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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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March 22, 2021 - Screenwriter Joe Capucini (PERMISSION)

PERMISSION is a winning short screenplay about a married couple still suffering from an unimaginable tragedy, and are challenged with an unexpected opportunity.

Great conversation with screenwriter Joe Capucini on the process of writing screenplays and writing in general.

Watch the Winning Screenplay Reading HERE

Still suffering from an unimaginable tragedy, a married couple is challenged with an unexpected opportunity.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Steve Rizzo

Ethan: Sean Ballantyne

Ashley: Julie Sheppard

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March 21, 2021 - Screenwriter Tienny The (HOPE)

HOPE was the Animation S HOPE hort Screenplay Winner. Great conversation with the writer Tienny The, based in China on the process of writing this terrific script.

Watch the Screenplay Reading HERE

Deep inside a womb, a foetus begins to move around and feel own mother’s heartbeat, differentiating every voice and sound. Foetus is unaware of its own birth in the delivery room of a hospital.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Allison Kampf

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March 20, 2021 - Filmmaker/Actor John Patrick Hayden (AMEND)

He’s known to most for playing Jack Murdoch on the DAREDEVIL TV Series. Now he’s a filmmaker on the rise.

John Patrick Hayden went to film school and make the award winning short film AMEND. Playing at the DRAMA Festival this upcoming Sunday. Get your FREE tickets HERE and stream all day.

Great chat with the filmmaker about the process making this film from development to distribution.

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March 19, 2021 - Children's Book Writers Ken Yoffe & Ellen Weisberg (JUSTIN AN THE WERLOOBEE)

JUSTIN AN THE WERLOOBEE is a winning animation short film based on the children’s book FRUIT OF THE VINE (Weisberg and Yoffe, Waldorf Publishing, 2018). It’s playing at the ANIMATION Film Festival this upcoming Sunday. Stream for free all day. RSVP for a link HERE

Great chat with Ken Yoffe & Ellen Weisberg on their first process making a movie. From development to the final product.

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March 18, 2021 - Filmmaker/Animator John Banana (LUZ)

LUZ is a story about a mother and daughter. Problems can cloud your vision, but the key to the mother’s happiness may be right under her nose. Winner of BEST ANIMATION FILM at our festival.

Playing at the ANIMATION Film Festival this upcoming Sunday. Stream for free all day. RSVP for a link HERE

Great chat with animator John Banana from France. The 3 year journey making this amazing animation short film.

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March 17, 2021 - Filmmaker Jonathan Richey (WE REFUSE TO BE ENEMIES)

WE REFUSE TO BE ENEMIES is a film is about Daoud Nassar, a Palestinian Christian who lives under constant threat of land confiscation by the Israeli government and harassment from the surrounding Israeli settlers.

Great interview with first time filmmaker Jonathan Richey on the difficult process making this film, and how he made a non-political story and kept it solely on one person’s conflict.

Film playing at the DOCUMENTARY Shorts Festival this Saturday March 20th. RSVP to watch for FREE HERE


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March 16, 2021 - Filmmaker Jared Moossy & DOC Subject Allie Cole (IT’S JUST ME)

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March 16, 2021 - Filmmaker Jared Moossy & DOC Subject Allie Cole (IT’S JUST ME)

IT’S JUST ME is a portrait of Allie Cole, a Black transgender woman who sits on all the fault lines of all of America’s concerns about gender and class, just by being her authentic self.

Great chat with the filmmaker Jared Moossy and the main character of the documentary Allie Cole. How the film got made and what’s next for this pair.

Film playing at the DOCUMENTARY Shorts Festival this Saturday March 20th. RSVP to watch for FREE HERE

Go to the Filmmakers website: http://www.jaredmoossy.com/

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March 15, 2021 - Screenwriter Sierra Hall (Sweet Valley Spy)

The art of writing a screenplay: Hunker down and get the words on the page. Go back and edit.

Great chat with winning screenwriter Sierra Hall on the process of writing her TV PILOT script SWEET VALLEY SPY, loosely based on the “Sweet Valley High” novel series. Now the characters have grown up!

Watch the Best Scene Reading HERE

Liza has a budding career at a pharmaceutical company. Her twin sister, Jess, talks to a bottle of tequila and dates a guy who tells dead-baby jokes. When Liza mysteriously disappears, Jess gets a crash course in the family business – espionage.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Allison
The Narrator: Geoff Mays –
The Spy: Andy Kamp
Rick Astley: Rick Astley
Jess: Hannah Ehman
Liza: Julie Sheppard
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March 14, 2021 - Filmmaker Roshi Givechi (MY FAMILY TREES)

“My Family Trees” is a bittersweet tale about a man from Iran who took unconventional measures to stitch his family back together in Kansas…one single tree at a time.

Interview with filmmaker Roshi Givechi on the process of making this terrific documentary film. Piecing this personal film together and pushing past the insecurities and fears to get it done.

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March 13, 2021 - Screenwriter Andy Carpenter (THROWAWAYS)

THROWAWAYS was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the ENVIRONMENTAL Feedback Film Festival.

Great chat with Andy Carpenter on the process of writing this script.

Watch the SHORT Screenplay Reading HERE

After a seemingly insignificant plastic toy is manufactured by a young child in Latin America, it begins a journey across the world by tractor trailer, a fast-food restaurant trash can, SUV, a garbage truck, and an ocean-freighter. Each mode of transportation offers glimpses into the lives of its transporters, whether mundane, privileged, or desperate. Finally making its way into the grateful hands of a young orphan trying to survive in the trash-wastelands of Malaysia, these throwaways prove that significance is relative.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Iris/Shelly: Julie Sheppard
Juan/Manager/Foreman: Geoff Mays
Man/Father/Rayyan: Sean Ballantyne
Oliver/Nathaniel: Allan Michael Brunet
Wife/Woman: Hannah Ehman

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March 12, 2021 - Filmmaker Burak Tatar (BUST)

“An ordinary day goes South in Los Angeles.” - is the summary of BUST. A 7 minute crime film that is a must watch.

