ORNAMENT OF BEAUTY played to rave reviews at the Under 5 Minute FEEDBACK Film Festival in April 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Andy Fortenbacher: My producing partner, Stephanie, and I were interested in extracting a fantasy/horror from Shakespeare’s Sonnet #70, which is ultimately about slander. It seemed like a challenging… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andy Fortenbacher (ORNAMENT OF BEAUTY)
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Interview with Filmmaker Christian Arnold (CHRICKE)
CHRICKE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival in April 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Christian Arnold: I was cut off by my father because of my sexual orientation. And the phone call in the film is the actual last phone call between… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Christian Arnold (CHRICKE)
Interview with Filmmaker Declan Quinlan (BOY)
BOY was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival in April 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Declan Quinlan: I wanted to tell a gay story that highlighted how being gay and repressed because of your environment can really alter a person’s state of self and treatment… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Declan Quinlan (BOY)
Interview with Filmmaker Mark McKinsey (VOWS)
VOWS was the winner of BEST FILM at the Under 5 Minute FEEDBACK Film Festival in April 2018 in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Mark McKinsey: Going into my final year at my alma mater, I knew I wanted to dive into the challenge of creating my own short animation.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mark McKinsey (VOWS)
Interview with Filmmaker Ramon Blanquer (SAMFAELINI: BUSBY BERKELEY’S DREAM ABERRATIONS)
SAMFAELINI: BUSBY BERKELEY’S DREAM ABERRATIONS played to rave reviews at the April 2018 Experimental & Music FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ramon Blanquer: The surreal landscapes Busby Berkeley achieved in his films. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ramon Blanquer (SAMFAELINI: BUSBY BERKELEY’S DREAM ABERRATIONS)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Ferdinand W. Gernandt (DISCORDANT)
1. What is your screenplay about? LOGLINE: A teenager has to befriend a famous composer whose unorthodox methods will unlock award-winning compositions from his twin sister, not knowing the composer kills his students and steals their music for his own stardom. SUMMARY: Casey thought he was defending his sister – he didn’t mean to put… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Ferdinand W. Gernandt (DISCORDANT)
Interview with Filmmaker Dazhi Huang (NIGHT LIVE)
NIGHT LIVE played to rave reviews at the April 2018 Experimental & Music FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Dazhi Huang: This film is my graduation thesis, In the month when I was brainstorming for the script, two unfortunate incidence happened: One was the Pulse shooting, the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dazhi Huang (NIGHT LIVE)
Interview with Filmmaker Sari Eran Herskovitz (TRAIN)
TRAIN was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the April 2018 Under 5min. Feedback Film festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sari Eran Herskovitz: The film is a music video for Train, the first single of Longing Songs, the debut album of Sari & Moshe, a music duo consisting of me… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sari Eran Herskovitz (TRAIN)
Interview with Filmmaker Kat Scott (EPINEPHRINE)
EPINEPHRINE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the April 2018 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival in April 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kat Scott: This film came about as a class project for a class called Socially Responsible Filmmaker. The same semester was my first six months getting sober. My… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kat Scott (EPINEPHRINE)
Interview with Filmmaker Leigh Bloomfield (THE NIGHT SKY)
THE NIGHT SKY was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2018 Experimental Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Leigh Bloomfield: I had just used time lapse photography, for one of our clients. I really enjoyed the process and the results were amazing. Then i came across… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Leigh Bloomfield (THE NIGHT SKY)
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