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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.

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September 8, 2021 - Filmmaker Michelle Danner (THE RUNNER)

THE RUNNER is the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM from the THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival for 2021.

Conversation with director Michelle Danner on the making of this film, and her expertise in the world of acting.

After Miranda (Elisabeth Rohm) calls the cops on her son Aiden (Edouard Philipponnat) and he gets arrested for drug possession, he is given a terrible choice by Detective Wall (Cameron Douglas): either go to jail or become an informant and bring down a dangerous Drug King Pin, Local Legend (Eric Balfour).

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September 7, 2021 - Filmmaker Alex Bowling (LA SCHEMA)

LA SCHEMA played at the September 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival.

Conversation with co-director Alex Bowling on the great story of the making of this film.

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September 5, 2021 - Filmmaker/Actor Masa Gibson (ROOFTOP INTERMISSION)

ROOFTOP INTERMISSION is a two person film that was entirely made by Masa Gibson & Abby J. Smith. They both wrote, performed, directed, shot, & edited the film. Winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the September 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. You can watch the festival and film today HERE

Conversation with Masa Gibson on the amazing story making this film.

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September 4, 2021 - Filmmaker Bebhinn Naughton (EVERY LIMERENCE HELPS)

EVERY LIMERENCE HELPS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the September 2021 Female Directors Film Festival. Limerence (def.): the state of being obsessively infatuated with someone, usually accompanied by delusions of or a desire for an intense romantic relationship with that person.

You can watch the festival and film at the Female Film Festival for FREE at home for 24 hours starting at midnight EST on Sept. 3rd right HERE.

Conversation with filmmaker Bebhinn Naughton on the process making her first film.

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September 3, 2021 - Filmmaker/Actor Heléna Antonio (2020)

“2020” is a poetic short film that played at the September 2021 FEMALE Directors Film Festival. You can watch the festival and film at the Female Film Festival for FREE at home for 24 hours starting at midnight EST on Sept. 3rd right HERE.

Conversation with Heléna Antonio on the making of this film that is a love story about her daughter.

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September 1, 2021 - Executive Producer Jim Wolfston (RIGGED feature documentary)R

RIGGED is a feature documentary that examines how the value system favoring wealth in the United States higher education system grows the disparity between rich and poor and thereby undermines the future of American Democracy. You can watch the festival starting at midnight EST on September 1st for 24 hours HERE.

https://www.riggeddocumentary.com/

Interview with Executive Producer and Writer Jim Wolfston on the themes of the film and why he made it.

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August 31, 2021 - Filmmaker Mark Lakatos (THE SIEGE)

THE SIEGE was the winner of BEST ACTION FILM at the September 2021 Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival for 24 hours starting at midnight EST on Sept. 1st HERE

Conversation with filmmaker from Hungary, Mark Lakatos, on the process making this amazing short action film.

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August 29, 2021 - Filmmaker Laurd Milian (SUONO)

SUONO was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the August 2021 LA Feedback Film Festival. “A violinist struggles after losing his hearing in an accident, making him discover a new relationship with music.”

Conversation with writer/director/star Laurd Milian on the process making this multiple award winning short film.

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August 28, 2021 - Director/DP David Boyd (The Walking Dead, Friday Night Lights)

David Boyd has been working in the industry since his first credited role as a camera assistant in 1979. David chats with Matthew Toffolo about his career, starting as a Focus Puller on multiple independent films in the 1980s. He then moved on working for Union productions (NYPD BLUE, PRIMAL FEAR), before starting his Director of Photography career in the 2000s (FIREFLY, DEADWOOD, WITHOUT A TRACE). Then in 2007, Peter Berg hired David to DP the pilot episode for the new TV series FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, as Berg liked David’s “rogue” style. Mid-way through season 1, David directed an episode and it was then his new career started. Since then David has directed multiple television series episodes, including THE WALKING DEAD, LONGMIRE, and THE NIGHT SHIFT.

This is a special podcast interview. David Boyd is an exceptional storyteller and his journey through the industry is a masterclass of working in the film industry and staying true to yourself.

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August 27, 2021 - Filmmaker Mitchell Branget (DREAMER'S JOURNEY)

DREAMER'S JOURNEY was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the August 2021 HORROR Film Festival. You can watch the festival and film HERE all day day for FREE.

Conversation with filmmaker Mitchell Branget on his process making this student Horror Film.

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August 26, 2021 - Filmmaker Fabio Stecher (GESTIRN)

GESTIRN was the winner of BEST THRILLER SHORT FILM at the August 2021 Thriller/Suspense Festival. You can watch the festival and film HERE all day day for FREE.

Conversation with director Fabio Stecher on the process making this film and using the excellent location he always wanted to shoot it.

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August 25, 2021 - Filmmaker Kaixin Aethelu Wang (DUCKMAN)

DUCKMAN is a 10 minute short documentary that was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the August 2021 Festival. Watch the festival NOW for FREE right HERE

“Duckman” is a Japanese busker who travels around the world to bring happiness to people. This movie explores the difficulties of living as a busker and how he balances his passions vs career as we know that living off as a busker deals with various dangers/problems whilst having the passion—busking—is treasurable just like all the others who have passions in life.

