KILLING CHRISTMAS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the March 2020 DRAMA Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Pippa Hinchley: I originally wrote it as a play for a one act play season at Studio C in LA. The core of it is my own personal story – […]
via Interview with Screenwriter/Actor Pippa Hinchley (KILLING CHRISTMAS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
One day I went to the store to get some eggs. But there were none, so instead I got a hen. — Performed by Allison Kampf Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, […]
Silence. Dead air. Not a soul in sight. Abandoned homes. But sunrise reveals hope-a flower blooms in a crack in this concrete wasteland. — Performed by Allison Kampf Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, […]
Oh no, he’s eating again. Chomp, chomp, chomp. Slurp, slurp. The sounds! The sounds! Listen to my knife sharpening. — Performed by Allison Kampf Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack […]
Mom was a fortune teller. When he was born, she opened his tiny hands and told his future. He said he’d never had a day of chance or choice. — Performed by Allison Kampf Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha […]
Naked Time by Thomas Cannon Husband says it’s naked time. Wife laughs. All right! Husband clucks his tongue. Okay. You can do it too. — Performed by Allison Kampf Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: […]
Having emerged from the initial novelty of self-isolation, I stumbled upon the mother of all solutions to social distancing: eat a whole garlic bud for daily breakfast. — Performed by Allison Kampf Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy […]
Two-year-old Rory’s only thought of the future was what to do with the feisty little chipmunk she was trying to catch. Tumbling and bumbling around the playground, each step extended her perpetual fall until she rolled over the balance beam that rested on the mulch. — Performed by Allison Kampf Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: […]
Once upon a time not long ago there was a man and a woman. They were extremely happy yet often torn by difficult decisions. The news came she cried he comforted her. They added yet another brick to their foundation. Their love continued to grow as their love strengthened. The End — Performed by […]
A True Story by Ron Kolm I worked in an independent bookstore in New York City that closed due to the pandemic. The last book I sold was Albert Camus’ The Plague. — Performed by Allison Kampf Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel Festival Directors: […]
First Scene Screenplay Festival 