Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
TO QUIET MY MIND was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2018 Under 5 Minute Feedback Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hollis Sherman-Pepe: I always write my short films with specific actors in mind. My star Ryan…
Month: April 2018
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Katie L. Marshall (FALLING STAR)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
1. What is your screenplay about? ‘Falling Star’ is about a young pop star who is driven to a mental breakdown by those profiting from her fame. Alexa King is forced to keep her sexuality a secret in the limelight, for fear of losing fans and the profits that…
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Ricardo M. Fleshman (KILLING MOSES)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
1. What is your screenplay about? Killing Moses is the account of New Orleans Private Detective Moses Byone and his search to understand the death of a wealthy white lawyer, Jefferson Collingwood, who perished in the fire that consumed the Upstairs Lounge in the summer of 1973. During…
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Carl F. Zimmermann (TOE TAG MURDERS)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
1. What is your screenplay about? Clearwater, Florida rising-star homicide detective, Mike Carol gets the chance of a lifetime when he goes to New York to work a two-year stint as a liaison in the Queens 112 precinct. But, the day he arrives bodies start showing up pitting…
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Derek W. Wright (WHEN THE DUST SETTLES)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? On the day of America’s most savage terrorist attack, the world’s gaze rests upon New York but when the dust settles, two of the victims originally believed to be victims of the terrorists actually leave traces of…
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Christine Sherwood (CHERRY GLAZED)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? Cherry Glazed is about about a small town crime boss who has to go clean up her sabordinates mess and she really hates messes. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Crime Drama 3. Why should…
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Jade S. Bokhari (TOGETHER)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? LOGLINE: As an apocalyptic asteroid heads to earth, a bereaved father hunts down his child’s killer; so dead or alive, his family is together to face the end. SHORT SYNOPSIS: With a world-ending asteroid on the way…
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Victoria Mitchell (THE BLUE ROOM)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? It’s about a group of unscrupulous ghost-hunters that find what they’re looking for… and more. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Horror. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? The screenplay embraces…
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Sharon Powers (ENTANGLED)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? The longline is American environmentalists in Mexico run afoul of a drug-smuggling operation, and reporter Jasmine Peterson comes down to assist, only to stumble onto a whole new story – a merman! In synopsis, the story is…
Interview with Winning Screenwriter John McCarney (CHILDREN OF THE DUST)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? The true story of a maverick airline CEO and a Volkswagen driving hippie, who risk their lives to save discarded mixed race orphans in collapsing war torn Vietnam. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Action…