EYES: APRIL 1968)

Interview with Filmmaker Graeme Bachiu (WHY WE PUSH?)

WHY WE PUSH played to rave reviews at the October 2018 Documentary Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Graeme Bachiu: The motivation for making the film was twofold: first, I wanted to enter a 60 second documentary contest and second, I wanted to tell a bit of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Graeme Bachiu (WHY WE PUSH?)