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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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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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August 13, 2021 - Singer/Songwriter Cheri Moon (AIN'T I A WOMAN Music Video)

AIN’T I A WOMAN is a Music Video written & performed by Cheri Moon. Playing at the August 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. You can watch the festival for FREE now HERE.

Or watch the YouTube feedback here: https://www.cherimoon.com/

Conversation with Cheri Moon on the process writing this song and then turning it into music video working with director Sophie Dia Pegrum.

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August 6, 2021 - Filmmaker Sonia Gemmiti (OUTSIDE MY WINDOW)

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW is an expressionistic exploration of agoraphobia and isolation. A young woman stares outside her window, summoning the courage to step outside. Playing at the DANCE Film Festival. You can watch the festival HERE for FREE NOW.

Conversation with Sonia Gemmiti on the process making her first film. We also dive into her decade long career as a Hollywood feature film Set Decorator.

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August 5, 2021 - Filmmaker Alek Lev (WHAT?)

WHAT? is a black and white, not-so-silent comedy about a struggling deaf actor, sick of agreeing to increasingly humiliating tasks just to get a role, who decides to take matters into his own… hands. Starring John Maucere


Interview with filmmaker Alek Lev on the process making this film. You can go to the film’s website at www.thewhatmovie.com/

Alek is also a podcast producer for the popular show Meeting Tom Cruise: www.meetingtomcruise.com/

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August 4, 2021 - Filmmaker Amy E. Powell (BARE NAKED TRUTHS)

BARE NAKED TRUTHS is a micro-short comedy series that allows you inside the minds of the bored and often eccentric models who pose nude for drawing classes. You can watch the film HERE, playing at the Animation Film Festival.

Conversation with filmmaker Amy E. Powell on the process making this Web Series.

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August 4, 2021 - Filmmaker/Animator Anthony Thurman (THE DEPRESSION OF DETECTIVE DOWNS 2)

THE DEPRESSION OF DETECTIVE DOWNS 2 is the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the August 2021 ANIMATION Film Festival. You can watch the film HERE, playing at the Animation Film Festival.

Conversation with animator/filmmaker Anthony Thurman on the process doing this animation and why it’s very personal for him.

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July 30, 2021 -Filmmaker/Actor Tonya Pinkins (RED PILL)

RED PILL is a multiple award winning feature film from veteran actress turned director Tonya Pinkins, who makes her feature directorial debut. Conversation with Tonya on the making of the film from conception to distribution.

Halloween weekend of the 2020 election, six old friends ride into red country armed with humor and naiveté.
When the meet an immovable force their plans are thwarted and their fight to win the election becomes a fight for their lives. Six progressives, one deadly weekend.

Film plays for FREE this upcoming Saturday all day. Bookmark the page HERE.

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July 27, 2021 - Filmmaker J.Q. Nelson (RUN GIRL RUN)

RUN GIRL RUN was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the July 2021 ACTION Film Festival. You can watch the film and the full festival all day today HERE

“Allison Pfaendler’s goal is to win the Detroit Free Press marathon. As she trains for the marathon, she is suddenly intercepted by 3 muggers, which is a chase that tests her stamina.”

Conversation with filmmaker J. Q. Nelson on the process making this film in Detroit, the city he grew up in.

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July 24, 2021 - Filmmaker Alison Chace (UNDER THE SAME SKY)

UNDER THE SAME SKY was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the July 2021 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival. Festival Streams for FREE all day today. You can watch it HERE.

“Under The Same Sky, featuring women from China to Australia to Mexico, was filmed when worldwide mandates kept people in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team behind the documentary got creative, interviewing the women over Zoom, and incorporating footage they shot from their daily lives, rounded out with inspirational footage.”

For further information, go to their website: https://www.pinkwisdom.com/about-the-documentary

Conversation with director Alison Chace on the making of this film and what’s next for her and Pink Wisdom, the online community she created with advice on relationships and careers from female experts.

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July 19, 2021 - Filmmaker Reynaldo Dumas (MOVING-IN-LAW)

MOVING-IN-LAW was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Under 5 Minute Film Festival. WATCH the film and the festival this Friday. You can bookmark the festival link HERE

“Brigitte is moving into her apartment with the help of her sister Lisa, and brother in law, Aaron. But when Brigitte and Arron are left alone after Lisa is called away, one thing might easily lead to another between the in laws.”

