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
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#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
LGBT TV Pilot Best Scene Reading: Gayer Than Thou, by Matthew Cameron
When a drunken priest outs him to hundreds of his peers, an awkward and religious teen must live outside the closet and reconcile his hunger for God with his thirst for men. CAST LIST: Narration – DELPHINE ROUSSEL Olly – 20 – LOGAN FORSYTH Father Al – 17 – Sean Ballantyne — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo… Continue reading LGBT TV Pilot Best Scene Reading: Gayer Than Thou, by Matthew Cameron
LGBT 1st Scene 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: SS Major: Ted Powers Henri: Gene Abella… Continue reading LGBT 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: CAMOUFLAGE, by Christopher Willis
LGBT 1st Scene Reading: All of Her, by Bonnie Brookby
When her lover mysteriously disappears only to reemerge as an entirely different woman, an emotionally-guarded teacher finds herself at the center of a decades-old unsolved murder case, and must piece together the dangerous truth before it destroys her. CAST LIST: Hailey – Tiera Watts Narration – Chris Irving Morgan – Sophie Wojtyczka Alex – Kat… Continue reading LGBT 1st Scene Reading: All of Her, by Bonnie Brookby
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: JJ (m 20s) – 6… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading: A Four Sided Bed, by Elizabeth Searle
LGBT Short Screenplay Reading: Nanay’s Lullaby, by Drew Stephens
This short follows a family dealing with loss and shame while searching for connection. CAST LIST: Nurse Barb – 4 – Laura Afelskie Maricel – 32 – Andrea Irwin NARRATION – Sean Ballantyne Arnel – 37 – Trevor Howes Criselda – 29 – Norma Dunphy — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel… Continue reading LGBT Short Screenplay Reading: Nanay’s Lullaby, by Drew Stephens
LGBT SHORT Screenplay Reading: Owen, by Becca Roth
Longtime couple Kate and Owen travel to Kate’s rural hometown for her conservative mother’s funeral, just as Owen is beginning his transition from female to male. CAST LIST: Uber Driver – 6 – Adrian Carter Hotel Employee – 5 – Sean Ballantyne NARRATION – Andrea Irwin Kate – 32 – Laura Afelskie Owen – 34… Continue reading LGBT SHORT Screenplay Reading: Owen, by Becca Roth
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 