Playing at the Crime/Thriller Festival this Sunday March 14th. RSVP to FREE to stream all day HERE.

Great chat with filmmaker Burak Tatar on how this film got made, why he keeps making films, and moving from theatre directing to film directing.

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March 11, 2021 - Filmmaker Jeremy Charles (TOTSU (REDBIRD))

An indigenous woman must confront a mysterious predator in parallel worlds of prehistory and dystopian future. - Is the summary of the award winning film TOTSU (REDBIRD), directed by Jeremy Charles.

Playing at the Crime/Thriller Festival this Sunday March 14th. RSVP to FREE to stream all day HERE.


Great conversation with filmmaker Jeremy Charles on the process making the film, living & working in Oklahoma, and getting more Indigenous films made.

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March 10, 2021 - Filmmaker/Animator Andrea Cavuoto (UNDERDOG)

UNDERDOG is the story of a clumsy criminal, Mad Dog, who accepted the job of stealing the suitcase of the Mob Boss in the reptile district: Al Gatore.. An animation masterpiece. Winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the Crime Film Festival.

Playing at the Crime/Thriller Festival this Sunday March 14th. RSVP to FREE to stream all day HERE.

Nice conversation from Italy with filmmaker/animator Andrea Cavuoto on the process of making UNDERDOG.

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March 9, 2021 - Actor/Director Dylan Mask (CRUEL WORLD)

As he drives down an old dirt road John has one thing on his mind: “Reunite with the woman he loves”. - That is the summary of CRUEL WORLD, written/directed/starring Dylan Mask. Playing at the Crime/Thriller Festival this Sunday March 14th. RSVP to FREE to stream all day HERE.

Great chat with Dylan Mask on growing up in the Niagara region, and the process of making CRUEL WORLD.

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March 8, 2021 - Screenwriter Stephen John Beyer (Solstice)

“Solstice” is written along the lines of films like “April Fool’s Day” and “Wicker Man.” The story is about Angela who tries to overcome her fear of death while friends from her past are being murdered around her.

Conversation with the screenwriter Stephen John Beyer. He talks about his writing process, and the art of getting it done on the page.

Watch the best scene of SOLTICE HERE

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Angela: Julie Sheppard
Peter/Julius: Steven Rizzo
Fred/Thomas: Allan Michael Brunet
Amy: Kyana Teresa
Clayton: Andy Kamp
Ken: Bill Poulin

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March 7, 2021 - Screenwriter Alberto “Mojo” Peña (Peaky Blinders: “Good Friday”)

The art of writing a spec screenplay from an existing television show. Great chat with screenplay writer Alberto “Mojo” Pena on the process writing an episode for the TV show Peaky Blinders.

Alberto talks about the process of writing a spec script. The greatness of Peaky Blinders. And how he got the nickname “Mojo”.

Watch the best scene screenplay reading of Peaky Blinders HERE

Tommy Shelby is missing, Shelby Limited is financially broke and Michael has teamed with the Billy Boys to take over and absorb the Peaky Blinders gang.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Jimmy: Geoff Mays
Michael: Sean Ballantyne

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March 6, 2021 - Filmmaker Malhaar Gupte (PHANTOM SONG)

“Officer Kaya, a cyborg police-woman discovers a prism that has been appearing in her dreams. Trailing the source of the prism, she slowly uncovers details of her unknown past.” That is the summary of the short film PHANTOM SONG, that played at the February 20201 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival.

Terrific interview with director Malhaar Gupte on the process making the film.

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March 5, 2021 - Journalist/Filmmaker Richard Lui (SKY BLOSSOM)

“As young as eleven years old, they are taking care of parents and grandparents who are battling sickness. We call them Care Heroes. And there are five million of them in America.:” That is the summary of the multiple winning feature documentary SKY BLOSSOM, directed by world renowned journalist Richard Lui.

SKY BLOSSOM is playing at the DIVERSITY Film Festival this Sunday March 7th. Get your FREE TICKETS and you’ll be able to stream for free all day.

Terrific conversation with Richard Lui on the process making this documentary through the years and why he made it. At the end we tackle the state of journalism in 2021.

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March 4, 2021 - Filmmaker Aastha Verma (THE LAST RIGHTS)

THE LAST RIGHTS is an important film about a young Indian woman who challenges her society’s patriarchal traditions in order to give her deceased grandmother her last rites. Playing at the Female Filmmakers Festival this upcoming Saturday March 6th. Stream for FREE all day. Get your FREE TICKETS here.

Great chat with filmmaker Aastha Verma on the process making this film in India and the conflicts that occurred because of it.

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March 3, 2021 - Filmmaker Luigi Rizzo (THE INVISIBLE MIRROR)

THE INVISIBLE MIRROR is a true artistic film with many emotional layers. It’s a pleasure to chat with filmmaker Luigi Rizzo on the process on making this film. It all began with a walk with his wife in Italy and having an idea.

Played at the February 2021 Experimental Film Festival.

Summary of film: At night while something has happened in a house of an old lady, a young girl dresses to go to a party. Through the dance and the music, suddenly youth and age merge together in an ephemeral and dynamic moment, ultimately connected.


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