SOLI DEO GLORIA was the winning short screenplay at the HORROR Underground Film Festival. Conversation with the writer followed by the screenplay reading.

Watch the script reading: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/soli-deo-gloria

“In a rural early 20th century midwest American town, young August must face frequent abuse by his fundamentalist preacher father. As domestic troubles intensify with August’s family, so do visions of a monstrous presence chasing him. Can August escape both the source and the symbol of his trauma?”

You can sign up for the 7 day free trial 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. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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August 1 2022 - Screenwriter Andrew Wade Bowcock (SOLI DEO GLORIA)

Matthew Toffolo

WE ARE ALL DEAD was the winner of best screenplay at the Crime/Mystery Film Festival. Conversation with writer Arthur Tiersky, followed by the best scene reading of the script.

Watch the script reading: https://www.wildsound.ca/1st-scene-screenplay-readings/videos/we-are-all-dead

When a robbery goes wrong and the getaway driver is killed, the gang’s two leaders become romantic rivals when the driver’s widow shows up to collect her share.

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July 31, 2022 - Screenwriter Arthur Tiersky (WE ARE ALL DEAD)

Matthew Toffolo

HYSTERICAL was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the June 2022 Toronto COMEDY Film Festival.

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“Hysterical is a film-adaptation of a one-woman theatre performance. The stem-level plot is this: a girl-woman lost her uterus and sorts through her mind-farm-memories to find it. On a deeper level, the show explores intergenerational womanhood and inherited trauma. It weaves together themes of independence, institutionalized mental health, the female body and its policing, fertility, immigration, and growth to present to you, the audience, an unintentional coming-of-age tale for and of us all, just trying to do the best we can with what we have.”

Conversation with the creator and star Emma Spear on the making of the film. From what was supposed to be a one-woman show, turns into a feature film during the Covid era.

WATCH this film next month. Go to the WILDsound TV app. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial 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. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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June 26, 2022 - Writer/Actor Emma Spear (HYSTERICAL)

Matthew Toffolo

Watch the Short Story Reading.

Conversation with writer Keshia L. Nowden, followed by the audio version short story reading of “The Secret History”.

Film also showing on the WILDsound TV app. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial 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. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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May 12, 2022 - Writer Keshia L. Nowden (The Secret History)

Matthew Toffolo

LENNON was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the April 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

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“Lennon” is a film about an individual experiencing homelessness who craves to be seen and heard, but all it takes is a stranger offering a cup of coffee to ignite some compassion. The best part is... that compassion can be contagious.

Conversation with creator Giovanna Ferraro on the making of the film.

Film also showing on the WILDsound TV app. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial 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. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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May 9, 2022 - Writer/Producer Giovanna Ferraro (LENNON)

Matthew Toffolo

OUT AND BACK was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2022 SPORTS & RECREATION Film Festival.

”A runner sets out for an anxiety liberation run at dusk. She's not the only one. A remarkable encounter reveals the power of pain and unspoken camaraderie.”

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Conversation with writer/actor Heather Irvine on the personal story making this film.

Film also showing on the WILDsound TV app. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial 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. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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April 29, 2022 - Writer/Actor Heather Irvine (OUT AND BACK)

Matthew Toffolo

“The Woman Who Wrote Dumbo” was the winner of best feature screenplay at the LA Feedback Film Festival. Conversation with writer Jodi Leviton on the process making the film, followed by a best scene reading of the screenplay.

Logline: After being diagnosed with an eating disorder, struggling screenwriter Avery researches the life of Helen Aberson and is sent on a journey of personal and professional development.

Watch HERE the best scene screenplay reading.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole

Avery: Hannah Ehman

Caleb: Steve Rizzo

Jamie/Jake: Geoff May

Gail/Waitress: Kyana Teresa

Screenplay Reading also showing on the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial 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. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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April 14, 2022 - Screenwriter Jodi Leviton (The Woman Who Wrote Dumbo)

Matthew Toffolo

BATMAN: RESURRECTION was the winner of best screenplay at the December 2021 Fan Fiction Festival. Listen to the interview, followed by the best scene reading of the script.

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XND-iUBiI8

It’s been 15 years since Gotham City last saw the Caped Crusader but with gangs threatening to take over it’s up to 65 year old Bruce Wayne to save the city.

CAST LIST:
Narration: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
COMMISSIONER KENDRA JONES: Kyana Teresa
BRUCE WAYNE: Allan Michael Brunet
BLUE MASK: Geoff Mays
ROMAN: Steve Rizzo

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February 10, 2022 - Screenwriter Philip Naiman (BATMAN: RESURRECTION)

Matthew Toffolo

“Intergalactic Io” was the winning feature screenplay for 2021 at the LGBTQ+ Film & Screenplay Festival. Conversation with writer Seth Nesenholtz on the process of writing this screenplay and the art of writing “camp” movies.

January 14, 2022 - Screenwriter Seth Nesenholtz (Intergalactic Io)

Matthew Toffolo

Watch the Screenplay Reading:

Space thief Io finds herself caught in a galactic war while attempting to sell a stolen crystal. Now the most wanted person in the galaxy, she races against the clock to save her alien dog and face responsibility for the war she inadvertently started.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allan Michael Brunet
DOMINATRIA: Val Cole
NIRYAT: Julie Sheppard

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ODE TO A is a winner Short Screenplay from the December 2021 Black Feedback Film Festival.

