VIOLET was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the January 2020 LGBT Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Madeline Graham & Christopher Whiteside: Same sex marriage has only recently become legal in Northern Ireland and we felt that it was important to give voice to the people who […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Madeline Graham & Christopher Whiteside (VIOLET) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
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Festival occurring twice a year. In Toronto in June. And in Los Angeles in September. Showcasing the best of LGBT Short Films and Screenplays from around the world.
LGBT Best Scene Screenplay: Consequences of Living a Lie, by Kieron O’Sullivan
Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
https://youtu.be/JTNqitWgGgk This is a story about one’s boys journey out of the closest, and the consequences of the lies he’s to everyone in his life, especially his girlfriend. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Jack: Biden Hall Daisy: Aliya Hamid — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo,…
LGBT Best Scene Script: Adonix, by Daniel Boddicker
Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
https://youtu.be/E0bLvwu6jSg A timid, over-weight gay man gets the body of his dreams thanks to a powerful weight-loss supplement, but it comes with ravenous side effects. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Gabe: Biden Hall Kayla: Pascale Behrman — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting…
LGBT Best Scene Script: Adonix, by Daniel Boddicker
A timid, over-weight gay man gets the body of his dreams thanks to a powerful weight-loss supplement, but it comes with ravenous side effects. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Gabe: Biden Hall Kayla: Pascale Behrman — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines,… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Script: Adonix, by Daniel Boddicker
LGBT Best Scene Screenplay: Consequences of Living a Lie, by Kieron O’Sullivan
This is a story about one’s boys journey out of the closest, and the consequences of the lies he’s to everyone in his life, especially his girlfriend. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Jack: Biden Hall Daisy: Aliya Hamid — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay: Consequences of Living a Lie, by Kieron O’Sullivan
LGBT 1st Scene Script Reading: Just a Girl (AKA Swerve), by Minsun Park & Teddy Tenenbaum
Just a Girl is a romantic-comedy in which a transgender teen girl returns to her high school and comes out as transgender after transitioning in another town, only to have her former best friend fall head over heels for her. The romance plays out against the backdrop of an international high school robotics competition. CAST… Continue reading LGBT 1st Scene Script Reading: Just a Girl (AKA Swerve), by Minsun Park & Teddy Tenenbaum
LGBT Feature Screenplay Winner: Jess, by Sean J.S. Jourdan, Danielle Prall
On the hard edge of the urban west, Jess, an ex-con and single mother, strives to provide for herself and her own in the face of desperate poverty. CAST LIST: Various: Nikolai Afanasev Carlos: Peter Mark Raphael Narrator: Carina Cojeen Jess: Kristen MacCulloch JJ: Kyana Teresa Various: Kaleb Alexander Writer Statement Danielle and I live… Continue reading LGBT Feature Screenplay Winner: Jess, by Sean J.S. Jourdan, Danielle Prall
HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: January 2020 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: TEDDY MATE BEST PERFORMANCES: PICTURES OF LEO BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: PICTURES OF LEO BEST MUSIC: VIOLET Theme of night: Lost Connections Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: MAD ABOUT THE BOY, 8min., UK, Musical/LGBT PICTURES OF LEO, 15min, Sweden, Drama/LGBT TEDDY MATE, 15min., USA, Fantasy/LGBT THE WAY THINGS END, 5min., Norway, Drama/LGBT… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: January 2020 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival
Mad About the Boy Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival
MAD ABOUT THE BOY, 8min., UK, Musical/LGBT Directed by Samir Bhamra British born Pakistani singer and songwriter duo, Sidique and Kamaal are in love. They secretly elope and have a gay marriage in Leicester. When Kamaal marries Rukhsana in Pakistan to maintain his heterosexual facade, Sidique is angry and lost. His marriage to Kamaal is completely… Continue reading Mad About the Boy Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival
Violet Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival
VIOLET, 11min., Ireland, Romance/LGBT Directed by Madeline Graham & Christopher Whiteside Northern Irish teenager Violet struggles to come to terms with her faith and being gay, whilst burdened by overbearing and conservative parents. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
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