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Interview with Screenwriter Federico Casal (UNWELCOME)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? The story takes place in a post-civil war, near-future America. It’s about an ex-Navy Seal who gets caught trying to flee the country and then forced to take on a mission: retrieve a device from the ruins of a research facility that mysteriously exploded, located in a ghost… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Federico Casal (UNWELCOME)

Interview with Screenwriter Alexander Chernega (THE UNDERWATER STORY)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Alexander Chernega: The screenplay is about friendship, family and love. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? The genre is animation/action. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? This is saga under the name of Underwater Story consisting of five feature scripts. 5. What… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Alexander Chernega (THE UNDERWATER STORY)

Interview with Filmmaker Thomas F. O’Brien (PHOTOS IN THE RAIN)

PHOTOS IN THE RAIN was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the November 2019 Documentary Short Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Thomas F. O’Brien: I was compelled to share the photographs I found to the world, especially when it started to rain. I remember raindrops hitting… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Thomas F. O’Brien (PHOTOS IN THE RAIN)

Interview with Filmmaker Travis Darkow (ELIZABETH)

ELIZABETH played to rave reviews at the September 2019 One Minute & Smartphone Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Travis Darkow: I have been writing, directing, and editing short films since the 7th grade, and had made one other no budget little short before this one. But one… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Travis Darkow (ELIZABETH)

Interview with Filmmaker Yangfang (Frances) Chen (NINA SAIZA)

NINA SAIZA played to rave reviews at the October 2019 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Yangfang (Frances) Chen: I remember how confused I was when I first encountered the dark side of the world after I became a teenager, so I always want to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Yangfang (Frances) Chen (NINA SAIZA)

Interview with Filmmaker Francis Galluppi (HIGH DESERT HELL)

HIGH DESERT HELL was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2019 Horror FEEDBACK Film Festival in October. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Francis Galluppi: We actually had the location first. The house belongs to one of my best friends grandparents and I had been wanting to shoot there for… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Francis Galluppi (HIGH DESERT HELL)

Interview with Screenwriter Kelly Ann Guglietti ( The Orange Chihuahua)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Kelly Ann Guglietti: “The Orange Chihuahua” is about a young chihuahua who learns that the key to knowing his self-worth is to be his true self. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? It is an animated family dramedy. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Kelly Ann Guglietti ( The Orange Chihuahua)

Interview with Screenwriter Carlos Perez (IN HYDING)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Carlos Perez: In Hyding is a unique adaptation of the novella, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Instead of Jekyll turning into an evil monster, he turns into what he feels is his real self, a trans woman. He relives himself as the person he was when he was… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Carlos Perez (IN HYDING)

Interview with Screenwriter Tammy Caplan (BLACK-ISH “Keepin’ It Real Estate”)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Tammy Caplan: It’s a 30 minute TV comedy spec of the show Blackish. My episode is called Keepin’ It Real Estate. Dre discovers housing discrimination happening in his own neighborhood of Sherman Oaks and fights to stop it. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Family comedy… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Tammy Caplan (BLACK-ISH “Keepin’ It Real Estate”)