December 11, 2021 - Screenwriter Rodney Greenwood (ODE TO A)

Matthew Toffolo

Listen to interview with writer Rodney Greenwoods, followed by the full screenplay reading of ODE TO A

WATCH the screenplay reading.

In the clasp of the lifestyle, a black rock star teeters between invincibility and vulnerability. Incapable of knowing if tomorrow brings the former or the latter.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morris
LEN/OLD LEN: Shawn Devlin
DR. ROOSEVELT/OLD BLACK MAN: Bill Poulin
COSMO: Kyana Teresa
MARTI: Hannah Ehman
OTHER MAN: Andy Kamp

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December 10, 2021 - Writer/Producer/Actor Stefani Zabner (ON THE ROCKS)

Matthew Toffolo

ON THE ROCKS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the December 2021.

Conversation with the writer / producer / co-star Stefani Zabner on the making of the film from concept to distribution. And it all started in an acting class.

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EL ALACRAN is the winner feature screenplay from the Female Film Festival.

“After being stung by a scorpion during a holiday in Mexico, Lexie uses newfound superpowers to wreak revenge on men who have crossed her, ridding her world of toxic waste ... one asshole at a time..”

Interview with writer Julie Miller and best scene reading afterwards.

WATCH the Best Scene Reading of EL ALACRAN HERE

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morris
Lexie: Hannah Ehman
Cassidy: Kyana Teresa
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August 23, 2021 - Screenwriter Julie Miller (EL ALACRAN)

Matthew Toffolo

THE FULL CATASTROPHE is a short story that was made into a “Story Movie” by the festival, written by Yolanda Reid Chassiakos.

You can watch the Story Movie HERE

Conversation with Yolanda on the process writing this story based on her family history.

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August 9, 2021 - Writer Yolanda Reid Chassiakos (The Full Catastrophe)

Matthew Toffolo

“Marianas Web” is about a woman named Dani, who is released from prison and soon finds herself falling back into old habits to try and clear the debt that her cancer ridden mother left behind. She ends up finding a red room which opens her world to more torture and loss then she ever thought was possible.

Chat with screenwriter Taylor Salotti on the process of writing this very creepy screenplay. Best scene reading (audio version) after the interview.

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May 29, 2021 - Screenwriter Taylor Salotti (Mariana’s Web)

Matthew Toffolo

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

Matthew Toffolo

2 WEEKS is a film about asexuality. Part of the LGBTQ+ Film Festival streaming today.

Watch the festival now: https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/

Great chat with the writer/producer/actor of the short film, Margarita Zhitnikova, on the process of making her short film. From crowdfunding, to prepping the film, to production, to post, to having to go back and re-shoot a scene. It was a long but rewarding process.

Summary of 2 WEEKS, 9min., USA, Drama

When 20-something-year-old Tanya begins to realize she’s asexual, the highly charged sexualized world she lives in as an actress and partner begins to fall apart and feels more and more like an unbearable nightmare.

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Jan. 9, 2020 - Actor/Writer/Producer Margarita Zhitnikova (2 WEEKS)

Matthew Toffolo

ON THE RIDE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the January 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. There is a special screening streaming all day on Saturday January 9th.

You can RSVP/WATCH the festival at https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/next-film-festival-event/

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Summary of ON THE RIDE, 13min., USA, Drama:

On his morning bike ride, Scott grapples with the memories of a trauma he experienced with his husband Todd. When his route suddenly takes an unexpected turn, Scott finds himself on the doorstep of a stranger intimately connected to the past he can’t shake.

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Jan. 8, 2021 - Actor/Writer Jeremy Glazer (ON THE RIDE)

Matthew Toffolo

Kurt T. Choate, PhD is an associate professor and department chair of psychology and counseling at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

He’s also a great screenwriter.

Listen to the interview with the professor/writer and after listen to the best scene reading of his screenplay INHERITANCE

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnJF1NFTRcU

, by Kurt T. Choate

An F.B.I. agent turns to someone from his past to stop a serial killer, but healing the fractured relationship may prove to be the bigger challenge.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf

Caleb: Geoff Mays

Vaughn: Shawn Devlin

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Dec. 15, 2020 - Screenwriter Kurt T. Choate (INHERITANCE)

Matthew Toffolo

Timely podcast today as we interview Dr. Phillip Hollins from Arizona. A former US military official turned philosopher & writer, Phillip has written the most interesting screenplay in the most interesting of times.

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://youtu.be/iq-O3MeMGBE

‘Blackballed,’ centers on an awkward relationship between a black FBI agent and the newly elected white supremacist leader whose daughter, by some twist of fate, gets a heart transplant from the FBI agent’s son, causing them to flee together from hate group leaders who wish them harm.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf

Travis: Manny Pacheco

Nicole: Mriam Capper

Bucky: Fabio Abreu

Doctor Pendergrass: Steve Rizzo

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November 6th 2020 - Interview with Screenwriter Phillip Hollins (BLACKBALLED)

Matthew Toffolo

WHO IS SHE? is a terrific short story where you get a glimpse into the mind of the main character, Marley, as she composes herself in the bathroom of a club while her unassuming husband waits for her outside.

Great interview with writer Camille Sanghera, followed by the audio version movie of the short story.

Watch the STORY MOVIE: https://youtu.be/86V6HmTi6i0

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November 2nd 2020 - Interview with writer Camille Sanghera (Short Story WHO IS SHE?)

Matthew Toffolo