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 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!
Every Friday Matthew and Kierston meet up to discuss the festival from the night before. Every Thursday at the Carlton Cinema in Toronto, WILDsound screens amazing films from around the world. Last night it was our Drama/Crime and Under-Five-Minute night. Let's hear about what the audience was like, and what the films were like as well!
A showcase of 12 short films from around the world:
#1 - UNEARTHED, 9min., USA, Drama/Crime
Directed by Daniel Bergeson
A mother must come to terms with her guilt after committing a heinous crime of vengeance.
#2 - SNIP, 6min., New Zealand, Drama/Crime
Directed by Kenneth Clark
A new hair style can change your life.
#3 - KALTRINA, 10min., Drama/Crime
Directed by Evi Stamatiou
Centers around Kaltrina, a nurse from Kosovo who lives and works in NY and the conflicts that occur when a stranger who breaks into her apartment.
#4 - THE GHOULIES, 5min., Australia, Drama/Crime
Directed by Harrison Lane
Two brothers have their relationship tested when 11 year old Cooper wants to become a part of his older brother's gang.
#5 -PERSONA, 2min., UK, Animation/Experimental
Directed by Thomas Donnelly
Persona is a metaphorical film which uses masks in order to depict the destructive nature of Communism in pre-Soviet Russia
#6 - GIRL IN YELLOW, 3min., USA, Drama/Family
Directed by Christopher Tjajadi
A switch in perspective reveals that nothing is as it seems.
#7 - BROTHERS, 5min., USA, Drama/Family
Directed by Randy Kerr
Set in the Pacific Northwest, three brothers find refuge and redemption from a troubled home through their love of fly fishing for steelhead and the enduring relationships they forge on the river.
#8 - KCLOC, 3min., India, Documentary/Animation
Directed by Ninaad Kulkarni
KCLOC is a 3D animated documentary on people's perceptions of time. A selection of brief interviews provide the voices for ten meticulously designed CGI clock characters, in a variety of real-world settings, as they respond to a single question: "What does time mean to you?"
#9 - THE CORD, 5min., USA, Drama
Directed by Catherine L. Allard
Adam and his friends enter the house. The mood is going to turn cold. He is about to do something that will change everything. His mind is made up. He is ready to cut the cord.
#10 - NOT THE SAME RIVER. NOT THE SAME MAN, 4min., Animation/Experimental
Directed by Michelle Brand
A fisherman takes his boat out on the river. While he and his surroundings are in a constant flow, the viewer observes the passing of time, watching everything go through movement and change. In an ever-flowing cycle, things come to be, change, evolve, and pass on....
#11 - IN THROUGH THE NIGHT, 4min., Drama/Experimental
Directed by Josiah Cuneo
By recalling a childhood story, a world of daydreams and longing unfold against a quiet backdrop of the quotidian.
#12 - FIREFLIES, 3min., UK, Drama
Directed by Aram Atkinson
Camping is a magical time for any child, but for this particular young girl and her father, it is an experience they'll never forget. Fireflies is about the dedication and love of a father to his daughter, and the mysterious and magical things that can happen when you let your imagination run wild
Every Thursday, WILDsound hosts a Film Festival! Matt and Kierston meet on Friday mornings to talk about the festival, the themes, the crowd, the comments and the films that made the night so great!
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7 Documentary Short Films were presented at the August 2nd Festival. Here is the lineup:
SAN GUERRERO, 4min., Argentina, Documentary
Directed by
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A portrait of an american ex-patriot lilving in Buenos Aires and working as a city tour guide during the day and a prostitution tour guide during the night
WATER, 4min, USA, Documentary
Directed by Mark Knight
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Window Channel Network takes you on a four-minute journey to some of the planet’s most spectacular glaciers, waterfalls, beaches, rivers and waterways.
WEEKEND WARRIOR, 6min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Jonathan Harris
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ISIS WAS HERE, 25min, Iraq, Documentary
Directed by Farman Abdalrahman Karim
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HAART KENYA, 13min., Kenya, Documentary
Directed by Danielle Da Silva
An organization dedicated to ending modern slavery (human trafficking) against women and children in Kenya and East Africa. Simas spent two weeks photographing their workshops, community, and grief-stricken survival stories.
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HEARING FILMS, 8min., Canada, Documentary
Directed by Arsen Martyrosian
CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! A story of visually impaired film enthusiast Joe Sidarose, that questions the perception of film as a visual medium and exposes the way descriptive cinema influences audience.
BEYOND THE WALL, 26min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Jay Root, Todd Wiseman
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Get past the rhetoric and experience the reality of the U.S.-Mexico border. The film puts viewers into the shoes of undocumented immigrants, Border Patrol agents and a Texas borderland rancher to explore the nation’s most pressing border and immigration issues.
We've all seen a montage, even if we are still a little hazy about what exactly it is and how exactly they are made. Let's join Matthew and Kierston as they talk about Montages, the history behind them and some of the most famous montages in films today!
Come scratch the surface of LGBTQ2A+ Cinema with Matthew and Kierston on this Episode of The Film Podcast!
Fish out of water stories are as old as story telling itself. Why do we love them so much? Today, Matthew and Kierston splash around in the Fish Out Of Water Story and go swimming in its timeless depths!
You have probably heard of a biopic before. But if you have NO IDEA what one is, chances are you've seen one. Or maybe you THINK you've seen one. Today, Matthew and Kierston take a look at some well known Bio Pics, some not-so-well-known biopics, and what makes the genre so great!
Today on WILDsound's The Film Podcast, Matt and Kierston take a deep dive look into the world of cinematic sounds. What is Diegetic sound? What is non-diegetic sound? Join Matt and Kierston as they relate these common film terms back to pop culture, mass media and some films you may never have heard of before.
Today, on a special episode of WILDsound's The Film Podcast, Matthew interviews Kierston on her previous career in the Film and Television Industry. Find out about a little-known job in the industry called Craft, and how doing it often ends up being a situation where you bite off more than you can chew.
What the heck is B-Roll and What does it actually DO anyway? Why should we worry about it at all, right? Does it actually affect the main story? Matthew and Kierston tackle this topic in today episode of The Film Podcast and discover that it actually is quite important.
Also- stay tuned to find out just how many films Kierston has on her list to see!
