Month: February 2020

Phil Davis, Gary Burdelski, and Urban Forster are roommates at Pioneer College in Pennsylvania. It is 1966. The Vietnam War is raging and anti-war sympathies are brewing. Yet Davis has few worries; he is the starting quarterback and holds thousands of dollars of gambling IOU’s from the faculty. Only girlfriend Pam Fahey’s constant questions about […]… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Reading: SOMEONE ELSE”S WAR, by John Prather — Los Angeles feedback film festival

A young mink farmer enlists in the Marines in a naive plan to get his sister out of a mental hospital. CAST LIST: Aref: Jorge Molina Jenkins: Christopher Zamat Narrator: Val Cole Wall Street: Pierre Simpson Jon: David Draper Mendoza: Melie Rondeau — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: […]… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Reading: Blood and Roses, by John McCarney — Los Angeles feedback film festival

https://youtube.com/watch?v=i67O-FhVOCU%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent A prominent family in Ireland is torn apart by a deadly accident. Sir Andrew turns away from his crippled daughter, Calina, because he cannot bare the sight of her. He slips into a depression and turns to alcohol for comfort. Sir Andrew’s estranged sister for help. Lady Amelia not backing down from her brother’s… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Reading: GLASS ANGEL, by Lea Ann Vandygriff — Los Angeles feedback film festival

Psychiatric nurse Helena moves from Milwaukee to San Francisco to take a new job — accompanied by her fiancé Jake. They plan to start a new life together — she as a psychiatric nurse at a prominent EPS—Emergency Psychiatric Services; he as a computer tech and would-be writer. Plans don’t always work out. CAST LIST: […]… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Reading: EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE-EPS Pilot, by Holly Scarabosio — Los Angeles feedback film festival

Part 1: CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Bishop: Ron Boyd Priest Jacob: Peter Nelson —– Part 2: CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Priest Jacob: Peter Nelson Agent Hudson: Lyndsay Clarkson — 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 […]… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Reading: Two Parts: THE DISC, by Dewayne Hill — Los Angeles feedback film festival

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ebcxPaV9BBQ%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent CAST LIST: Narrator: Carina Cojeen Mark: Kaleb Alexander Sarah: Natalie Morgan — 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, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch via LA Festival Best Scene Reading:… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Reading: The Miscalculation, by Stephen Davis — Los Angeles feedback film festival

“One Year In Amherst” is a coming-of-age story with a dash of teen romance and sentimentality. The year is 1969 and 15 year old Clark is working at a gas station in Amherst. There he makes friends with an older boy, Dan Mallow aka Tyro, who introduces him to marijuana. When Clark’s father discovers this, […]… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Screenplay Reading: ONE YEAR IN AMHERST, by Stuart Calloway — Los Angeles feedback film festival

After breaking a sacred law in an attempt to protect his sister from the monsters that killed their mother, Cedric Armor must master a mystical shield in order to stop a war from breaking out. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Shala: Hartley O. Gyamfi Kylar: Sheldon Graham — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators:… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Reading: DRAGONSTEEL, by Sam Tracton — Los Angeles feedback film festival

Logline: Although dead, he still survives in the hearts of the women who loved him. (Synopsis: Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson flashback to Jefferson’s early years and his journey to manhood, during his final days confined to his alcove bed, giving the audience a fly-on-the-wall perspective of the personal life and events that shaped his […]… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene: BELLES OF THE DAY, by Jayne DAlessandro Cox — Los Angeles feedback film festival

CAST LIST: Skinny: Russell Batcher Keelut: Brandon Knox Narrator: Hugh Ritchie Miki: Regan Brown Mother Bandit: Kristen Pepper Tuk: James Chapman — 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, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, […]… Continue reading LA Festival BEST Scene Reading: THE SNOW QUEEN by Jacob Leyva — Los Angeles feedback film festival