Month: April 2020

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about?

Lyndal Simpson: Two abused young girls survive the brutal massacre of their family only to be separated in the state care system. Shaun “Fish” Whiting, the main suspect in the killings, remains at large and the exact circumstances of the Farrell family slaughter are shrouded in mystery. Twenty years on the estranged sisters exist as psychologically damaged adults. Their fragile existence is shattered when Fish returns to hunt them down once more. They must find one another before he finds them, and when they do, demons from the past must be finally confronted.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Drama. Thriller. Crime.

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

“The Farrell Girl” packs a strong emotional punch while tackling some very heavy social issues – namely child sexual abuse, and violence against women and girls in the home.

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about?

Clara BIJL: 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.

2. You say that it’s based on “True Event”. Can you expand on that?

13 millions individuals do not have already access to citizenship documents.

Then there are people who are born to parents who want to be off-the-grid.

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

It’s an interesting unique story. It’s something most people don’t believe happens. It’s relevant with today’s America.

4. How would you describe this script in two words?

Corky and humorous.

5. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

Groundhog day.

6. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

About 10 years.

7. How many stories have you written?

I’ve probably…

SHATTERED played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Film Festival.

A Film Freeway Preferred Festival:

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Suyoung Jang: Before I started to study computer animation at Ringling College of Art+Design, I had studied History at Ewha Womans University in South Korea, one of the oldest universities and the first women’s university in Korea. Studying and living in all female environment was unique experience in my life. There were so many talented women, but as soon as they had graduated school, they started to struggle only because of their gender. Lots of companies in South Korea rejected my friends’ application. We needed to put our photo and clarify our gender on resume, and it was not illegal at that point in Korea. Same as US, Korean society educated girls “your right is as important as man”, but right after we get…

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about?

Drew Robinson: What if you could live forever? Beautiful Surfaces is a science fiction, coming of age television drama. Set in a dystopian future where aging has been eradicated, the series explores how immortality affects societal norms, relationships and the human psyche. Echoing many of the issues that today’s millennials face, the series offers audiences, of all ages, the opportunity to reflect on contemporary issues through the lens of a science fiction setting.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Science fiction/drama/speculative fiction

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

I think that this script would be a great pilot for a tv series. The search for meaning and purpose that Mia, Alejandro and many of the characters grapple with in this series reflect my own struggles as a millennial. The millennial relationships with privacy, with debt, and with…

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about?

Christian Jilka: It is about a history professor, who meets a petty thief. Together they hatch a plan to score easy money. Things go awry when the score becomes a priceless vintage diamond and one of the professor’s students wants in to make her dreams of becoming a pop star true.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Crime, Drama, Dark Comedy

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Because it aims to entertain without having to sacrifice its own artistic voice. It is a familiar story (that of people chasing money), but it is told with a fresh new spin and some unique characters at its heart.

4. How would you describe this script in two words?

Wild and Unexpected.

5. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

That is a very hard question…