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G(R)O(W)ING UP was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2019 Female Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Annabelle Frost: My boss at the time encouraged me to make a film as he knew I had professional directing aspirations. 2. From the idea to the finished […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Annabelle Frost (G(R)O(W)ING UP) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

BOY RACER was the winner of BEST FILM at the May 2019 Under 5 Minute Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Barry Fahy: The world is so full of negative stories these days, I wanted to tell a real story that almost everyone can relate to that makes […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Barry Fahy (BOY RACER) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? David-Alexandre CHANEL: At THEORIZ we constantly explore the relations and convergence of reality and virtuality. This project started as a scientific research project exploring how we can use immersive videos, tracking, interactivity, real time visuals – tools we use everyday for our work on stage, shows […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker David-Alexandre CHANEL (PASSAGE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS played to rave reviews at the August 2019 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Dee Garceau: I’m a U.S. History professor who was living in Memphis and heard about a controversial incident that tore the city apart in 1866. It was a racialized massacre […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dee Garceau (A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A HIMALAYAN SHEPHERD was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2019 Documentary Short Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Manchhiring Tamang: My motivation to make this film roots from my familial and cultural ties to the village. I was born […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Manchhiring Tamang (A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A HIMALAYAN SHEPHERD) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

THE ARTIST played to rave reviews at the August 2019 Documentary Short Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Mark Garcia: I first met Mauro while running a camera on his first film he directed titled, The Recall. One day just Mauro and I went to grab some night […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mark Garcia (THE ARTIST) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

RED CHEF REVIVAL was the winner of BEST FILM & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the October 2019 TV Web Series Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Danny Berish: What motivated us to make this series was based on how embarrassingly little we knew about the indigenous culture and cuisine. 2. […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Danny Berish (RED CHEF REVIVAL TV Web Series) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Christian Frosio: The theme of the song is a subject dear to me. During the recording music session, I started to write the storyboard of the video clip and to imagine the related scenes. It was a natural process. The idea was to reinforce the message […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Christian Frosio (OPEN THE WINDOW) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ashley Gerst: I was motivated by my relationship between my grandfather and myself. He passed away in 2013, and I wanted to do something to honor his memory and to help me find a way through my grief regarding his death. 2. From the idea to […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ashley Gerst (THE SPIRIT SEAM) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Sundance 2020 was a whirlwind experience, to say the least. Both Collin and I are still shaking off the cobwebs from the week spent in… via Sundance 2020 Wrap-Up — MovieBabble