Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Josephine A. Perry: The title of my pilot for my TV series has been changed to SHATTERED. Shattered is more accurate regarding its overarching theme: how one family, generation after generation, tries unsuccessfully to leave its destructive past behind by pretending…
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Interview with Actors Stephen Tracey & Erica Anderson (PREY)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
PREY played to rave reviews at the August 2018 Female Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Taking a quote from the director, Vivien Endicott- Douglas, who says it best: “As women, we are predominantly conditioned to believe that we must sacrifice…
Interview with Filmmaker Shetu Modi (THE PITS)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Shetu Modi: Honestly, I noticed my sweat smelled like Indian food whenever I ate a lot of it and I connected that to some of my childhood and university experiences. The story is not autobiographical but some of the…
Interview with Screenwriter Troy Harvey Graham (SHE DREAMS OF PLASTIC TIARAS)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Troy Harvey Graham: In short – it’s about two naïve parents wanting plastic surgery for their baby daughter to set her up for a future as a supermodel. It’s designed to mock the impossible beauty standards in society and the irrational…
Interview with Screenwriter Albert Tevanyan (DWELLERS OF SUNSHINE GARDENS)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Albert Tevanyan: It’s about a prison break. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Thriller/Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s a prison break story with a very unique twist. It is highly suspenseful, full…
Interview with Screenwriter Helene Taylor (BUREAU 121)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Helene Taylor: Bureau 121 is about the very real elite cyberwarfare hacking team from North Korea. The same group who hacked Sony and several foreign banks in the last few years. The government recruits young men at an early age and…
Interview with Screenwriter Eddie Baca (LOOK INTO MY EYES)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Matthew Toffolo: WHAT IS YOUR SCREENPLAY ABOUT? Eddie Baca: IT’S BASICALLY A LOVE STORY ABOUT A CRIMEAN MUSLIM LIVING IN NYC WHO MEETS UP WITH AN OLDER SOBER GAY MAN. AN INTENSE JOURNEY IN SELF DISCOVERY. 2. WHAT GENRES DOES YOUR SCREENPLAY FALL UNDER? ROMANTIC DRAMA AND COMEDY,…
Interview with Screenwriter Jorge Abreu (I FEARED FOR MY LIFE)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? A satirical critique on law enforcement’s interaction with minorities, and fear seen through the lens of stereotypes and bigotry. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Psychological Drama /Horror 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? To…
Interview with Screenwriter John Alexander Fraser (NORTHWOOD)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
What is your screenplay about? – the screenplay is about a nuclear submarine commander who is put in an unthinkable position as tensions mount during NATO exercises What genres does your screenplay fall under? – genres would be action, thriller, suspense and war Why should this screenplay be…
Interview with the Filmmaking Team of the Award Winning Short Film “HOTTER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN”
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Director Julie Haberstick. Writer John Houston. Winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August 2018 Romance Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? John: I wanted to tell a story that wasn’t the usual romantic story but would somehow bind these two people…
Los Angeles feedback film festival 