Interview with Screenwriter Jude Quintiere (UNDER THE ROSE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is you screenplay about? Jude Quintiere: This is a true story of profound love between a vibrant young feminist and a nationally celebrated Roman Catholic priest, which takes place in the shifting beliefs of the 60’s. This transformational love affair was investigated by the FBI and violated the strictest taboos of society,… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jude Quintiere (UNDER THE ROSE)

Interview with Screenwriter Níkẹ Uche Kadri (PINK & BLUE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Níkẹ Uche Kadri: After a surprise pregnancy, a Black strait-laced lesbian and her multiracial trans partner wrestle with how the new baby will affect their relationship and how to raise a child in a binary world. Pink & Blue is a love story about two people confronting parenthood… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Níkẹ Uche Kadri (PINK & BLUE)

Interview with Screenwriter Sam Tracton (OPERATIVE D)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Operative D is a story about the correlation between nature and choice, as James’ earnest desire to be a good person clashes with his dark past and brutal nature. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? The script falls under the thriller and crime genres 3. Why… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Sam Tracton (OPERATIVE D)

Interview with Screenwriter James Abney (PLAYING WITH CHOPSTICKS)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? James Abney: “Playing with Chopsticks” is a fish out of water story about Jimmy, an average white man, and Jenny, his beautiful Chinese girlfriend, and the cultural differences they experience as they date outside their normal bounds. Problems arise after the meeting between him and her strict parents… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter James Abney (PLAYING WITH CHOPSTICKS)

Interview with Screenwriter Marcus Russell (PERMUTATION)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Marcus Russell: This script is about the plight of marginalized people, specifically African Americans. English has been taken advantage of by processes he can barely comprehend. He cannot get good health care (to be taken seriously by his health care provider), he has a contentious relationship with the… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Marcus Russell (PERMUTATION)

Interview with Screenwriter Tim Gale (PARTY OVER COUNTRY)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Tim Gale: A Republican candidate is sworn in as president of the united states, but he’s way more into partying than he is into doing his job or serving his globalist master. It’s pretty much White House meets Animal House. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Tim Gale (PARTY OVER COUNTRY)

Interview with Screenwriter Cecilia Michelangeli (The Ambiguous Couch Affair)

The Ambiguous Couch Affair’s first scenes were read at the Writing Festival last month. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Cecilia Michelangeli: The unreasonable way to react to an attempt robbery and to a meaningless shooting. Randall and Evelyn run a struggling furniture store in a quiet community. The peace is disturbed when a… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Cecilia Michelangeli (The Ambiguous Couch Affair)

Interview with Screenwriter Bethany Maines (BLUE CHRISTMAS)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Bethany Maines: Blue Jones just stole Jake Garner’s dog. And his heart. But technically the French Bulldog belongs to Jake’s ex. And now they’re both being chased across Seattle by Jake’s ex-girlfriend for a dog collar’s worth of smuggled diamonds. For Blue, Christmas has never been quite so… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Bethany Maines (BLUE CHRISTMAS)

Interview with Screenwriter Elizabeth Searle (A FOUR SIDED BED)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Elizabeth Searle: It’s a menage a trois love story- with an emphasis on ‘love.’ The themes are sisters and marriages of different kinds, and a love that falls between the blurred lines, ‘all ways.’ Here is our offical ‘summary’: “An impassioned three-way affair between a man and two… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Elizabeth Searle (A FOUR SIDED BED)

Interview with Screenwriter Billy Smith (The Stafford Multiplex Theater)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Billy Smith: My screenplay, The Stafford Multiplex Theater, is about an outdated eight-screen movie theater in a small town. A new Megaplex has opened up about twenty minutes from them and a lot of people have forgotten about the Stafford. They’ve gained an unfortunate reputation as “that other… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Billy Smith (The Stafford Multiplex Theater)