TEMPORARY played to rave reviews at the August 2018 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Aaron Seever: I wanted to write something for me and my friend Shelly (actress) to work on together as well as share this gorgeous setting with the world. 2. From the idea… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Aaron Seever (TEMPORARY)
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Interview with Novelist Glenn Parris (Dragon’s Heir)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? Glenn Parris: High concept science fiction novel about an archeologist whose people ruled Earth during the time of the dinosaurs returns to find her world of origin over run by mammals. 2. What genres would you say this story is in? Alternative history science fiction, space opera. Political… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Glenn Parris (Dragon’s Heir)
Interview with Filmmaker Diana Losen (PRIEST TO PRIEST)
PRIEST TO PRIEST was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the July 2018 FAMILY Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Diana Losen: I received a grant as part of my graduate program at Northwestern and I wanted to use it to make this short film with the hopes… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Diana Losen (PRIEST TO PRIEST)
Interview with Writer Paul Vitols (MOVING DAY)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your short story about? Paul Vitols: It’s about a 5-year-old boy witnessing, without knowing it, the breakup of his family. 2. What genres would you say this story is in? coming-of-age, memoir, literary 3. How would you describe this story in two words? sensuous, poignant 4. What movie have you seen… Continue reading Interview with Writer Paul Vitols (MOVING DAY)
Interview with Filmmaker Jessica O’Sullivan (SISTER IN ARMS)
SISTER IN ARMS played to rave reviews at the July 2018 Female Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jessica O’Sullivan: I love female centric films and I love seeing women in roles that you don’t normally see them in and seeing how things play out. I also… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jessica O’Sullivan (SISTER IN ARMS)
Interview with Filmmaker Farman Abdalrahman Karim (ISIS WAS HERE)
ISIS WAS HERE was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2018 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Farman Abdalrahman Karim: My motivation was focus the human rights and I wanted to document the ISIS crimes. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Farman Abdalrahman Karim (ISIS WAS HERE)
Interview with Poet Gladys W. Muturi
1) What is the theme of your poem? An open letter to the KKK, Neo-Nazi, and other white supremacists groups. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? I remember watching the Charlottesville rally on the news and I was painfully distraught by the hate from Neo-Nazi groups. I thought of why this hatred is… Continue reading Interview with Poet Gladys W. Muturi
Interview with Poet Bob Mazzei
1) What is the theme of your poem? The poem Morbid Deceiver was published on a book my friend Jeff Lowe and I wrote in 2014, “Ziggurat – The Age of Total Dominion,” and it is about the sad condition of slavery that humankind lives under the power of our class-divided society. Jeff wrote… Continue reading Interview with Poet Bob Mazzei
Interview with Poet BRIAN T. SLUGA
1) What is the theme of your poem? It’s about a feared dragon terrorizing a village. Its set in a Mid-evil time. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? I wanted to do a poem out of the norm. Just to create a visual to the reader. Hope people like it. 3) How long… Continue reading Interview with Poet BRIAN T. SLUGA
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Tyler G. (FIRE ALARM)
July 2018 Winning COMEDY Short Screenplay. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Tyler G.: The screenplay is about a foreigner who must relocate to a new and unfamiliar city after a family crisis. Thrown into this world of confusion, he accidently pulls a fire alarm, which awakens a resolution within himself and those around… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Tyler G. (FIRE ALARM)
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