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WILDsound's The Film Podcast

In each episode, the C.E.O. of WILDsound, Matthew Toffolo, chats about all things storytelling and film. Conversations with talented individual from all around the world.

Posts in Documentary Film
Feb. 14, 2021 - Filmmaker Anna Kuperberg (ELEVEN WEEKS)

“Carla Jean Johnson accepts her fast and aggressive cancer diagnosis with clarity and grace while photographer Anna Kuperberg, her long time wife, documents their final days and weeks together.” That is the summary of this amazing documentary short film. Playing at the LGBTQ+ Film Festival today. Watch the festival RIGHT NOW for FREE all day.

Heartfelt and honest conversation with the director and main subject of the documentary, Anna Kuperberg. She is very candid about her experiences and insights making this film.

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Feb. 7, 2021 - Filmmakers Ash & Phil Kreis (THE FANDOM)

THE FANDOM dives headfirst in the imaginative world of “furries,” the often-misunderstood internet subculture of fans of the anthropomorphic arts.

Watch this feature film HERE for FREE:

Stop by THE FANDOM store: https://store.thefandomfilm.com/

Amazing chat with the filmmakers of the film about the world of THE FURRIES. How they made the film and how there might be more films in the future.

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Feb. 3, 2021 - Producer Hayes Steinberg (HOCKEY 24)

HOCKEY 24 is a feature documentary about a day in the life of community hockey in Canada. Multiple filmmakers from coast to coast film a day in hockey in a 24 hour span.

Playing at our special SPORTS Film Festival this upcoming Friday. Get YOUR FREE TICKETS now and sign up to watch the festival all day February 5th.


Conversation with co-producer Hayes Steinberg talking about making this film from concept to distribution. Multiple moving parts. Multiple film shoots occurring in Canada at the same time. Also dive into the why this film was made and the future of hockey. Go to his website: http://www.hayessteinberg.com/

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Feb. 1, 2021 - Sean Strub (Mayor of Milford, Pennsylvania)

Sean Strub was the subject in the award winning feature documentary MY FRIEND, THE MAYOR:
SMALL-TOWN POLITICS IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
. A film about his pursuit (a gay man, HIV positive, liberal) of becoming mayor of Milford, Pennsylvania, a Trump supporting “red” town. It played at our LGBTQ+ Film Festival to rave reviews. Some of our frequent attendees called it the most joyful film that has ever played at our festivals. (Sean wins. Spoiler alert!!)

This is one of those podcasts where we could have chatted with Sean for 5 hours. He’s lead a fascinating life. Just go to his Wikipedia page for examples. This podcast chat was about making this documentary, his motivations to run for mayor, and the day to day operations of being a mayor of a small town.

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Jan. 28, 2021 - Filmmaker Rennik Soholt (FORCED CHANGE)

FORCED CHANGE is a feature documentary that uses the path of destruction left behind by Hurricane Katrina as a vehicle to bring to life unique human stories that shed light on what it means to be home. Filmed at critical moments over the last fourteen years, FORCED CHANGE is a heart-breaking retrospective of four unique and relatable, but displaced, characters that left New Orleans after the hurricane and never returned home.

Great chat with the filmmaker Rennik Soholt on the 15 year process making this film. Rennik is an accomplished Emmy Nominated Producer. See IMDB credits.

Film playing at the Documentary Film Festival this Friday Jan. 29th. RSVP your FREE tickets and stream for free at home.

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Jan. 27, 2021 - Science Journalist/Writer/Producer Paola Catapano (NANUQ – AN ARCTIC JOURNEY)

NANUQ – AN ARCTIC JOURNEY FROM PAST TO FUTURE is a story of Paola Catapano’s journey to seek the relic of the lost Italia airship from 1928 at the North Pole. She puts together an international team of scientists, explorers and science communicators to pay homage to a lost past and give hope to a future which is in serious danger because of humanity’s irresponsible behaviour.

RSVP HERE to watch this film and the Environmental Film Festival virtually this upcoming Friday.

This is truly a spectacular film. Make sure you get your free tickets to watch at home on Friday Jan. 29th. You will receive a link and be able to watch the 2 hour festival for 24 hours.

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Jan. 22, 2021 - Filmmaker Braden Joe (ALIVE)

ALIVE was the winner of BEST DOC FILM at the upcoming Dance & Music Festival. WATCH this film and an amazing lineup of shorts for FREE this Saturday: https://experimentalfilmfestival.com/next-los-angeles-event/

Streaming for all day. RSVP to be able to watch.

About the film: A hybrid, experimental documentary which explores the issue of modern-day slavery perpetrated by the fast fashion industry. Through art, dance, and anthropology, Alive seeks to start the conversation of our individual role in the world, and our responsibility to fix its issues.

Braden chats about the process making this film and the unique location they shot the film in.

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Jan. 20, 2021 - Filmmaker Max Westerman (SMALL-TOWN POLITICS IN THE AGE OF TRUMP)

WATCH MY FRIEND, THE MAYOR: SMALL-TOWN POLITICS IN THE AGE OF TRUMP at our POLITICAL Film Festival this upcoming Friday: https://lafeedbackfilmfestival.com/virtual-cinema-screening/

Streaming for FREE all day. RSVP to be able to watch.

Candid conversation with the filmmaker and how this film came to be.

Summary of FILM: Among the first to be hit by the AIDS epidemic in the 1980’s, Sean Strub’s political ambitions took a backseat as he struggled to survive. Now 60, he is running for mayor of a conservative town in Pennsylvania. How will this liberal, openly gay ex-New Yorker and founder of POZ, a magazine for people with HIV, fare in a rural community that voted for Donald Trump?

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Jan. 19, 2021 - Filmmaker Toby Hayman & Paige Lee (THE BIRDER)

Director Toby Hayman & Producer/Editor Paige talk about the process of making their short DOC film THE BIRDER. Still time to watch the film and the festival now: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/

Summary of film: J. Drew Lanham has lived his life vicariously through birds. As a boy in rural South Carolina they showed him a world beyond his backyard, and taught him how the places of the world are connected. Today as an ecology professor and ornithologist he watches birds to learn how our environment is changing. They provide a warning, but they also give us hope.

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Jan. 18, 2021 - Katherine Sweetman & Jade White (Documentary HIGH FLYING JADE)

Chat with filmmaker Katherine Sweetman & Documentary subject Jade White from the award winning short doc HIGH FLYING JADE. Still time to watch the film and the festival now: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/

Summary of Film: Walking the line between mindfulness and adrenaline rush, an American, bipolar, aerialist tries to reconcile her suicidal inclinations, her past life as an air traffic controller and the pressures of training for opening night at the Vietnamese circus.

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Jan. 15, 2021 - Filmmaker Jason Flakes (HEAR CONGO)

The raw materials that go into most electronics today are mined from the Congo. This is how HEAR CONGO is helping. Playing at the Under 5 Minute Film Festival today. Watch/RSVP the festival: https://under5minutefilmfestival.com/next-festival-event/

See how HEAR CONGO got made and why it’s a very important subject and film.

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