Conversation with filmmaker Reynaldo Dumas on the making of this film from development to distribution.

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July 10, 2021 - Filmmaker Ryan Timms (BEAUTY LIVES IN ME)

A dance film from students at A Chance to Dance for special needs in Charlotte, NC. A truly remarkable film and a must see for anyone with a pulse!

DANCE film playing at the DANCE Film Festival TODAY. You can watch anytime all day HERE


Conversation with filmmaker Ryan Timms on the process making this film.

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July 5, 2021 - Filmmaker Kate Haug (POST-ELECTION WORKS)

In POST-ELECTION WORKS, filmmaker/artist examines a circular nature of history and her identity as it evolves within the context of contemporary politics. A collage of internet imagery and personal reflection

Playing at the POLITICAL Short Film Festival TODAY. Watch the festival HERE

Conversation with artist/filmmaker Kate Haug on the process making this film.

June 28, 2021 - Filmmaker Keith Sargent (ALWAYS THE SUN)

A short film based on a poem: ALWAYS THE SUN by Keith Sargent. Wilderness, illness and the great British cretinocracy. Festival plays for FREE all day on today. WATCH the festival HERE.

Conversation with filmmaker Keith Sargent on making this film at home current the COVID era.

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June 25, 2021 - Filmmaker Stuart Rideout (I WISH FOR YOU)

I WISH FOR YOU was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the June 2021 ENIVORNMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the festival today (all day for free) HERE

Conversation with Stuart Rideout on the process of directing this important short film written by Michael Morpurgo and starring Jeremy Irons & Maxine Peake

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June 22, 2021 - Animator/Filmmaker JC Little (2020)

2020 is a short animated film about what it was like to live through the unrelenting world-wide disaster that was the year 2020. Playing at the ANIMATION Film Festival on Thursday. You can watch all day HERE

Conversation with the amazing animator JC Little. She talks about the making of 2020, and her experiences working in the industry as an animator. https://twitter.com/AnimatedWoman

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June 8, 2021 - Filmmaker/Actor Lauren Harris (DEFINING DODO)

DEFINING DODO was the winner of Best Performances at the June 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Playing for FREE all say Saturday. Bookmark the page and see the full lineup HERE.

“This story was written to spark viewers’ prior knowledge (even if only on a tangential level) of growing up and navigating the realities of machismo in the pursuit of self-expression from a Latino perspective.”

Conversation with director and star Lauren Harris on the making of DEFINING DODO from concept to distribution.

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June 7, 2021 - Filmmaker Benedict Kasulis (TOUCH THE BOULDER)

“Touch the Boulder” is a feature documentary that follows a satirical sports blogger’s longshot campaign against a corrupt political machine for a State House seat in rural Ohio.

Playing at the POLITICAL Film Festival this Friday. Get your FREE tickets HERE.

Conversation with filmmaker Benedict Kasulis on the process making the documentary and finding the story in editing.

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June 6, 2021 - Screenwriter Hank Biro (Godzilla and the Technicolor Guards)

WILDsound has performed a few scripts of Hank BIro’s in the last few years, most recently the fan fiction winning screenplay “Godzilla and the Technicolor Guards”.

Listen to interview with the accomplished writer, plus best scene reading of “Godzilla” afterwards.

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June 5, 2021 - Filmmaker Mackenzie Carlson (TEETER)

TEETER was the winner of BEST DANCE FILM at the June 2021 DANCE Film Festival. Watch the festival for FREE all day tomorrow HERE.

“Teeter portrays a codependent relationship between two people; one of whom plays the role of supporter and caretaker whilst the other moves freely, unencumbered by their own instability.”

Interview with the multi-talented filmmaker Mackenzie Carlson on the process of making her first film (with many more to come!).

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May 31, 2021 - Filmmaker Rachel Pasztor (1997 BUDAPEST)

1997 BUDAPEST was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the May 2021 Experimental Film Festival.

“In 1997, at the age of sixteen, the dancer and choreographer Mimi Jeong moved to Budapest from South Korea. She stayed in Budapest for two years. It was her first experience abroad. Today her connection to Budapest is a special one, it is light-hearted, lonely, nostalgic and sorrowful.”

Conversation with filmmaker Rachel Pasztor on why she made this film and her connection with Budapest and Mimi Jeong.

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