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A QUICK LOVE STORY was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the February 2020 ROMANCE Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Brenden Dannaher: Another short film that I was lined up to direct fell through. So I decided to produce my own short film myself. I had four different […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Brenden Dannaher (A QUICK LOVE STORY) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

THE WEB OPERA played to rave reviews at the February 2020 Music & Dance Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michael Roth: Two things, really. First, aesthetic and somewhat practical: whenever I’ve met a writer over the past 10 years or so who’s wanted to collaborate on an […]… Continue reading Interview with Composer Michael Roth (THE WEB OPERA) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

SOLDIER ONLINE was voted BEST ANIMATION FILM at the January 2020 DANCE & MUSIC Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? John J.A. Jannone: Daniel Munkus, one of the three musicians in the band Old Robes, was my student in the M.F.A. program in Performance and Interactive Media Arts (PIMA) […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker John J.A. Jannone (SOLDIER ONLINE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Paul Sargia: Bungee jumping… skydiving… stock car racing! Nothing can shake the numbness a divorced, wealthy ex-hedge fund manager feels until he’s hit by a car driven by an eccentric Wall Street icon. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Paul Sargia (THE TATTOOED BLONDE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Adam Seidel: At it’s core California is about a man who decides to fight for his loveless marriage through taking extreme measures. It’s a piece that examines the way we often go all in on lost causes and how that affects us. Do we come out the other […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Adam Seidel (CALIFORNIA) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Andronica Marquis: Dark Angels is about the struggle we all face to understand the true beauty of our nature despite the distraction of our pain, disappointments and insecurities. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Fantasy 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? While […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Andronica Marquis (DARK ANGELS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Robert: I had always had a passion for making movies, but never had the time or opportunity to pursue those interests during my high school years while under an intense training schedule of ballet, academics and extra-curriculars. When I got to Indiana University, I realized that […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Kasey Poracky & Robert Mack (SHIFT) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Kieron O’Sullivan: The Consequences of Living a Lie is about a young man who can’t accept that he’s gay, so he’s a lived a constant lie and after the death of his girlfriend, he finally starts to face the consequences of all the lies he’s told. This is […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kieron O’Sullivan (Consequences of Living a Lie) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Ma Troggian: Foreign is a story about love, loss and immigration in a politically polarized America. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama, Romantic Drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? The script is timely. Foreign sheds light upon the importance of […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Ma Troggian (FOREIGN) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary