Reese is a commitment-phobic lesbian who can’t be in the same room with her homemaker sister Rachel without them verbally eviscerating each other, but, when Rachel’s marriage falls apart, Reese is forced to take her sister in, along with her two kids and their dog until they can get back on their feet. Along the […]
via SCREENPLAY MOVIE: Secondhand Heart, by Amber Nardolillo — LGBT Toronto Film Festival
Genre: This is a True Adventure Story He flew with danger for sixteen years. One day danger got the best of him! This is the very exciting true story of one of a most unforgettable man, raised on a farm in Sodus, Michigan. His very exciting life really begins at the age of 13 when […]
via SCRIPT MOVIE: Danger In The Clouds, by John Donnellan — WILDsound Festival
Fresh out of high school, a Portland youth promises his dying mother that he will remain a virgin until he finds a pure Christian girl to marry, but he’s a musician working in Oregon’s largest, hippest record store with a ragtag group of musician friends that aren’t making it very easy for him to keep […]
FOOD CART played to rave reviews at the Thriller Festival in March 2020. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lucas Longacre: After working in verite documentary for over a decade, I was hungry to play in the scripted narrative genre. I missed working with actors, storyboarding, and collaborating with a Director of […]
via Interview with Filmmaker Lucas Longacre (FOOD CART) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Based on true events, this story is part of a larger narrative about love, friendship, and crime. In the short, 400-word version, you get a glimpse into the mind of the main character, Marley, as she composes herself in the bathroom of a club while her unassuming husband waits for her outside. Narration: Allison Kampf […]
via SHORT STORY MOVIE: WHO IS SHE?, by Camille Sanghera — Novel Writing Festival
Set in an Alaskan boreal forest, this Christian allegory features Barrington Bunny as the Christ figure and a Wolf as God. Barrington desperately searches for a use of his limited talents to benefit the animal family for which he longs; his warm fur and ability to hop eventually save a freezing mouse. Thus, Barrington is […]
via SCREENPLAY MOVIE: Barrington Bunny, by Sandra Wolf — WILDsound Festival
Troubled bruiser with a gender transitioning Mob Don orders the soldier he rescued from evil foster parents to take out the one person who can expose him — the soldier’s long-lost biological father. Editor & Visual Design by Kimberly Villarruel Produced by Matthew Toffolo CAST: Narrator: Allison Kampf Tony: Bill Poulin Aunt Connie: Kyana Teresa […]
Oliver and Lisa deal with the Ziffels shooting a porno in their barn. CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf Oliver (M): Bill Poulin Eb (M): Scott Beaudin Lisa (F): Alicia Payne — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel […]
A young actress in a community theater group learns an important lesson about life against her will when she has a confrontation with herself. CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf Mike (M): Allan Michael Brunet Desiree/Desiree Prime (F): Hannah Ehman Cathy (F): Kyana Teresa Scott (M): Scott Beaudin — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew […]
via Winning SHORT Screenplay Reading of PAGE NINE, by Henry Brown — First Scene Screenplay Festival
Poetry Football…… Narration by Steve Rizzo Visual Design & Edited by Kimberly Villarruel Produced by Matthew Toffolo POEM: After football practice, Dave Malloy, assistant coach, was sitting in the office of the coach, Jim Shelby / I was there as well; I don’t remember why / without the slightest warning, zany Dave erupted, bellowed, slammed […]
