CAST LIST: Tara: Ariel Brooker Jade: Georgia Grant Narrator: Kevin Gabel Harry: Allen Michael Brunet Diana: Regan Brown Dr. Howard: Hartley O. Gyamfi ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Camera Op: Mary Cox
Category: Screenplay
LGBT 1st Scene Reading: SIGHT UNSEEN, by Nicholas Downs, Susan Mac Nicol
Tragedy brings together a reserved but brilliant sculptor and an outgoing gallery owner, friends whose love was sidetracked—but was always meant to be deeper. CAST LIST: Jon: Russell Batcher Narrator: Kat Smiley Cody: Bryan Kling Nathan: Jolly Amoako ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Camera Op: Mary Cox
LGBT 1st Scene Reading of Off Script by Tamar Palmer
On the verge of making her dreams a reality, a 16-year-old aspiring actress discovers that her parents’ marriage isn’t what she believed and everything she thought she understood about relationships is turned upside down. As she struggles to hold on to her version of “happily ever after,” her mother must decide how much she’s… Continue reading LGBT 1st Scene Reading of Off Script by Tamar Palmer
August 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: LGBT Short Screenplay: LOOK IN MY EYES by Eddie BacaAugust 2018 LGBT Short Screenplay: CONVERTED by Dana QuercioliAugust 2018 LGBT Short Screenplay: OLDFISH by Kate Whitehead & Esha KhanAugust 2018 LGBT Short Screenplay: SKATE NIGHT by Kate WhiteheadAugust 2018 *** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson… Continue reading August 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
LGBT Festival Testimonial – August 4 2018
Kate Whitehead, Screenwriter (SKATE NIGHT) The feedback was great. The reader obviously took the time to read and understand my story. The commentary showed me that I needed another scene and so I wrote it and the screenplay got a lot better. The risk of writing alone in your room is that the characters are alive… Continue reading LGBT Festival Testimonial – August 4 2018
LGBT Best Scene: A TRIP TO ROME by Joe Petricca
Who would kill a priest? Let alone two priests. A TRIP TO ROME begins as the bodies of two Catholic priests are discovered in a car by the side of the road shot gangland style. We then cut to months earlier and follow the lives of Father Reynaldo Ruiz, Washington D. C.’s most celebrated and… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene: A TRIP TO ROME by Joe Petricca
LGBT Best Scene: TAKE ME TO EUROHEAVEN by Fatih Melek
Ali, a big Eurovision fan, travels to the host city to watch the contest live and enjoy the Eurovision week with close friends. But once the flat they rented online turns out to be a disaster, Ali has to take shelter in the house of a popular Eurovision blog crew and keep up with their… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene: TAKE ME TO EUROHEAVEN by Fatih Melek
LGBT Best Scene Reading of The Unvarnished Tales of the Green Fairy by Jacob Cullen
A self-destructive, gay, male prostitute seeks to break free from a co-dependent relationship with his boyfriend/pimp and dominate the West Hollywood sex-trade by serving an eccentric and elite clientele, in order to enjoy the cache and control for once in his life. Drunken Mess – 2 – Justin Hay Narration – Georgia Grant Janine – 21… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading of The Unvarnished Tales of the Green Fairy by Jacob Cullen
Winning LGBT 1st Scene Screenplay: PUNKER AND PROPHET by M. V. Montgomery
Genre: Drama Two young LGBTQ women from very different backgrounds form a close bond and help to fight each other’s battles. CAST LIST: Heather: Julie C. Sheppard Ginny: Pearl Ho Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Bill: Peter Nelson Selah: Katelyn Vanier ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Camera Op: Mary Cox
Winning LGBT Short Screenplay: LOOK IN MY EYES by Eddie Baca
Genre: Drama Gay sober military man meets Crimean Muslim taxi driver in NYC. CAST LIST: Karim: Twain Ward Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Eddie: Peter Nelson Henry: John Leung ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Camera Op: Mary Cox
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 