What is your screenplay about? My screenplay is about the outer and inner workings of a society under the grip of a police state. This specific police state takes the form of a security firm with vast power and influence called Vane Security. The overall story focuses on three main characters whose stories interweave with… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Paul Raasch (UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS)
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Interview with Screenwriter Andrew Cooper (COME ALIVE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Andrew Cooper: A middle-aged gay couple’s attempt to rekindle their relationship turns into an absurd, hormone-fueled quest to defeat heterosexist aliens and save a new LGBTQ society. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? It’s a fast-paced adventure-comedy, with a touch of sci-fi for kicks. 3. Why… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Andrew Cooper (COME ALIVE)
Interview with Screenwriter John Ravitz (THE WRONG CANDIDATE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? John Ravitz: A Well financed terrorist organization has trained operatives since they were children; when they finally have viable candidate to run for president, the current president sets into motion a plan to put his own successor into the Oval Office. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter John Ravitz (THE WRONG CANDIDATE)
Interview with Screenwriter Edward Hicklin (WIPE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Edward Hicklin: Tommy was never taught how to wipe his butt properly, and was therefore teased for most of his childhood and beyond. After a particularly heinous prank takes his life, Tommy vows supernatural revenge against the summer camp that played host to his early demise. 2. What… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Edward Hicklin (WIPE)
Interview with Filmmaker Scott Fredette (THE WANDERING WOLF)
THE WANDERING WOLF was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the April 2020 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Scott Fredette: Yoni Wolf, lead singer in the band WHY?, has a podcast by the same name. We wanted to give it a visual compliment to his… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Scott Fredette (THE WANDERING WOLF)
Interview with Filmmaker Sandy Parker (ALIENATED)
ALIENATED played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sandy Parker: I was getting the feeling that some festivals mainly wanted stories about young people getting molested. A moderator at a pitch session I attended said, “These are the stories that need… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sandy Parker (ALIENATED)
Interview with Filmmaker Daniel Everitt-Lock (FROM THE THUNDER)
FROM THE THUNDER was voted BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the May 2020 WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival. A representation of the best DRAMA short films from around the world today. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Daniel Everitt-Lock: It was originally part of a 3 year plan, starting with a VR film that we… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daniel Everitt-Lock (FROM THE THUNDER)
Interview with Filmmaker Seb Cox (TIDE OF GHOSTS)
TIDE OF GHOSTS was awarded BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the May 2020 LA Feedback Film Festival. A representation of the best Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller Shorts Films in the world today. Watch Seb’s Video Interview: Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video:
Interview with Screenwriter Drew Robinson (BEAUTIFUL SURFACES)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Drew Robinson: What if you could live forever? Beautiful Surfaces is a science fiction, coming of age television drama. Set in a dystopian future where aging has been eradicated, the series explores how immortality affects societal norms, relationships and the human psyche. Echoing many of the issues that… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Drew Robinson (BEAUTIFUL SURFACES)
Interview with Screenwriter Christian Jilka (CAPTURE THE FLAG)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Christian Jilka: It is about a history professor, who meets a petty thief. Together they hatch a plan to score easy money. Things go awry when the score becomes a priceless vintage diamond and one of the professor’s students wants in to make her dreams of becoming a… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Christian Jilka (CAPTURE THE FLAG)
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