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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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February 3, 2022 - Filmmaker Tony K. Hall (LONESOME)

LONESOME was the winner of best feature film at the December 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. Also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform.

“Lonely city dweller Guy, is struggling to find his ideal partner. In a trip to the beach suggested by his roommate, he may have found his ideal match with the free spirited Roxie. ‘Lonesome’ is an ode to classic cinema, New Wave cinema, and an ode to silent film.”

Conversation with Milwaukee native Tony K. Hall on the making of the film.

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February 2, 2022 - Filmmaker Ema Poposka (THE LIVING SEA)

THE LIVING SEA was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the December 2021 Toronto Documentary Film Festival. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform.

“Young scuba diver Ema Poposka believes if people could see the beauty of the ocean and of the corals, they will change their minds about sea protection. This inspired her to join Action for a Cause to produce a documentary film about Hong Kong corals.”

Conversation with young Hong Kong filmmaker Ema Poposka on the making of the film.

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February 2, 2022 - Filmmakers Sashko Danylenko, Laura Tufariello (WATCH THE FEET)

WATCH THE FEET was the winner of BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM at the December 2021 Environmental Film Festival. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform.

“In just a few minutes, the character Elsie (LC) will show consumers how to consider a products’ entire life cycle to make their actions have more impact than just the words.”

Conversation with Sashko Danylenko & Laura Tufariello on the collaborative process making the film.

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February 1, 2022 - Filmmaker Dimitri Luedemann (WANDER)

WANDER was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the January 2022 WILDsound Film. It’s also playing at our virtual festival next month. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform.

“After wandering through the desert a man must realize what are the important things in his life in order to survive the arid desert in moments of deep reflection triggered by his own survival.”

Conversation with Dimitri Luedemann on the process making this film with his producer/wife.

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February 1, 2022 - Filmmakers/Actors Adam Moses & Sof Puchley (A SIRENS CALL)

A SIRENS CALL was the winner of BEST FANTASY Film at the December 2021 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival. It’s also playing at our virtual festival next week. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

"A Sirens Call" tells the mythical tale of a woman driven by power who is willing to do anything to get it.


Conversation with director/actor Adam Moses & producer/actor Sof Puchley on the making of the film from concept to distribution. They also both co-wrote the screenplay together.

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January 30, 2022 - Filmmaker Lindsay Clift (I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE)

I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE was the winner of Best Performances at the December 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

“After a young mother of two is coerced into a fancy dinner with her loving but self centered husband she is confronted with a proposition she is unprepared for.”

Conversation with filmmaker Lindsay Clift on the making of the film.

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January 29, 2022 - Filmmakers Nasir Simmons, Lillianna Johnson (TENTACLE HEAD)

TENTACLE HEAD was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

“A homeless teen with tentacles on his head struggles to survive on the streets of a cold, strange, industrial dystopian city with the help of a kind homeless woman who aids him in defining his identity for himself.”

Conversation with the filmmakers on the making of the film.


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January 28, 2022 - Filmmaker/Animator Andrea Maldonaldo (A VOID)

A VOID is one of the top Animation films that played at the Feedback Festivals in 2021. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP in February. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

This story is about how women experience fear and discomfort while walking on the street. In this film we see Maya going through this feeling of insecurity in a task as simple as walking home, a thing made dangerous by the current violent climate in Mexico. This is not an uncommon feeling found in all women who experience the fear and questionable security on the streets of their home towns.


Conversation with filmmaker/animator on the process making this film at the Vancouver Film School.

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January 27, 2022 - Film Team of STAND UP, SPEAK OUT: THE PERSONAL POLITICS OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS

“STAND UP, SPEAK OUT” is a documentary short film that played at the December 2021 FEMALE Filmmakers Festival. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP in February. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

Conversation with Executive Producer Katherine Brewster & Director Elisabeth Harris, from BC Voices, Inc. https://www.standupspeakout.org/

This Episode, "200+ Years: American Women Fight & Rise," serves as the introduction to the online DocuSeries "Stand UP, Speak OUT: The Personal Politics of Women's Rights" about the impact of the mid-20th century expansion in women's rights, and the hard-won freedom, independence, and opportunities at risk today. The Series continues with two more episodes: "Equal Pay for Equal Work" released May 2020 and "Voting Rights: From no vote to suffrage in 1920 to voter suppression in 2020, and why we still must fight for our right to vote," released November 2020. Reproductive Rights, currently in production, will be launched March 2022. Future episodes to be released in 2023/2024 will address such topics as: To Marry Whom We Love, or Not at All, Freedom from Sexual Harassment and Affirmative Action.


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January 25, 2022 - Filmmaker Paula Fouce (THE DARK HOBBY)

THE DARK HOBBY was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the December 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP in February. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

In Hawaii, a group of Native Hawaiians and conservationists struggles politically to protect the exotic fish being looted from the reefs. Turtles, whales, and dolphins are all protected, but not the fish. Now many verges on extinction. 28 million fish are in the aquarium trade pipeline at any given time. They undergo bladder piercing, fin cutting and starvation for shipment and reach the mainland dead or dying. They would have lived up to forty years on a reef. Fish species are in crisis worldwide and many are caught with cyanide and dynamite.

