A strong willed young teen finds her own life slipping away after coming out in hopes her peers will follow. Self-harm and suicide attempts seem to be the only way out for this beautiful young spirit. This young warrior will have to decide if her life is worth saving. Will she become a warrior or a statistic?

CAST LIST:

Frank – Neil Bennett
Chase – Marcus Bernacci
NARRATION – David Jackson
Rae – Tracy Rowland
Tiana – Rebecca MacDonald

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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

A military investigator must solve a locked room murder on a Naval ship or face the threat of war

CAST LIST:

Cell voice – Marcus Bernacci
NARRATION – Krista Barzso
Rodriguez (f 30s) – Tracy Rowland
Stern (m 50s) – Neil Bennett
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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

Unable to face the reality of her collapsing marriage after news that her husband has gambled away a small fortune, a Las Vegas casino manager bonds with a card-playing tourist during one impulsive night under the neon lights of Sin City.

CAST LIST:

Dante: Allan Brunet
Reese: Jillian Robinson
Narration: Kat Smiley
Alex: Pascale Behrman

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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

A strong willed young teen finds her own life slipping away after coming out in hopes her peers will follow. Self-harm and suicide attempts seem to be the only way out for this beautiful young spirit. This young warrior will have to decide if her life is worth saving. Will she become a warrior or a statistic?

CAST LIST:

Frank: Peter Nelson
Chase: Kaleb Alexander
Narrator: Elizabeth Morriss
Rae: Jen Daniels
Tiana: Angelica Alejandro

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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

EVERYBODY SAYS GOODBYE–The Story of a Father and Son uncovers those issues on a very personal level: a parent disowns his teenage son who come out as gay. Drastic reality slaps this father hard, though, when he discovers his son may have been the victim of a serial killer killing the boys of the streets of Hollywood.

CAST LIST:

Sauer: David Rowan
Catherine: Jillian Robinson
Narration: Kat Smiley
John: Allan Brunet
Henry/John: Bill Poulin
Sarah: Pascale Behrman

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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

Watch the winning readings performed by professional actors. 18 screenplays in total.

TV Best Scene Script Reading: Libertine, by Michael Mizrahi & Zoe Warncke
TV Best Scene Script Reading: Libertine, by Michael Mizrahi & Zoe Warncke

TV Best Scene Script Reading: A Guide To Basic Politics, by Hiram Alexander Orozco
TV Best Scene Script Reading: A Guide To Basic Politics, by Hiram Alexander Orozco

TV Festival Best Scene Reading: PERMUTATION, by Marcus Russell
TV Festival Best Scene Reading: PERMUTATION, by Marcus Russell

BEST Scene Screenplay Reading: Death Of A Revolutionary, by Marshall Ferrin
BEST Scene Screenplay Reading: Death Of A Revolutionary, by Marshall Ferrin

TV Best Scene Reading of The Lives of Our Time by Mike Gallagher
TV Best Scene Reading of The Lives of Our Time by Mike Gallagher

Best Scene Screenplay Reading of My Life with Lukas by Eric A. Walters
Best Scene Screenplay Reading of My Life with Lukas by Eric A. Walters

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:
BEST FILM: RED CHEF REVIVAL
BEST PERFORMANCES: THE COAT ROOM performers
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: RED CHEF REVIVAL
BEST MUSIC: SECOND HOME

Theme of night: Communication: The Good. The Bad, And the Ugly.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:

The 20th event in Toronto in 2019.
12 more festival events in 2019.

See you at the festivals.

– Matthew Toffolo

While serving as the opening act for singer Shy Baldwin on his European tour, Midge grapples with the anxiety and fraud complex that comes with her increasing stardom. Meanwhile, Susie wrestles with a secret she should have revealed to Midge a long time ago.

CAST LIST:

Rose: Jordan Boscariol
Joel: Fabio Abreu
Shy: Gabriel Darku
Narration: Sean Ballantyne
Midge: Justine Christensen
Susie: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Moise: William Poulin
Abe: Steven Holmberg

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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

Priyanka Desai

A wonderful festival! Thanks so much for the feedback and support!

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video: 

RED CHEF REVIVAL, 22min., Canada, Web Series/Documentary

Directed by Danny Berish

Black Rhino Creative’s Red Chef Revival is a 6 x 22 minute food and travel series exploring modern Indigenous cuisine through the lens of three chefs. New York Times featured, Cezin Nottaway. Top Chef finalist, Rich Francis and Iron Chef finalist Shane Chartrand. Using food as their access point, the chefs discover a new path to reconciliation. Red Chef Revival features ingredients you won’t find in any cookbooks like bison heart, beaver tail, moose nose and cougar. More than a cooking show, this is a people’s story on a plate.

CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!

Morty finds out the true price of ignoring his grandfather.
Jerry battles with the inner workings of sexual desire and love.

CAST LIST:

Summer: Jillian Robinson
Beth: Pascale Behrman
Jerry: David Rowan
Narration: Kat Smiley
Morty: Thomas Fournier
Rick: Allan Brunet
Vagina: Bill Poulin

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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