Reese is a commitment-phobic lesbian who can’t be in the same room with her homemaker sister Rachel without them verbally eviscerating each other, but, when Rachel’s marriage falls apart, Reese is forced to take her sister in, along with her two kids and their dog until they can get back on their feet. Along the… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay: Secondhand Heart. by Amber Nardolillo
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Winning LGBT Short Screenplay: Pink & Blue, by Níkẹ Uche Kadri
After a surprise pregnancy, a Black strait-laced lesbian and her multiracial trans partner wrestle with how the new baby will affect their relationship and how to raise a child in a binary world. CAST LIST: Diane: Mercedez De Castro Lin: Veronika Gribanova Narrator: Val Cole Crea: Olivia Barrett Armani: Wilfred Lee — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com… Continue reading Winning LGBT Short Screenplay: Pink & Blue, by Níkẹ Uche Kadri
Winning LGBT Short Screenplay: Tolerant Kids Adoption Agency, by Jennifer Pirante
A lesbian couple are looking to adopt from the progressive Tolerant Kids Adoption Agency. What shows up at their door is more than what they expected. CAST LIST: Lainey: Olivia Barrett Narrator: Val Cole James: Trevor Howes Carmen: Veronika Gribanova — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors:… Continue reading Winning LGBT Short Screenplay: Tolerant Kids Adoption Agency, by Jennifer Pirante
1st Scene LGBT Screenplay Reading: CAMOUFLAGE, by Christopher Willis
A top-secret American unit uses inflatable tanks and phony artillery barrages to divert German resources away from actual Allied forces. Many in the unit are well suited to their mission of deception having lived in the shadows of homosexuality all their lives. Inspired by real men. CAST LIST: Gestapo Agent: Wilfred Lee Monique: Mercedez… Continue reading 1st Scene LGBT Screenplay Reading: CAMOUFLAGE, by Christopher Willis
Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay: NEARFALL, by Ronny Jay
A young Hasidic Jewish boy falls in love with a high school wrestler and must choose between his faith and his feelings. CAST LIST: Mr. Woodthrup: William Poulin Morris: Steven Holmberg Ruth: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Narration: Justine Christensen Ari: Fabio Abreu Logan: Gabriel Darku Bubsy: Jordan Boscariol — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew… Continue reading Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay: NEARFALL, by Ronny Jay
LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: THE DANCER, by J.T. O’Neal
A wealthy gay man picks up a go-go boy and tries to turn him into a professional modern dancer. CAST LIST: Narrator: Esther Thibault Thomas: Brandon Knox Filipe: Hadi Kubba Monty: Luke Robinson Frederick: Sebastian Dean Biasucci Blake: Sean Ballantyne — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: THE DANCER, by J.T. O’Neal
LGBT Short Screenplay: The Loneliest Boy in Bushwick, by Connor Renfroe
In an effort to win his boyfriend back, Nolan accepts life counseling from an eccentric woman who might be more delusional than he. CAST LIST: Narrator: Esther Thibault Nolan: Brandon Knox Leo: Haddi Kubba Ursula: Rosalia Vagalatis Bea: Tiffany Davidson — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne… Continue reading LGBT Short Screenplay: The Loneliest Boy in Bushwick, by Connor Renfroe
#2 – LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: A Four Sided Bed, by Elizabeth Searle
A Four-Sided Bed is a ‘ménage a trois’ love story— with the emphasis on ‘love.’ An impassioned three- way affair between a man and two women, one of them transgender, re-ignites years later. The man’s conventional marriage is upended when the threesome rediscovers a love like no other. CAST LIST: Narrator: Esther Thibault JJ –… Continue reading #2 – LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: A Four Sided Bed, by Elizabeth Searle
LGBT Best Scene Reading: NEW TO THIS, by William Opperman
A chance meeting on the subway leads to a young man’s re-evaluation of his priorities. CAST LIST: NARRATION – JULIE C. SHEPPARD Jack – THOMAS FOURMIER Paul – GENE ABELA — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder,… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading: NEW TO THIS, by William Opperman
Winning LGBT TV PILOT Screenplay Reading: BROOKLYN PANSY, by Jason Forbach
As an unidentified body is pulled out of the East River, Leo Green searches for his identity among members of the queer community and against the rise of organized crime in the dark underbelly of Brooklyn….in 1890. CAST LIST: Narrator: Carina Cojeen Percy: Kaleb Alexander Gwendolyn: Natalie Morgan Mr. Toole: Aaron Williams Lillian: Barb… Continue reading Winning LGBT TV PILOT Screenplay Reading: BROOKLYN PANSY, by Jason Forbach
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 