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.
What’s that you heard? It’s Kierston and Matthew chiming in with their take on why 1927’s The Jazz singer (The first feature length film with synchronized music and dialogue) changed film as we know it. Come listen in to how this classic story of man-against-society was groundbreaking for its time!
It’s that time again folks! Time to hear Matthew and Kierston talk about the Festival that occurs on Thursday Nights at the Carlton! Tonight we dive into our Female-directed Films and our Under Five minute festival!
Are you on team Woody? Or team Buzz? Are you more “Howdy there, partner?” or “To infinity, and beyond!” Today on The Film Podcast, Matthew and Kierston open up their childhood toy chests and discuss why Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story changed Cinema forever
It's that time again folks! Festival Friday Round up Time@ check out theWildsound Podcast where Matthew and Kierston talk about all teh films they've
That's right! Matthew and Kierston are here today to talk about Snow White- Why is the movie a household name today, 8 decades later? Find out more on this current installment of the WILDsound Mini Series- 10 Films That Changed Cinematic History!
Chances are you remember the Hype. Halloween isn't quite here yet, but that doesn't mean Matthew and Kierston aren't ready to don their spooky costumes and start talking about the instant cult classic that is The Blair Witch Project. Come listen and find out why this film sparked a new genre of cinema.
You know what day it is here at WILDsound? Friday! Which means it's time for the festival Friday Round Up from the Toronto-branch of WILDsound's Festival! Come hang out with Matthew and Kierston as they talk about the Dark Comedy Festival Night from the Carlton Cinema this part Thursday, August 30th, 2018!
Hello hungry Hungry Film Fans!
Today WILDsound Launches it's Ten-part mini series on Ten Films That Shaped Cinematic History! Heads-up! This isn't in chronological order! Pulp fiction falls somewhere right in the middle, but that's no problem with us, we are stoked to share it with you!
Ring, ring. Tap, tap. Crunch, crunch. It's time to talk about Foley. What are foley Artists, anyway and how on earth do you make a library for sounds? Find out all about it and more on this episode of WILDsound's The Film Podcast.
What looks like a Manic Pixie Dream Girl, but is crueler and more dangerous than a femme fatale? She is hard to define in conventional media, so Matthew and Kierston decided to make up a name and definition for her- Come listen and say that you heard it here first- the Bizaro Mixie Pixie.
On Fridays, Matthew and Kierston get on their computers at opposite ends of the city and discuss the craziness that was WILDsound's Thursday Night Festival at the Carlton Cinema. Today, it's an exciting leap down the films on the Female-directed film festival night!
List of films played at the festival:
MRS. MURPHY’S CONFESSION, 25min., USA, Comedy/Drama
Writer/Producer by Catherine Haun
Unable to connect with her distant husband and eight grown children, Marjorie Murphy tries helping out at Church. She is given responsibility to prepare a group of teen drop-outs for confirmation.
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BLOSSOM, 6min., Australia, Drama
Directed by Lisa Defazio
Childhood the one chance we get to transition from bud to bloom. Some memories just cannot be erased, they are like permanent markers in our own timeline.
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PREY, 10min., Canada, Drama
Directed by Vivien Endicott-Douglas
A young woman confronts her past and present romantic partners. Culminating into a meditation on identity, Prey explores how one of the hardest choices one has to make is to simply put themselves first.
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RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN, 6min., Portugal, Drama
Directed by Peta Milan
When a relationship turns sour, Justine finds her naked photos posted online and is inundated by secondary victimisation.
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AXioMA, 15min., Italy, Drama
Directed by Elisa Possenti
An accident and the inability to walk belong to the protagonist’s past as axioms, postulates that do not need to be explained. Each and every one of us is somehow touched by disability. As the storylines progresses, the finely interwoven threads of the plot unravel, showing how the main character feels like a burden not only to society, but also to his family, and to himself. Nonetheless, his story proves that anybody can get their chance to start anew.
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THE PITS, 6min., Canada, Comedy/Romance
Directed by Shetu Modi
At 13, Dhruvi is appalled to learn the Indian food she eats every day makes her armpits smell funny. Her struggle with pungent food and bold spices resurfaces years later, when she’s drawn to a fellow South Asian student in university.
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FOXY TROT, 14min., USA, Comedy/LGBT
Directed by Lisa Donato
A married couple unexpectedly face their relationship issues when they take ballroom dance lessons in a very heteronormative class.
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That's right we are going there. Let's take a walk down the long road of Token Best Friend characters and dive into what makes them work and what happens when they don't.
