MASQUERADE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Andrew Hawkins: I was inspired by the true story of the slave couple William and Ellen Craft who escaped in the same fashion. Ellen was light-skinned and posed as a sickly… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Andrew Hawkins (MASQUERADE)
Tag: LGBT Feedback Short Film Festival
Interview with Filmmakers Nate Lavey, Stephen Vider (A PLACE IN THE CITY)
A PLACE IN THE CITY was the winner of BEST FILM at the July 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? SV: The film was originally produced for an exhibition I curated at the Museum of the City of New York, “AIDS at Home: Art and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Nate Lavey, Stephen Vider (A PLACE IN THE CITY)
Interview with Screenwriter Nevada McPherson (PIANO LESSONS)
June 2018 Winning LGBT Short Screenplay. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Nevada McPherson: It’s a gay teen romance set in the rural South of the 1950’s. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Teen romance, coming-of-age, drama. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It touches on universal themes of love,… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Nevada McPherson (PIANO LESSONS)
Interview with the film team of the short film CHRISTINE (Jessica Adler, Kate Montgomery, Stephanie Serra)
CHRISTINE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the December 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We wanted to tell a story that highlighted the idea that you can be yourself, even if you don’t have words to describe it yet. We wanted to paint an image of… Continue reading Interview with the film team of the short film CHRISTINE (Jessica Adler, Kate Montgomery, Stephanie Serra)
Interview with Filmmaker Stephen Riscica (IT GETS BETTER?)
IT GETS BETTER? was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Stephen Riscica: I started writing this film almost years ago after learning about Jamey Rodemeyer, a young gay teenager from Buffalo, NY who made an It Gets Better video… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Stephen Riscica (IT GETS BETTER?)
Interview with Filmmaker Jesse Gotfrit (SUNLIGHT OVER WATER)
SUNLIGHT OVER WATER played to rave reviews at the December 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jesse Gotfrit: The story came from a personal place, from formative relationships and experiences of intimacy that I had in my adolescence, which I thought would resonate with others. 2. From… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jesse Gotfrit (SUNLIGHT OVER WATER)
Interview with Director Andrew Galloway (WALLY)
Andrew Galloway’s short film “WALLY” was voted BEST CHARACTERS at the LGBT Documentary Film Festival in August 2017. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Andrew Galloway: I first met Wally Linebarger as an art teacher at my school. I was in 4th grade and he entered our room pushing his art… Continue reading Interview with Director Andrew Galloway (WALLY)
Interview with director Zsolti Szabo (SHAPING SCARS)
Short Film “SHAPING SCARS” played to rave reviews at the June 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Zsolti Szabo: ‘Shaping Scars’ was inspired by a personal relationship I had in the past, as well as by the experiences of the Poet Fern Angel Beattie and Composer Christopher… Continue reading Interview with director Zsolti Szabo (SHAPING SCARS)
Interview with director Erez Eisenstein (HOW TO BE ALONE)
Short Film “HOW TO BE ALONE” played to rave reviews at the June 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Erez Eisenstein: “How to be Alone” was my final project as a film student in Tel Aviv University. When the time came for me to start working on… Continue reading Interview with director Erez Eisenstein (HOW TO BE ALONE)
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