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:
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Interview with Filmmaker Uliana Burykina (ILLUSION)
ILLUSION was the winner of BEST MUSIC & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the January 2020 Drama Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Uliana Burykina: It was my third year studying in University, so as everybody I had to create a film for my final exams. That was the strongest… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Uliana Burykina (ILLUSION)
Interview with Filmmaker Tony Saich (LATE)
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Well, each student in my class had to come up with a concept, which followed with the class voting on which idea would be the film that gets made. Once mine was voted for, I wrote the script. My main motivation was just to finally make… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Tony Saich (LATE)
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 Hadley Hendon (BLESSING)
BLESSING was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2019 Documentary Short Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hadley Hendon: I found Al Nour through a program I went to Morocco with, Actuality Media. They do preliminary research into a few organizations and the filmmakers get… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Hadley Hendon (BLESSING)
Interview with Filmmaker Hayley Thom (Tony McClean Nepal Trust)
TONY MCCLEAN NEPAL TRUST was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the October 2019 Female Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hayley Thom: I was very excited to direct and shoot this film. It was Hannah McClean’s idea tell the story, the story of her brother Tony… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Hayley Thom (Tony McClean Nepal Trust)
Interview with Filmmaker Sophie Black (SONGBIRD)
SONGBIRD was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the May 2019 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sophie Black: Songbird’s writer, Tommy Draper, had the idea in the back of his mind for a while; then he heard Janet Devlin’s cover of The Cure’s ‘Friday I’m In Love’… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sophie Black (SONGBIRD)
Interview with Filmmaker Marat Narimanov (BIG BOOOM)
BIG BOOOM played to rave reviews at the June 2019 LA Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marat Narimanov: It’s the desire to witness the great events that happened billions years ago and that are still happening right now. To be able see all those processes in a short… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Marat Narimanov (BIG BOOOM)
Interview with Filmmaker Josh Jackson (A ROOMBA’S TALE)
A ROOMBA’S TALE played to rave reviews at the June 2019 LA FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Josh Jackson: Honestly, I hadn’t made a film in a year or so, and wanted to MAKE SOME MOVIES DUDEY!!! You ever get that itch? Like it’s pretty damn fun. Artistically… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Josh Jackson (A ROOMBA’S TALE)
Interview with Filmmaker Colin Gerrard (ELI)
ELI was the winner of BEST FILM at the June LA Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Colin Gerrard: I believe it has a timeless appeal coming from the moment we all make a decision regarding our own motives, without thinking of the consequences for others. 2. From the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Colin Gerrard (ELI)
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