Conversation with filmmaker Kaixin Aethelu Wang on the process making this film.

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August 24, 2021 - Filmmaker Carlos Velázquez (ADA OFFICE)

ADA OFFICE is a Sci-Fi/Drama short film from Mexico playing at the best of LATINO short film festivals this upcoming Sunday. You can watch the festival this Sunday all day HERE.

“Ada Office is the new virtual boss that has arrived at companies around the world with the main goal of optimizing their productivity and performance to the maximum. Emilio, a shy employee, has a seemingly perfect routine guided by this IA. He competes to be the best computer programmer, until he receives terrible news that reveals the darkest side of both.”

Conversation with filmmaker Carlos Velázquez on the making of the film.

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August 22, 2021 - Director Susan Gray & Producer Melanie Wallace (CLIMATE EMERGENCY: FEEDBACK LOOPS)

Narrated by Richard Gere, CLIMATE EMERGENCY: FEEDBACK LOOPS is a series of five short films, featuring twelve leading climate scientists, that explores how human-caused emissions are triggering nature’s own warming loops. Part 1 is playing at the Documentary Short Film Festival today for FREE HERE.

Conversation with director Susan Gray and Outreach Producer Melanie Wallace on the process making this series and what the plans are for showing it to the world.

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August 21, 2021 - Filmmaker Jay Windland (THE HUNT FOR THE ASIAN GIANT HORNET)

THE HUNT FOR THE ASIAN GIANT HORNET was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August 2021 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival. You can watch the festival and film today for FREE HERE

Conversation with filmmaker Jay Windland on the process making this film and how the inspiration come for doing it.

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August 20, 2021 - Filmmaker Kakia Gkoudina (ALL FOR A HELEN)

ALL FOR A HELEN was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival all day today for FREE HERE.

Conversation with the filmmaker Kakia Gkoudina, from Greece, on the process making this multimedia work for film, sound and electronics.

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August 18, 2021 - Filmmaker Michael G. Kehoe (99 PROBLEMS)

99 PROBLEMS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the August 2021 SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival. You can watch the festival for FREE for 24 hours starting this Thursday at midnight EST HERE.

“A stranger offers people an opportunity to change their immediate future, an offer that could save them from danger.”

Candid and insightful conversation with Michael G. Kehoe on the process making this film.

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About the Filmmaker: Kehoe is an award winning filmmaker whose debut as a writer, director & producer received critical acclaim for his short film “SECOND DANCE” and was accepted to The Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival. While at Sundance he was approached by Prism Entertainment to direct an action/thriller he wrote titled “DOMINION” now on Amazon Prime. He went on to direct and produce another award winning dramatic short titled: “NOW DEPARTING”. His next film, he wrote produced and directed, was a drama/thriller in the vein of film noir titled “THE ART OF A BULLET”, which was highly successful in the foreign territories.


He created a production service company that served multi million dollar productions in Hollywood and over seas such as the Mission Impossible franchise starring Tom Cruise, the J.J. Abrams “Star Trek” franchise and remains in contact with JJ and his company Bad Robot. He created a concept series for the Food Network and directed a television special titled “CATERING IMPOSSIBLE” that featured Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Maggie Q and Lawrence Fishburne. This special spawned a number of series for the Food Network such as “Dinner Impossible”, “Restaurant Impossible”, “Hotel Impossible” and many more.

August 17, 2021 - Animator/Director Luke Angus (ALIENATED)

ALIENATED was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the August 2021 SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival this upcoming Thursday all day for FREE HERE. “A lonely alien goes to extreme lengths to find company.”

Educational and honest conversation with Luke Angus on the process making an independent animation film. You can watch Luke’s past shorts on his website https://www.lukeangus.co.uk/ or his YouTube channel

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About the Guest: Luke Angus is a 3D animator and independent filmmaker born and raised on the west coast of Scotland. He moved to New York where he worked for a variety of animation houses such as Nickelodeon and Framestore, before moving to Connecticut to take on the role as Creative Director and Lead Animator on a feature film coming later in 2021.

August 16, 2021 - Animator/Director Johan Samuelsson (THE SHIFT)

THE SHIFT was the winner of BEST ANIMATION at the August 2021 ANIMATION Feedback Film Festival.

Conversation with artist Johan Samuelsson on the process making this 7 minute short film basically all my himself (minus the sound & music design). Check out his website at https://www.jesamuelsson.com/

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August 15, 2021 - Actor/Writer Brett Epstein (DIARY ROOM)

DIARY ROOM was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the August 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. “While abroad, Sam encounters a handful of strangers who inadvertently guide him in confronting the deep, dark truths he revealed on the reality show Big Brother”.

Playing at the LGBTQ+ Film Festival that you can watch for FREE right now HERE.

Conversation with the screenwriter and star of DIARY ROOM, Brett Epstein, on the process making this film.

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