Who is that in the background? Often under mistreated, almost always underappreciated, today Matthew and Kierston put on their most non-descriptive clothing and put their phones on silence to take a whirl into the wordless world of background. Well, not exactly wordless for Matthew and Kierston, since they have a whole world of film magic to talk about today on WILDsound's The Film Podcast!
Grab your mallets and get ready to Break into Three as Matthew and Kierston discuss the beauty and complexity behind third act twists, why they work and they made audiences feel so wonderful!
Let's take a tangential ride into the crazy world of Subplots and find out what they are and why they are so great in our favorite film and tv shows!
Every Friday Matthew and Kierston get together and talk about plthe festival they did the Thursday Before. Come hear about the awesome shows and the awesome audience at the August 16th Experimental Film Festival!
Here is the list of films that played at the festival:
GLENDALE, 6min, USA, Dance
Directed by Sean Wehrli
A portrait of Detroit and the passion its people share. The same passion fueled by love and joy can be flipped to motivate crime and destruction.
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FOR REST, 16min., Japan, Experimental
Directed by Shinya Isobe
A feast is laid out on a table nestled among the roots of a tree in a forest. In a 16mm time-lapse the food gradually rots. Watching this time pass, our imagination conjures images of various things, including death, and spins its own tales until eventually, as the table becomes a mound of grass and new shoots begin to grow, while being struck and shaken by the mystical nature of time we come to embrace the rebirth of hope.
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SARAVA, 3min., Brazil, Music Video
Directed by Luma Oquendo & Mauricio Pisani
A music video for music SARAVA from Funk Buia & Arcanjo Ras feat. Paula Pretta. Produced by Pitcho Z’Africa Brazil.
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SEPARATE SENTENCES, 15min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Amie Dowling and Austin Forbord
Incarceration is not a single or discrete event, but a dynamic process that unfolds over time and affects families for generations. Separate Sentence (2016) is a 15-minute dance/theater film that draws upon individual experiences and physical memories of a cast comprised of Bay Area artists – some of whom are fathers or sons who have experienced incarceration. The film was shot throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
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DUEL CITIZEN, 9min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Marcel Giwargis
An Iranian immigrant confronts his American self.
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SILHOUETTE OF A STORM – BENT TREET, USA, 4min., Dance
Directed by Nick Zoulek
In Silhouette of a Storm-Bent Tree, saxophonist and multimedia artist Nick Zoulek fuses all of his creative endeavors, serving as performer (bass saxophone), composer, producer, director, cine- matographer, and engineer, in order to fulfill his artistic vision.
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THE POET, 6min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Adam Cushman
After the Second World War, an inspired poet takes the stage.
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WAITING, 5min., Canada, Experimental/Comedy
Directed by Hans Grossmann
Waiting for the inevitable is all that’s left for many of the folks at this retirement home, but one of these feisty grandmas has found her passion in the weekly Bingo game! Never winning has become a frustrating problem though, especially with the popular grandma always taking home the winnings! But enough is enough! When the taunting boils over, this little old lady has had more than enough, and decides to throw the first punch – or pie, rather!
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SOLARIS, 5min., Australia, Music Videov
Directed by Stephanie Peters
The clips journey into the twisted and depraved mind of a psychopath is inspired by none other than the Crawford Family murders whose deaths rocked Australia’s Great Ocean Road community in the 1970’s and to date whose killer has never been found.
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FUERZA, 4min., Australia, Dance
Directed by Grace Moore
Dancer Cameron McCormack takes us on a journey of strength and space in this short ballet film.
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AUGENBLICKE – A BLINK OF AN EYE, 4min., Animation/Drama
Directed by Kiana Naghshineh
Three perceptions of only one truth – hers, his and ours.
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Join Matthew and Kierston as they talk about what exactly a Gaffer is and why they are so, so, SO important!
Coming at you like a bolt from the blue- WHAM adulthood. Kierston and Matthew strap on their big-kid pants and tackle the topic of coming of age stories! Join them on the wild ride through this fascinating genre in media!
(End Song Credit to The Pursuit of Happiness "I'm an Adult now")
What do fish have to with Film, television, and media in general? Jump in the water and splash around with Matthew and Kierston as they fish for answers about this strange term describing misdirection and disambiguation in the plots of our favorite films.
Well hello there- how would you like to cozy up by the fire and hear about Yarn stories- the story within a story within a story. Today, Matthew and Kierston dive into the age-old type of tale and snip their yarns for listeners along the way. What exactly are Yarn stories? What do they have to do with Pokemon and Crazy Wife-murdering rulers? Do they still exist today? If so, in what form? Find out all on this episode of WILDsound's The Film Podcast!
