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Interview with Filmmaker Eric Rusch (PICTURES OF LEO) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

PICTURES OF LEO was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY and BEST PERFORMANCES at the January 2020 LGBT Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Eric Rusch : I had had this idea for a feature length film for many years. I’m not really a filmmaker, so I never thought […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Eric Rusch (PICTURES OF LEO) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmakers Madeline Graham & Christopher Whiteside (VIOLET) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

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

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

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

Fuck Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival

FUCK, 3min., USA, Drama/LGBT Directed by Vern Hass A one word journey through an unsuspecting freshman’s sexual trials, tribulations, and revelations during her first semester of college. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!

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

Director Biography – John Sylva (THE WAY YOU SAW ME)

A graduate of the Tom Hanks Film Center at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, John Sylva currently acts as the Post Production Supervisor for Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, working alongside Villeneuve and his editorial team throughout the completion of BLADE RUNNER 2049, ARRIVAL, and the upcoming DUNE, filming spring 2019. He has also… Continue reading Director Biography – John Sylva (THE WAY YOU SAW ME)