Category Archives: Uncategorized

Interview with Filmmaker Uliana Burykina (ILLUSION) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

ILLUSION was the winner of BEST MUSIC & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the January 2020 Drama Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Uliana Burykina: It was my third year studying in University, so as … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Interview with Filmmakers Madeline Graham & Christopher Whiteside (VIOLET) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

VIOLET was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the January 2020 LGBT Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Madeline Graham & Christopher Whiteside: Same sex marriage has only recently become legal in Northern … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Interview with Filmmaker Ignacio Lasierra Pinto (FIRST COMMUNION) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

FIRST COMMUNION was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY and BEST PERFORMANCES at the January 2020 European Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ignacio Lasierra Pinto: I wanted to make a film that opened … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Interview with Screenwriter Dave Cowzer (SHE KNOWS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Dave Cowzer: A coming of age, coming out story. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s a story of a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Interview with Screenwriter Jax Smith & Helene Taylor (DISCORD) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jax Smith & Helene Taylor: A prodigy pianist with misophonia (extreme sound sensitivity) becomes unhinged when she interviews with a sexually predatory Music Director. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Interview with Screenwriter Molly Waterman (RANCH EXIT) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Molly Waterman: In order to prove her loyalty, an ambitious GMO scientist must convince stubborn owners of an fiercely independent sustainable ranch to partner with her agro-chemical corporation or risk losing her job, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Interview with Screenwriter Paul Root (RESET BUTTON) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Paul Root: A guy with no direction in life, losing the only person he thinks he has, and coming to terms with that. Learning to trust in ones self and others. Blah blah … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Interview with Screenwriter Sara F. Hathaway (Disaster: The Changing Earth Series) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Sara F. Hathaway: Featuring Erika Moore, The Changing Earth Series, presents a legendary story of a survivor of the Great Quake attempting to navigate a world torn apart by a series of natural … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Interview with Novelist Felicia Nelson-Davis (My Pimped Out Marriage) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? The novel is about 2 people who were lovers and a couple since middle school! They vowed to graduate together and spend the rest of their lives together! But college happened, plans were … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Sean Chandler (RUNNING) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Sean Chandler: “Running” is the story of a discordant political family caught in the middle of a gay sex scandal who are faced with the choice of banding together or falling apart. 2. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment