Wives of the Skies, set in 1965, stars two stewardesses, Fran and Marcy. Derrick, a British photojournalist interviews them as ‘subjects” for his “documentary film” and they are revealed as very different then Derrick ever hoped for or could possibly have expected. As they get to know each other, Wives Of The Skies makes a contemporary socio-cultural statement regarding the meme of “the good girl, drawn bad”

Then listen to the podcast interview with director Honey Lauren. Honey chats about the process of making this period piece film on a limited budget & collaborating with her talented team.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK of the film: https://youtu.be/uNaF08dUxqk

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Watch the Short Dance Film THROUGH THESE EYES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ev3GEX3oe4&feature=youtu.be

Come back and listen to the interview with director Armeara Blackwell about the inspiration and process on making this terrific short dance film.

Watch the Audience Feedback Video of the short film: https://youtu.be/SQs57_ZYMU0

Song: “Live Black” by @konkrete ft. @keedronbryant & @tamikadmallory Choreography: Armeara Blackwell (@mearaaaa_) Dancers: Moniq Bevans (@mmbevans2) Natori Blackman (@natori.aliyah) London Smith

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Watch the award winning Horror Short Film “NUMERUS DUO” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqeD_bI3C_Y

Then come back and listen to the interview with DP/Editor and overall creator Dustin Lee. Dustin chats about the process of making this film and his many other shorts while balancing his family life.

Dustin is also a master of the “FAN EDIT”. Go to his website http://www.maple-films.com/ and you can watch this fan edits of “The Hobbit”, “Rogue One”, and the supercut of “The Darkest Hour” & “Dunkirk”.

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November 16th 2020 - Interview with Politician turned Screenwriter John Ravitz (THE WRONG CANDIDATE)

Matthew Toffolo

Terrific conversation with the winning writer of the TV Pilot “THE WRONG CANDIDATE” from the Crime/Mystery Festival. John is a former member of the New York State Assembly. (1991 to 2002). The last of the dying breed “Liberal Republican”.

We dive into the current political climate in the USA before talking about this intriguing script and potential great TV show.

Watch the best scene script reading: https://youtu.be/oLsizgucKPY

When a well financed domestic terrorist organization which has breed sleeper agents since they were children, finally have a viable candidate to run for president, the current president sets into motion a plan to put his own successor in the Oval Office.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allison Kampf

Dorothy: Hannah Ehman

Paul: Steve Rizzo

Lanky Boy/Man: Geoff Mays

Mr. Smith/Voice Over PA: Allan Michael Brunet

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Watch the Batman Short Film LIVING IN CRIME ALLEY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMZhv92mb7I

Then come back and listen to the interview with director Rob Ayling. Rob talks about having his screenplay performed at our festival a few years ago and then the process of turning it into a film. The creative and emotional journeys of making a film.

Filmmakers website: https://www.robayling.com/

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WATCH the Short Film LOVE CRIME: https://clickandpledge.com/foundation/irqr/

Then come back and LISTEN to the podcast interview with the director Bethany Teague.

Bethany chats about the CLICK & PLEDGE foundation (https://clickandpledge.com/) and all of the films that she is doing for different causes. Plus, her process on making a film and the art of interviewing the subjects in her movies and making them feel comfortable. It’s all about trust!

Summary of Film: To be LGBTQ+ in Iran is to fear for your life. Four Iranian refugees reflect on their traumatizing past, their new life abroad and their hope for the future.

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Great conversation with director/writer OLIVER WARREN from his offices in the UK. We talk about his winning LGBT screenplay THREE DATES WITH BEN and his directing career specializing in the fashion industry.

For more about Oliver, visit his website: https://oliverwarren.com/

Watch the best scene reading of THREE DATES WITH BEN: https://youtu.be/JvaaBDFDPq4

A brutal dumping, and a vow to win back his first love, sends a gay eighteen year old romantic into a spiral of discovery and destruction, but over the next decade, each time the damaged ex resurfaces, his heart is crushed anew, however when the romantic’s latest partner is dragged into this savage love affair, he must finally learn to lay his first love to rest.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf

Radio DJ : Steve Rizzo

Ben: Manny Pacheco

Fatima : Val Cole

GRAZYNA: Miram Capper

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Watch & Listen Podcast.

First off - WATCH the short film REMOTE: https://vimeo.com/342122166

Come back and LISTEN to the podcast with director Edouard Paquet.

Conversation about the making of this terrific film about Bardsey Island; home to just 4 permanent residents.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTnsQXy1_RY

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The Animation Festival winner for his TV PILOT screenplay UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS, Paul Raasch wrote an amazing & timely screenplay. Great to chat with him about his process and where this idea came from. Audio version of his best scene reading after the interview.

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://youtu.be/bQGZsRr2msQ

Set in a future version of North America where all law enforcement is replaced by a single security firm owned by a large family, an aspiring entertainer, and her half-brother, befriend the daughter of a distinguished member of the family. However, the three get tangled up in a conspiracy against the firm when one of the firms' high ranking members is murdered.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allison Kampf

Yoldana: Hannah Ehman

Veronica: Kyana Teresa

Jason/Jason Scott Beaudin

Cashier: Bill Poulin

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Timely podcast today as we interview Dr. Phillip Hollins from Arizona. A former US military official turned philosopher & writer, Phillip has written the most interesting screenplay in the most interesting of times.

