Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Luqman Raymond Whittinger: The Shadow Prince tells the tale of a woman’s struggles in an age when women and children were considered little more than chattels. Her dream is to escape a broken home by seeking secure marital bliss. She rebuilds her relationship with her estranged mother. Ten… Continue reading Interview with Luqman Raymond Whittinger (THE SHADOW PRINCE)
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Interview with Screenwriter Jessi Thind (NANUQ)
Currently Head of Narrative on Dead by Daylight at Behaviour Interactive, Jessi Thind brings his passion for all things Hitchcock and Lovecraft as well as his unique world-building experience to the game’s universe, including the recently released Stranger Things Chapter that features the Demogorgon. Previously the Narrative Director on Arkham Knight and an undisclosed game… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jessi Thind (NANUQ)
Interview with Screenwriter Everett Moss (FULLY KNOWN)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Everett Moss: This story is about a Kurdish refugee that thinks he can earn the approval/praise/love of others by outworking everyone around him. This mentality was instilled in him as a young orphan and followed him to America – when he got adopted. Ultimately, he realizes that he… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Everett Moss (FULLY KNOWN)
Interview with Screenwriter Ash Willeby (A GOOD RUCKUS)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Ash Willeby: Carole Franklin, in her fifth year of teaching, is getting bored of the everyday ins and outs. She tries different things to entertain herself- including getting kids to earn detention so she can see a live-version of her favorite movie: The Breakfast Club. 2. What genres… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Ash Willeby (A GOOD RUCKUS)
Interview with Screenwriter Al Cool (MIRACLE COVE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Al Cool: MIRACLE COVE is about a college student in need of money who takes a dangerous job logging the forest, where betraying who he is may be his only chance to survive. But on a deeper personal level, it’s about a Tom’s struggle to overcome his being… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Al Cool (MIRACLE COVE)
Interview with Screenwriter A.W. Lucas (BATTLIN’ BARBARA)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? A.W. Lucas: Barbara Buttrick Smith and her journey to become the world’s first female bantamweight boxing champion and the challenges she faced outside the ring with the misogyny of the 1950s. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Biopic, drama, sports. 3. Why should this screenplay be… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter A.W. Lucas (BATTLIN’ BARBARA)
Interview with Screenwriter Devin Lofti (STR8 TO THE ALTAR)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Devin Lofti; Well obviously you know the premise but my screenplay is really about unrequited love, which everyone can relate to but in this case the sometimes more hidden hardships of the LGBTQ+ community when falling for someone who does not share the same sexual orientation. Also themes… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Devin Lofti (STR8 TO THE ALTAR)
Interview with Screenwriter Eliza Frakes (REMEMBRANCE DAY)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Eliza Frakes: REMEMBRANCE DAY takes place in a near-future, radicalized America wherein Roe V. Wade has been overturned. It follows two female friends, Maggie and Bix, on their escape to seek out an illegal abortion from a doomsday prepper in Joshua Tree. 2. What genres does your screenplay… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Eliza Frakes (REMEMBRANCE DAY)
Interview with Screenwriter Christopher Willis (CAMOUFLAGE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Christopher Willis: This script is about a unit of mostly gay soldiers in France during WWII. The mission of the unit is to deceive the Nazis using inflatable tanks and phony artillery barrages. Their compassion is realized through helping a gay war orphan realize his dream of attending… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Christopher Willis (CAMOUFLAGE)
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)
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