Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michela Carattini & Leanne Mangan: We had each made a short film before, but wanted to work with each other, so we met and just chatted for a while. It emerged that we were both interested in the grey areas of cyber crime, especially the doxxing […]
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Interview with Filmmaker Jason Harris (RICK THUNDER IN…LOOK BACK TOMORROW) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
RICK THUNDER IN…LOOK BACK TOMORROW was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the March 2020 COMEDY Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jason Harris: Rick Thunder was originally part of a web series concept for an apartment complex where we shot 8 comedy short films to showcase the complex. […]
Interview with Filmmaker Alan Brennan (THE INTERVIEW) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
THE INTERVIEW was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the March 2020 Comedy Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Alan Brennan: Long time listener, first time caller. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short? Way way […]
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Interview with Filmmaker John Hayden (VERITAPHOBIA) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
VERITAPHOBIA was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the March 2020 COMEDY Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? John Hayden: The film was originally prompted from a dare to write a short ten minute play about phobia’s by the Shelter Theatre Group in NYC. From the idea to […]
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Interview with Filmmaker Sean Parker (WORD ON THE STREET) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
WORD ON THE STREET was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2020 COMEDY Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sean Parker: We’ve made films together for about 20 years, including a lot of silly, low-key sketches for YouTube, and with Word on the Street, we wanted […]
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Interview with Screenwriter/Actor Pippa Hinchley (KILLING CHRISTMAS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
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 – […]
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TWITTER SHORT STORY: Eggs, by Owen Kidd — Submit your story logline and showcase it on this network. Or, submit to get your story made into a Video Pitch
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, […]
TWITTER SHORT STORY: Hope Blooms by Gene Cartwright — Submit your story logline and showcase it on this network. Or, submit to get your story made into a Video Pitch
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, […]
TWITTER SHORT STORY: Misophonia, by Johanna Lack — Submit your story logline and showcase it on this network. Or, submit to get your story made into a Video Pitch
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 […]
TWITTER SHORT STORY: Mourning the Unknown, by Leah — Submit your story logline and showcase it on this network. Or, submit to get your story made into a Video Pitch
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 […]
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