Month: August 2020

SHORT FILM TRAILER: The Peculiar Adventures Of Willow B Star — WILDsound Festival

Watch the full feedback video: Interview with Filmmaker: https://matthewtoffolo.com/2020/07/07/interview-with-filmmaker-ariane-smith-the-peculiar-adventures-of-willow-b-star/ THE PECULIAR ADVENTURES OF WILLOW B. STAR, 11min., USA, Animation/Comedy Directed by Mark Simon Gravelsville, USA is a magnet for the most comically twisted villains the world has ever seen. Ancient legends, scientific theories, and even the laws of nature are employed in their diabolically dark […]… Continue reading SHORT FILM TRAILER: The Peculiar Adventures Of Willow B Star — WILDsound Festival

Interview with Screenwriter Eileen Wilson (WATCHING) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Eileen Wilson: It’s about free speech and using your voice while you have one. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? I wrote it initially, tongue in cheek, so it’s a comedy-drama monologue. It was initially performed that way at a theatre scratch night and it’s interesting […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Eileen Wilson (WATCHING) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Screenwriter Kevin Mongelli (NAILS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Kevin Mongelli: Jonathan has had a troubled life but has attempted to turn things around. One final decision could change everything. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? Unique story on how a singular decision could […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Kevin Mongelli (NAILS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Screenwriter J. L. Paxxiel (BTW I’m An Alien) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? J. L. Paxxiel: It’s the parallel life of Trevor Noah within our multiverse and creatively weave things Trevor Noah has said in his podcast, TV show, book, and comedy tours. It touches on diversity and shows the power of a family working together. They are a quirky and […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter J. L. Paxxiel (BTW I’m An Alien) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Parts #1 & #2 – Best Scene Script Readings: By Way Of Prague

Part #1 reading of By Way of Prague: CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf Tucker: Geoff Mays Ambassador Bowes: Steve Rizzo Charlie Greyeyes: Sean Ballantyne Part #2 reading of By Way of Prague: CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf Sergei: Steve Rizzo Washerwoman: Hannah Ehman

Winning DIVERSITY 1st Scene Script Read: Exes And Ohs, by Isabella Rebecca Vergun, Isobel Bradbury

Scotty and Kat are BFFFs (Best Friends For-Fucking-Ever). So when Kat wants to elope with Hazel, a girl she’s only known for six months, Scotty knows that it’s his job to stop Kat from making a huge mistake. Armed with the knowledge of Hazel’s recent breakup from her douchey ex-boyfriend, Topher, Scotty makes Topher an… Continue reading Winning DIVERSITY 1st Scene Script Read: Exes And Ohs, by Isabella Rebecca Vergun, Isobel Bradbury

Winning BEST SCENE Feature Screenplay Reading: GREENWOOD, by Jody Hadlock, ,A.J. Orr

Based on a true story, a 1920’s African-American lawyer takes on the system to defend the residents of Greenwood, the all-black district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, when it’s destroyed by an angry white mob. CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf John Ros: Geoff Mays B.C: Sean Ballantnye

Winning BEST SCENE Feature Screenplay Reading: SINS OF OUR FATHERS, by Albert Ferranti

Now in his 20’s, Duaae seizes upon an unexpected opening to extract from his foster sister the last crucial piece of the puzzle of why his foster father bludgeoned his biological father, an itinerant preacher, to death on an isolated Pennsylvania farm ten years before, if only she can stay alive long enough at the… Continue reading Winning BEST SCENE Feature Screenplay Reading: SINS OF OUR FATHERS, by Albert Ferranti

Winning BEST SCENE TV Screenplay Reading: COMING OF AGE, by Karin de la Peña Collison

It’s 1965 and Charlotte, a 13-yr old, English, parochial school girl , is forced to confront her sexuality when her stage-manager mother, finding her husband in their bed with the au père girl, yanks Charlotte away from him and plunges her into the capsizing world of a live theatre tour. CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf… Continue reading Winning BEST SCENE TV Screenplay Reading: COMING OF AGE, by Karin de la Peña Collison