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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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May 15, 2022 - Filmmaker Ron Basci (FREDDY, THE HANDYMAN)

FREDDY, THE HANDYMAN played to rave reviews at the April 2022 COMEDY Festival.

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“Feeling confident after fixing his sink, Freddy places an ad as a Handyman.”

Conversation with filmmaker Ron Basci on the making of the film and the setup for a TV series.

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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July 11, 2021 - Maya Witters (THE TURTLES)

A LGBTQ+ Festival Comedy Short. “When shy Emma meets the exuberant Jeanie, she feels things she’s never experienced before. But there’s the slight problem of her clingy boyfriend Jamie…”

THE TURTLES was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the July 2021 Festival. Film is playing all day today for FREE. You can watch HERE

Conversation with director/writer Maya Witters on the process making her first film.

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June 26, 2021 - Filmmakers Michael & Mathias Jener, Lisa Brandt (SUPERHUMAN)

SUPERHUMAN was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the June 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the festival today (all day for free) HERE


Conversation with the team who brought SUPERHUMAN together and the terrific & important message it has.

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June 10, 2021 - Filmmaker Elizabeth Rakhilkina (NEW FLESH FOR THE OLD CEREMONY)

NEW FLESH FOR THE OLD CEREMONY was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the June 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Playing for FREE all say Saturday. Bookmark the page and see the full lineup HERE.

“A lesbian reverie set amidst the backwoods of New England, New Flesh for the Old Ceremony explores the physicality of grief through a macabre fable about a woman whose wife is devoured by and then possesses their beloved pack of dogs.”

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May 25, 2021 - Filmmaker Kiah Clingman (EAVESDROPPING ON THE ELDERS)

EAVESDROPPING ON THE ELDERS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the May 2021 BLACK Filmmakers Feedback Film Festival.

Kiah Clingman talks about the amazing story of how this film got made and the tribute it was for her father.

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May 22, 2021 - Filmmaker/Actor Collin Chute (LATE NIGHT SWIM)

The art of pulling off a great performance while also directing the film. Chat with multi-talented performer and director Collin Chute about his short film LATE NIGHT SWIM.

Playing at the Best of DRAMA Shorts Festival Today. WATCH the film now.

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April 25, 2021 - Filmmaker Rob Steger (THE FUNNY RUNNER)

THE FUNNY RUNNER is an amazing documentary short about Brittany Charboneau and her journey as a professional marathon runner and how she lost her love for the sport because she wasn’t being herself.

Playing at the ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival this upcoming Sunday. Stream for FREE all day HERE


Informative chat with filmmaker Rob Steger on the process of making his first film, and the amazing journey he has had to get to where he is today.

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April 16, 2021 - Filmmaker Ben Hansford (UPRISING!)

UPRISING! was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the upcoming April 2021 SCI-FI/FANTASY Festival. Playing at the Film Festival this upcoming Sunday. Stream for FREE all day and RSVP HERE

Amazing chat with filmmaker Ben Hansford on the art of Crowdfunding, taking meetings in Hollywood, and getting the story straight for a very complicated special effects film. And of course the robots are actually nice in this film!

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April 11, 2021 - Filmmaker Tammy Klembith (WHAT IF)

“WHAT IF” was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the April 2021 HORROR Film Festival. Sign up to watch for FREE all day Sunday HERE

How to make a film in Arizona during COVID when you live in Los Angeles! Great conversation with the talented filmmaker Tammy Klembith

A woman experiences strange occurences that trigger events beyond her control, including the very nature of her own existence.

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Feb. 10, 2021 - Filmmaker David Jung (ROAM)

“ROAM” is a Sci-Fi short film about a world where the wealthy can go for joyrides or outright steal the bodies of the young. One former victim, a young woman, raises an underground resistance to fight back.

Playing at the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Festival this upcoming Friday. Get your FREE TICKETS now and watch at home all day.

Great conversation with natural storyteller David Jung. David has many amazing stories in his journey through the film industry and he shares a few of them in this interview. Plus, how he made this ambitious movie, and the art of making an independent big budget short film.

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Jan. 31, 2010 - Filmmaker Victoria Negri (2 WEEKS)

2 WEEKS played at the January 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. A landmark short about asexuality.

Summary: 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.

Great chat with the multi-talented directed Victoria Negri. How you need to keep grinding away., connect with other artists, and work on your talent day by day. The art of being successful.

