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SCREAMING SHAPES played to raves reviews at the Los Angeles Experimental, Dance, Music Festival in February 2020. Submit to the festival via FilmFreeway: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sophia Stoller: The seed of the idea for this film began at an artist residency in 2017 called the Cohan Collective, directed by […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sophia Stoller (SCREAMING SHAPES) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

CYCLE was the winner of BEST FILM at the April 2020 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Laura D’Antoni: I wanted to make a film that had a strong message, was visually interesting but also personal to me. This film shines a light […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Laura D’Antoni (CYCLE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

SHATTERED played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Film Festival. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Suyoung Jang: Before I started to study computer animation at Ringling College of Art+Design, I had studied History at Ewha Womans University in South Korea, one of the oldest […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Suyoung Jang (SHATTERED) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

TIME AT WOODPINE played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Film Festival. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hannah de Groot: I really leaned into the collaborative process, with my cast and crew motivating me with their fresh perspectives, creativity, and hard work whenever I […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Hannah de Groot (TIME AT WOODPINE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

CIGARETTE LIPS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2020 Female Film Festival. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Katherine Castellaw: I had an acting coach years ago who was encouraging us to write our own scenes, and as an example he said something along […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Katherine Castellaw (CIGARETTE LIPS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

LABOR RELATIONS was the winner of BEST COMEDY FILM at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Submit via FilmFreeway: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Karisa Bruin: I am a mother to two young boys and my desire to balance parenting and working has been at times a real struggle. I […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Karisa Bruin (LABOR RELATIONS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

BED-HEADLINES played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? My roommate, Bianca motivated me to make this film. She may have found herself in many a mornings in which she’s caught up in her mind and news and thoughts and news and […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Larissa Pruett (BED-HEADLINES) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

JACKS was the winner of BEST MUSIC & SOUND at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Chloe Mondesir: I really felt that the message of empowerment was timely and necessary. My daughter who plays the lead (Sonia), is at […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Chloe Mondesir (JACKS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Millennials Throughout History: A Titanic Following played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Deanna Director: I’m a comedy writer & producer in pursuit of landing a late night TV writing job, so I’m always plotting different ways to have my work […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Deanna Director (Millennials Throughout History: A Titanic Following ) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

AFRAID was the winner of BEST FILM at the April 2020 Under 5 Minute Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Grace Wagner: We wanted to create a film that shows the anxiety and fear we feel doing everyday tasks, like when we are walking to our car alone at night. […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Grace Wagner & Lisbet Byler (AFRAID) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary