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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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October 2, 2021 - Filmmaker Jackie Chang (MEET YOU THROUGH THE LIGHT)

MEET YOU THROUGH THE LIGHT is an excellent student short film from Taiwan that played at the October 2021 ROMANCE Film Festival. Playing all day for FREE this Sunday. You can bookmark the page and WATCH HERE.

“A shy boy who is really into photography meets a mystery girl through his camera. The girl is also taking pictures around the street. Is he going to step forward and talk to her? Or keep hiding behind and watch her?”

Conversation with filmmaker Jackie Chang on the process making the film.

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October 1, 2021 - Filmmaker/Actor Kaitlin Gould (EXPECTATIONS)

EXPECTATIONS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2021 FEMALE Film Festival. Playing all day for FREE this Saturday. You can bookmark the page and WATCH HERE.

“EXPECTATIONS is a 6 minute short film about an unhappily married woman struggles to cope as she realizes her life is not what she expected it to be.”

Conversation with Kaitlin Gould on the process making this film. https://www.kaitlingould.com/

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September 30, 2021 - Filmmaker Pam Hervey (MENDING WALLS)

MENDING WALLS is the winning feature documentary film of 2021. Playing at the Documentary Film Festival all day Friday. You can bookmark the page and WATCH HERE.

Conversation with co-director Pam Hervey on how and why the film got made.

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September 29, 2021 - OUT LOUD feature film team (Gail Willumsen, Jill Shinefield, Lindsey Deaton)

OUT LOUD is the winning feature film at the LGBTQ+ Film Festival. You can watch this film for FREE this upcoming Thursday HERE.

Interview with Director Gail Willumsen. Producer Jill Shinefield. Main Character Subject Lindsey Deaton.

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September 28, 2021 - Filmmaker Suzan Satterfield (RETURN OF THE BUFFALO)

RETURN OF THE BUFFALO is the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the September 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival.

Conversation with the documentary filmmaker Suzan Satterfield on the making of this very important film and her new connection with Buffalos.

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September 27, 2021 - Filmmaker/Animator Nicolas P. Villarreal (ON / OFF)

ON / OFF is the winner of BEST FILM at the September 2021 WILDsound Festival. Considered perhaps one of the top short films of 2021. Tagline: “Endless distractions threaten to destroy creativity.”

You can watch the festival and film NOW at the Animation Film Festival streaming until the morning EST of Sept. 25th HERE

Conversation with filmmaker Nicolas Villarreal on the process of animation, making ON / OFF, being a professor and teaching the next generation of animators, and the past & future of animation.

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September 26, 2021 - Filmmaker/Animator AJ Fuller (INK)

INK is a narrative about the anxiety of starting a creative project. The Artist struggles to put brush to paper when beginning a painting, and a small mistake leads to a rush of anxiety.

You can watch the festival and film NOW at the Animation Film Festival streaming until the morning EST of Sept. 25th HERE


Conversation with AJ Fuller on the making of this film as her final project in University.

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September 25, 2021 - Filmmaker/Animator Georgia Burnell (UNWOUND)

UNWOUND was the winner of BEST ANIMATION FILM at the September 2021 Animation Film Festival. “Follows an overworked woman who manifests a store full of her childhood plushies as a way to cope with the possibility of losing her job.”

You can watch the festival and film NOW at the Animation Film Festival streaming until the morning EST of Sept. 25th HERE

Conversation with animator Georgia Burnell on the making of the film.

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September 24, 2021 - Filmmaker Laura O’Grady (UNDETECTABLE)

UNDETECTABLE was the winner of BEST SHORT DOC at the LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival. “Undetectable| breaks down the roadblocks and exposes the gatekeepers that have stopped the world from becoming HIV/AIDS free. the documentary is a deep dive into the hysteria, misinformation, stigma, and prejudice that has surrounded the HIV virus since it was identified in the early 80s.

You can watch the festival playing online all day today HERE

Conversation with filmmaker Laura O’Grady on the process making this exceptional documentary.