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Jan. 17, 2021 - Filmmaker Daniel Riser (THE ASSASSINATION OF A MAN)

The art of the Steadicam shot. How a film got written & produced in a span of a couple of months during COVID when two friends wanted to make a fun project to practice their Steadicam gear. The project turned into an award winning short film called “The Assassination of a Man:”. (BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY winner at the Under 5min. Film Festival). Still time to watch the film and the festival now: https://under5minutefilmfestival.com/

Summary of film: A hitman gets a call from his irate wife while on the job


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Jan. 15, 2021 - Filmmaker Jason Flakes (HEAR CONGO)

The raw materials that go into most electronics today are mined from the Congo. This is how HEAR CONGO is helping. Playing at the Under 5 Minute Film Festival today. Watch/RSVP the festival: https://under5minutefilmfestival.com/next-festival-event/

See how HEAR CONGO got made and why it’s a very important subject and film.

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Dec. 25, 2020 - Director Matt Szymanowski (DARK DAY)

DARK DAY is a must see 7 minute Thriller written & directed by the talented filmmaker Matt Szymanowski

You can stream the exclusive screening all day Saturday by emailing the festival for the password here: https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/next-festival-event/


Matt talks about how he found his sound team (designer and composer) by simply asking two very established people. Plus, how this film began as an demo reel idea for the lead actor and turned into one of the best Crime/Thriller short films of 2020.

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Dec. 16, 2020 - Screenwriter Brent Peterson (Star Wars: Rendezvous)

The first ever podcast done in a Hobbit Hole. Writer Brent Peterson made his “Own Private Hobbit Hole”. See it here: https://myownprivatehobbithole.com/

Star Wars: Rendezvous is a fan-fiction film set in the Star Wars universe with a cast of new characters as well as some more established ones. Matthew chats with the winner Fan Fiction writer Brent Peterson on the process of writing in the context of this legendary franchise.

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A pair of do-gooders attempt to save a young girl wanted by the Empire.

CAST LIST:

Hologram Voice/Darth Maul: Sean Ballantyne

Mandalorian/Ashoka/Voice: Steve Rizzo

Rahn: Allan Michael Brunet

Qu’ra/R’iila/Zandara: Julie Sheppard

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Dec. 4th 2020 - Watch & Listen Podcast: Short Film "ANYTHING FOR MY MOTHER" (dir. Alex Meridy)

WATCH: the Short Film ANYTHING FOR MY MOTHER

https://vimeo.com/386333429
>>>> Password: Familia

LISTEN: To interview with filmmaker Alex Meridy.

Chat about the process of making this terrific Latino based Family LGBT Short Film. From finding the story when he went to see a play in Los Angeles, to the finalizing the film in post-production.

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Nov. 25th 2020 - Interview with screenwriter Steve Sasaki (THE CAMERA)

Interview with the winning writer of the short script THE CAMERA, from the DIVERSITY Film Festival. With audio version reading of the script after the interview.

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5QbQEAq-xU

A Japanese-American woman must get her 21-year-old son to take medications now, necessary for release from a psychiatric ward so they can move cross-country for her new job promotion, but his resistance is key to her freedom from bondage, caused by past traumas.

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October 17th 2020 - Interview with Screenwriter Marco Amato (DISPLACED)

October 17 - This Day in History:

1888 Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie)

1939 "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur, is released

1968 "Bullitt" directed by Peter Yates and starring Steve McQueen and Jacqueline Bisset is 1st released

2020 - Matthew Toffolo interviews up and coming screenwriter Marco Amato about his winning LGBT screenplay DISPLACED.

About the screenplay: A gender-bending teenager begins to heed warnings of his impending doom.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allison Kampf
Devin: Bill Poulin

Pharmacist/Catherine: Kyana Teresa

Jade: Hannah Ehman

Middle Aged Woman/Mom: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

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#67 - Watch and Listen. Watch: Fan Fiction Film BUCKETHEADS: A STAR WARS STORY. Listen to filmmakers

Before you listen to this podcast, WATCH the short film BUCKETHEADS: A STAR WARS STORY

Then come back and listen to the interview with the directors of the short film Marco Bossow & Andy Brown

♫ Credits Song: https://youtu.be/t4UOU7sWpfo

►Like their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BucketheadsF...

►Follow them on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/BucketheadsFilm

BUCKETHEADS is a Star Wars Fan Film from the Stormtroopers' perspective. Shot in September 2017 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, it was a wonderful journey, with over 76 people directly involved in this effort to tell a Star Wars Story from the Imperial point of view.

♫ Get the soundtrack: iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/y8qz5qy7 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ycnqg9od

►Contact the production: transmutepictures@gmail.com ►Credits sequence created by itsgotstealth: http://www.itsgotstealth.com "Into The Coals" written and performed by Buffalo Jones. Used under license.

This episode was sponsored by the 1 page short story contest.