Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saOCCvIJ5NY Wajood (Selfhood) revolves around a young hijra’s (trans-woman) life in Mumbai, who seems to fancy herself with an auto-rickshaw driver. When confronted by the elders of her community about her unrealistic expectations, she goes on a subconscious quest to know if somebody will ever fall in love…
Month: May 2018
Winning LGBT Feature Film Reading of ARRANGING MIA, by Joanie Fox
Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEhSxWAD5dg Genre: LGBT, Romance, Comedy A dying mother wants to marry off her lesbian daughter to a man before she dies. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Mia: Pip Dwyer Helen: Julie Burris Cole: Geoff Mays Alex: Hugh Ritchie Dr. Harrison: Ariel Brooker Get to know the writer:…
Interview with Filmmaker Leigh Bloomfield (THE NIGHT SKY)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
THE NIGHT SKY was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2018 Experimental Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Leigh Bloomfield: I had just used time lapse photography, for one of our clients. I really enjoyed the process and the…
Interview with Filmmaker Jessica Batson (ORACLE)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
ORACLE played to rave reviews at the December 2017 EXPERIMENTAL FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was really looking for the creative freedom an experimental film provides and began formulating an abstract concept. 2. From the idea to…
Interview with the film team of the short film CHRISTINE (Jessica Adler, Kate Montgomery, Stephanie Serra)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
CHRISTINE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the December 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We wanted to tell a story that highlighted the idea that you can be yourself, even if you don’t have words to describe it yet.…
Interview with Filmmaker Will Kim (GLORIOUS VICTORY)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
GLORIOUS VICTORY played to rave reviews at the December 2017 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Will Kim: Two things motivated me. The 2016 Presidential Election between Trump and Clinton. When I saw them exchanging many pointless arguments to achieve one…
Winning Feature Screenplay – THE LAST PRISON by Richard Geiwitz
Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Watch the Winning AUGUST 2017 Screenplay. Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Judith, known as the “Mother Creator” by her robots, faces a takeover when the robots feel they are not being treated fairly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sRD1GU7NBY CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Judith: Mandy May Cheetham R-14: Angelica Alejandro Reeve: Ryan Yusep Alain: Peter Mark…
April 2018 – Interview with TOP Cinematographers working today.
Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Enclosed are 5 interviews with some of the TOP Cinematographers working in the Film & TV industry today. By Matthew Toffolo Interview with Cinematographer Rasmus Heise (I KILL GIANTS) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/03/25/interview-with-cinematographer-rasmus-heise-i-kill-giants/ Interview with Cinematographer Christophe Graillot (A Bag of Marbles, La Garde) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/03/16/interview-with-cinematographer-christophe-graillot-a-bag-of-marbles-la-garde/ Interview with Cinematographer Dan Stoloff (Suits, The Americans,…
April 2018 – Interviews with Film Festival Directors
Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Read 4 interviews with some of the top Film Festival Director’s in the world today. Interview with Festival Director Eric Morgret (Crypticon Seattle Horror Film Festival)) https://festivalreviews.org/2018/03/30/interview-with-festival-director-eric-morgret-crypticon-seattle-horror-film-festival/ It’s a great service! I think we were the 4th festival to sign up for them a few years back and since day…
April 2018 – Read interview with TOP upcoming directors.
Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Read interviews with top filmmakers from around the world today. By Matthew Toffolo. Interview with Filmmaker Adriana Falcinelli (DYING FOR A LIVING) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/04/01/interview-with-filmmaker-adriana-falcinelli-dying-for-a-living/ Interview with Filmmaker Anuj Gulati (THE MANLIEST MAN) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/04/01/interview-with-filmmaker-anuj-gulati-the-manliest-man/ Interview with Director Elen JI (DINNER FOR TWO) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/03/30/interview-with-director-elen-ji-dinner-for-two/ Interview with Director Leslie Aldana (THE WRITER’S WOMAN) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/03/30/interview-with-director-leslie-aldana-the-writers-woman/…