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September 23, 2021 - Filmmakers Lucas & Sam Luna (MEMORIES OF GREEN)

MEMORIES OF GREEN is a short film about the father and son dynamic set on a golf course. Part of the BEST of DRAMA Short Film collection.

Conversation with the filmmaking brothers Lucas & Sam Luna about the making of the film. From connecting as brothers during the Covid-era, to grabbing footage on a golf course at night for months, to putting it all together in editing.

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September 22, 2021 - Producers Kimberly Resch & Brian Ross (TETHERED, ARE WE THE EXPERIMENT?)

"TETHERED" is an award winning short documentary about digital addiction and our need to always be on our smart phone. https://consciouscontent.org/films/tethered/

Digital addiction is a hidden illness among us, and it has our society in a vice grip.

Conversation with the producers of the film and the making of "TETHERED". Go to their website to learn all about their films and mission: https://consciouscontent.org/

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September 20, 2021 - Filmmaker Lukas Huffman (WHILE WE WAIT)

WHILE WE WAIT was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the September 2021 Experimental Film Festival. You can watch the festival and film HERE starting at midnight EST on September 19th.

Conversation with Lukas Huffman on the making of the film.

To learn more about this project, go to the producer/choreographer Hannah Dennison’s website www.thequarryproject2020.com

September 19, 2021 - Filmmaker Keeley Gould (POWWOW)

“POWOW” documents a central event in Native American cultural that allows tribes to gather and reclaim indigenous rites and expresses the sacred and spiritual. You can watch the festival and film HERE starting at midnight EST on September 18th.

Conversation with filmmaker Keeley Gould on the process making the film.

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September 18, 2021 - Filmmaker Roger Sorkin (NATION IN TRANSITION)

NATION IN TRANSTION is a multiple award winning film made by the American Resilience Project (www.amresproject.org), and is an exploration of the energy transition in the Southwest, where power and water systems are increasingly stressed due to more frequent extreme heat and drought.

You can watch the festival and film HERE starting at midnight EST on September 18th.

Conversation with filmmaker Roger Sorkin on the making of the film.

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September 17, 2021 - Filmmaker Aylin Sozen (WE SAVE US)

WE SAVE US is a documentary poetic short film centering on the New York City streets leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election results. You can watch the festival and film HERE starting at midnight EST on September 16th.

Conversation with filmmaker Aylin Sozen on the making of this terrific documentary film and how she was able to obtain all of the great footage she captured during the 5 days she shot the film.

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September 16, 2021 - Filmmaker Niko Gonzalez (DROPPING OUT)

DROPPING OUT was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the September 2021 Festival. You can watch the festival and film HERE starting at midnight EST on September 16th.

Conversation with filmmaker Niko Gonzalez on the making of the film.

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September 15, 2021 - Filmmaker Barak Heymann (COMRADE DOV)

COMRADE DOV is the Israeli hit feature documentary film that is also playing at the September 2021 POLITICAL Feedback Film Festival in North America. Winner of BEST FEATURE FILM for the 2021 year.

“Comrade Dov” is a surprising, thought-provoking portrait of a unique politician, who refuses to give up even as reality deals him one cruel blow after another.

Conversation with filmmaker Barak Heymann on his 6+ year journey making this film.

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September 13, 2021 - Filmmaker Aaron Steinberg (KAOTIC DRUMLINE: DRUMMING WITH A DIFFERENCE)

KAOTIC DRUMLINE: DRUMMING WITH A DIFFERENCE was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the September 2021 MUSIC Film Festival.

Learn more about the multiple award winning short film: https://www.drummingwithadifference.com/

Conversation with filmmaker Aaron Steinberg on the process making this documentary short.

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September 12, 2021 - Filmmaker Goldbloom Micomonaco (THEY/THEM)

THEY/THEM was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the September 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival right now HERE.

Conversation with Goldbloom on the making of the film.

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