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://youtu.be/iq-O3MeMGBE

‘Blackballed,’ centers on an awkward relationship between a black FBI agent and the newly elected white supremacist leader whose daughter, by some twist of fate, gets a heart transplant from the FBI agent’s son, causing them to flee together from hate group leaders who wish them harm.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf

Travis: Manny Pacheco

Nicole: Mriam Capper

Bucky: Fabio Abreu

Doctor Pendergrass: Steve Rizzo

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Terrific conversation with rising talent Benjamin Jefferson. We chat about his winning fan fiction screenplay about the origin story of the BLACK WIDOW Marvel character. Full audio version reading of his short script after the interview.

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://youtu.be/m_UezY1p83A

A beautiful, newly trained KGB officer must complete her final test to prove her loyalty to the state and earn her code name: BLACK WIDOW

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allison Kampf

Headmistress/Young Girl (F): Cassandra Guthrie

Ivan (M): Manny Pacheco

Natalia (F): Miriam Capper

Matt (M): Steve Rizzo

Tommy (M): Allan Michael Brunet

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The history of Opera post WWII is front in center in this historical screenplay. Great conversation with screenwriter Nicole De Sapio. Audio version of the script movie after the interview.

Watch the Screenplay Movie: https://youtu.be/A37Oi1X2jHU

Singers at the post-WWII Metropolitan Opera House face artistic and personal challenges amid cultural and social changes.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf

ROBERT: Manny Pacheco

ABE: Geoff Mays

LILLIAN: Val Cole

SECRETARY: Danielle Nicole

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Great interview with the Female Festival’s 2020 Feature Screenplay Winner Clara Bijil. Her screenplay FOR BETTER OR WORSE is a terrific comedy with social elements. The perfect podcast to listen to on the US election day. Interview then a best scene reading, audio version, of the screenplay follows.

Summary: An American-born woman who’s deemed to be an “illegal” attempts to avoid deportation at any cost, only to find that her seemingly fool-proof plan has backfired.

Watch the full screenplay performance reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=433Oi-mpw20

CAST LIST:

Various: Regan Brown
Phil: Dale Samms
Jane: Cassandra Guthrie
Narration: Kat Smiley
Edith: Melie Rondeau
Brad: Hugh Ritchie
Mike: Wayne Yuan

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WHO IS SHE? is a terrific short story where you get a glimpse into the mind of the main character, Marley, as she composes herself in the bathroom of a club while her unassuming husband waits for her outside.

Great interview with writer Camille Sanghera, followed by the audio version movie of the short story.

Watch the STORY MOVIE: https://youtu.be/86V6HmTi6i0

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Watch the award winning Horror Short Film “NUMERUS DUO” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqeD_bI3C_Y

Then come back and LISTEN to the interview with writer/director Nick Fiorella. Nick chats with Matthew about the process of making this terrific film in Cleveland, Ohio. From developing the screenplay, to pre-production and forming his team, to directing the film on set, to post production edit, sound design, and special effects.

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Matthew interviews BARRINGTON BUNNY playwriter and screenwriter Sandra Wolf. Conversation on the process of this remarkable story and why the bunny (probably) needs to die for the sake of the integrity of the story.

Watch the SCREENPLAY MOVIE of “Barrington Bunny”: https://youtu.be/1JQes8SDm-I

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Terrific conversation with the winning LGBT screenwriter Alex Gold. Chat about Fury Conventions, which the script is based about, and the art & future of video games, as the writer has a great front seat point of view working in the industry.

Watch the screenplay reading of CLAW CON: https://youtu.be/ajGsJRioZcQ

Love, hope and heartbreak at a Furry convention.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allison Kampf

Berry: Geoff Mays

David: Steve Rizzo

Silver Blade: Cassandra Guthrie

Curl Power: Fabio Abreu

Berry: Allan Michael Brunet

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Matthew Toffolo chats with Kyujin Kim in Seoul, South Korea about his winning Fantasy/Sci-Fi Screenplay KINGDOM that was showcased at the festival.

Watch the screenplay reading: https://youtu.be/WqtDZf8HYBg

After the death of the beloved King, his young but cunning Successor must use subterfuge to get rid of a powerful and influential courtier in order to protect the throne and regain the control over his kingdom.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf

Horus: Allan Michael Brunet

Koinos: Fabio Abreu

Limur: Geoff Mays

Eunuch: Steve Rizzo

Shapur: Gary Wheeler

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Mark McKee is a Sci-Fi Festival Screenplay Winner from the Coverfly submission platform. LISTEN to his interview with Matthew Toffolo, followed by the audio version of the script reading WILDsound performed at the festival.

Watch the screenplay reading of POSTHUMAN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHPqjPBzRo

Follow his death and resurrection, a boy is hunted by a mysterious government organization hell-bent on learning the secrets of the afterlife.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allison Kampf

Darren: Allan Michael Brunet

Bruce: Geoff Mays

Elderly Woman: Mandy May Cheetham

Nurse: Cassandra Guthrie

Clerk: Steve Rizzo

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Matthew talks with Joshua about the process of making this terrific feature documentary about the legendary comic Al Lubel. From premise to the final edit. Joshua also chat about his relationship with Al and him being a stand up comedian himself. MENTALLY AL played at the Comedy Festival in October 2020.

To learn more about the film, go to: https://joshuaedelman.myportfolio.com/mentally-al-documentary

Summary of Film:

• A character study of, "the funniest comedian you've never heard of," and an exploration of how we define artistic success, MENTALLY AL follows Al Lubel, a former Star Search grand champion as he struggles to get by, perpetually broke and sleeping on friends couches, as he continues to pursue his artistic dreams into his sixties.

• With Judd Apatow, Kevin Nealon, Andy Kindler, Mark Maron, Sarah Silverman