Conversation with documentary director Paula Fouce on the making of the film.

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January 23, 2022 - Filmmaker David P. Levin (BED BUDS, HARVEST TIME, TOOTH FAIRIES IN QUARANTINE)

The COMEDY Festival has shown an unprecedented three films in the past 3 months from David Levin.

  • HARVEST MOON, a film starring Don Most & Anson Williams (from Happy Days fame).

  • BEST BUDS, a film starring Jenny Leona (who also wrote the film), & Mary Chieffo.

  • TOOTH FAIRIES IN QUARANTINE, starring Barry Bostwick (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), and Yvonne Jung.

Conversation with David on the making of these films and others during the Covid-era.

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David P. Levin is an American producer, director, writer and editor. In the early days of MTV, he produced Rockumentaries on Madonna and Michael Jackson, and later went on to help create and develop the "Uncensored" brand for MTV. Later on he created, produced and directed TV Land Confidential for TV Land, and also produced and directed When Pop Culture Saved America, Which Entertainment Weekly cited as one of the 10 specials to watch on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. He is the founder of BrainStorm Inc., a video production company with a focus on television projects.

January 22, 2022 - Filmmaker Caitlin Gray (REVERIE)

REVERIE was the winner of Best Direction at the December 2021 Romance & Relationship Film Festival. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP in February. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

A dance/music video: A woman is haunted by the memory of her lost love.

Conversation with filmmaker/choreographer Caitlin Gray on the making of the film with

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January 21, 2022 - Filmmaker Oscar De Leon (TRIP 27)

TRIP 27 was the winner of Best Direction at the December 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP in February. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

A visual album that unfolds over 5 chapters. Lacking inspiration for his music, Huck goes on a wild hitchhiking adventure that takes him across the American Southwest.

Conversation with Oscar De Leon on the making of this film.

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January 19, 2022 - Filmmaker Robert Bean (ELEVATE)

ELEVATE was the winner of BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY at the December 2021 Documentary Film Festival. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP in February. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).


”Elevate tells the story of Matteo Manfron’s attempt on the Genoa – Mont Blanc record, a gruelling ~300km challenge that brings you from Genoa to Courmayeur by bicycle, and by foot for the rest of the climb to the top of Mont Blanc.”

Conversation with documentary filmmaker Robert Bean on the making of the film.

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January 18, 2022 - Filmmaker Clyde Capistrano (GOODNIGHT BELLA)

GOODNIGHT BELLA was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2021 WILDsound Festival. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP in February. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

“An escaped convict makes a desperate attempt to see his daughter one last time, but stumbles upon a child in need. He is now forced to decide whether to save the boy or to keep running.”

Conversation with Clyde Capistrano on the making of his first film.

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January 17, 2022 - Filmmaker Jessica Redish (THE LAST CROISSANT)

THE LAST CROISSANT was the winner of BEST COMEDY FILM at the December 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP in February. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

Conversation with filmmaker Jessica Redish on the process making the film.

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January 13, 2022 - Filmmaker/Actor Jennifer Kramer (NAKUSA)

NAKUSA is a special film that played at the December 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP on February 10th. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

Conversation with director/actor Jennifer Kramer on the making of the film. “Nakusa is a disabled girl who is deeply traumatized by the rejection of her mother at one week of age. Stuck inside her alienation, distorted perceptions and longings – she searches endlessly for the love we all need to survive or risks ceasing to exist.” A must see film for everyone.

Jennifer also is the youngest daughter of legendary director Stanley Kramer (It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World!, Guess Who’s Coming to Diner?) and actress Karen Sharpe (appeared on over 70 TV shows). She chats about her experiences as a child and we also talk about the recent passing of her father’s good friend Sidney Poitier.

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January 12, 2022 - Filmmaker Malu Solís (CARLOTA)

CARLOTA played to rave reviews at the Female Filmmakers Festival in December 2021. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound streaming service on February 1st. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

Conversation with talented Mexican filmmaker Malu Solis on the making of this truly original short film and the process making it.

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January 10, 2022 - Filmmaker Joshua Weathersby (LAUNDRY DAY - Superman Fan Fiction Film)

LAUNDRY DAY is the Fan Fiction Festival winner of BEST FILM for the 2021 season. It’s an amazing “Superman” origin story of Clark & Lois meeting for the first time in a laundry mat.

Conversation with the talented filmmaker Joshua Weathersby on the making of the film and the art of doing a fan film.

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January 7, 2022 - Filmmaker Christian Holm-Glad (WE ARE NATURE)

WE ARE NATURE was the winner of Best Direction at the December 2022 Environmental Film Festival. Co-produced by Bacon Productions, based in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm.

Conversation with filmmaker Christian Holm-Glad on the making of the film. He also shares the amazing story when he caught the Black Plaque in 2017, the first Norwegian in hundreds of years to do so.

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