Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? The band Copperhead are good friends of mine, and they actually approached me about doing a music video for Telus’ Storyhive Music Video Edition. This is a grant program out here in Western Canada sponsored by Telus. We won…
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Interview with Writer/Actor Catherine Haun (MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the August 2018 Female Film Festival in Toronto. http://www.mrsmurphysconfession.com Facebook: @playfulshortfilm.com Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? I became obsessed. That’s the best way to describe it. Totally off the rails. I just thought I…
Interview with Screenwriter M. V. Montgomery (PUNKER AND PROPHET)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? M. V. Montgomery: Two young women with different backgrounds and talents. Ginny is a gifted singer; Selah is a spiritual leader in-the-making. Both have struggles to overcome: Ginny is a victim of domestic abuse, Selah the victim of a public hate crime.…
Interview with TV PILOT Screenplay Winner Josephine A. Perry (MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER)
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…
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,…
