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
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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
1st Scene LGBT Screenplay Reading: AROUSED, by Barry Jay
When Alex looked for a new roommate to move into his childhood home after his father’s brutal murder, he gets Shane: a confident, mysterious physical trainer who plunges him into a violent world of sweat and sex, forcing him to confront his past abuses. But even as Alex learns to fight back, there may be… Continue reading 1st Scene LGBT Screenplay Reading: AROUSED, by Barry Jay
Top LGBT Festival Screenplays of 2019
Watch the winning readings performed by professional actors. 20 screenplays in total. 2 Feature Screenplays: Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay: NEARFALL, by Ronny Jay https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/2019/10/20/winning-lgbt-feature-screenplay-nearfall-by-ronny-jay/ Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay: THE THINGS WE MISS, by Bonnie Brookby https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/2019/04/11/winning-lgbt-feature-screenplay-the-things-we-miss-by-bonnie-brookby/ —- 4 TV Screenplays: Winning LGBT TV PILOT Screenplay Reading: BROOKLYN PANSY, by Jason Forbach https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/2019/10/06/winning-lgbt-tv-pilot-screenplay-reading-brooklyn-pansy-by-jason-forbach/ LGBT TV Pilot… Continue reading Top LGBT Festival Screenplays of 2019
1st Scene LGBT Screenplay Reading: Cutting Edge, by Renee Galloway-Golden
A strong willed young teen finds her own life slipping away after coming out in hopes her peers will follow. Self-harm and suicide attempts seem to be the only way out for this beautiful young spirit. This young warrior will have to decide if her life is worth saving. Will she become a warrior or… Continue reading 1st Scene LGBT Screenplay Reading: Cutting Edge, by Renee Galloway-Golden
1st Scene LGBT Screenplay Reading: Death At Sea. by Samuel Heath
A military investigator must solve a locked room murder on a Naval ship or face the threat of war CAST LIST: Cell voice – Marcus Bernacci NARRATION – Krista Barzso Rodriguez (f 30s) – Tracy Rowland Stern (m 50s) – Neil Bennett — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director:… Continue reading 1st Scene LGBT Screenplay Reading: Death At Sea. by Samuel Heath
LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Across The Neon Hours, by J. Malia Miranda
Unable to face the reality of her collapsing marriage after news that her husband has gambled away a small fortune, a Las Vegas casino manager bonds with a card-playing tourist during one impulsive night under the neon lights of Sin City. CAST LIST: Dante: Allan Brunet Reese: Jillian Robinson Narration: Kat Smiley Alex: Pascale Behrman… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Across The Neon Hours, by J. Malia Miranda
LGBT Best Scene Script Reading: Everybody Says Goodbye, by Michael R. Barnard
EVERYBODY SAYS GOODBYE–The Story of a Father and Son uncovers those issues on a very personal level: a parent disowns his teenage son who come out as gay. Drastic reality slaps this father hard, though, when he discovers his son may have been the victim of a serial killer killing the boys of the streets… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Script Reading: Everybody Says Goodbye, by Michael R. Barnard
LGBT Best Scene Reading: CUTTING EDGE, by Renee Galloway-Golden
A strong willed young teen finds her own life slipping away after coming out in hopes her peers will follow. Self-harm and suicide attempts seem to be the only way out for this beautiful young spirit. This young warrior will have to decide if her life is worth saving. Will she become a warrior or… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading: CUTTING EDGE, by Renee Galloway-Golden
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 