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.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

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.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

“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.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

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.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

In "Crimson’s Cabaret," desire drives two performers through a whimsical show of music, dance, and theatre. Between reality and fantasy, two sisters try to maintain their relationship, while finding their way to stardom. Winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the December 2021 DANCE Film Festival.

Conversation with co-directors Oliver Sandino and Kevin Zambrano on the making of this uniquely creative film. How two childhood friends decided to make a film and amazing things happened because of it.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

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.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

UNFIT was the winner of BEST ANIMATION FILM at the November 2021 ANIMATION Film Festival.

Interview with the amazingly talented animator Will Kim on the making of this unique and innovative film. Go to https://www.willkim.net/ to see more of his work.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

“unfinished” was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the November 2021 DRAMA Film Festival.

Conversation with American filmmakers who made “unfinished” at a film school in the Czech Republic using Czech child actors as the leads and shot it on 16mm. An amazing story.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

NO TRICKS was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. Doug also had another film, MOTORBIKE THIEF, play at the festival in 2020.

“A chance encounter between two men from different worlds brings change and some unexpected wisdom. Shot entirely in San Francisco CA.”

Conversation with Doug on the making of the film and what his overall thematic for making film is.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

EXIT was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 DANCE Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival TODAY for FREE all day HERE.

“The Film is about the moment before and after a “tipping point”. Rotating, spinning around, being stuck, being airborne, wearing out – getting out and exploring the leeway. which is quite elusive…”

Conversation with dancer/director Simone Kieltyka on the making of the film.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

WEST WINDS was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the November 2021 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival. You can watch the festival for FREE HERE: https://fantasyscififestival.com/next-festival/

“West Winds follows our anonymous Jane Doe as they arrive at a beach where the steady flow of the west winds keeps the air clean from an ice-nine like toxic air. Before she can decide whether or not to stay, the tide comes in and takes her gas mask, forcing her to stay in this cove indefinitely. As the days go on, washed up supplies start to diminish and isolation becomes emotionally draining as she realizes her options of survival are limited.”

Conversation with filmmaker Matthew Thomas Ross on the making of the film from script to distribution.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

THE SPLIT was the CRIME/MYSTERY 2021 Winning Screenplay.

Conversation with writer Nicola Green on the process writing this screenplay. Followed by the best scene reading (audio version) of the script.

“Based on true events, this is the story of three lives intertwined; a 1960's London sporting hero turned gold thief, a sick child and a grieving daughter, determined to uncover her family's secrets, finding far more than she ever could have bargained for.”

WATCH the Best Scene Reading:

CAST LIST:

Narration: Steve Rizzo

Paula: Hannah Ehman

Frank: Geoff Mays

------

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

INCOMPLETENESS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2021 TV Web Series Festival. You can watch the film and full festival this upcoming Saturday for FREE HERE

“A terminal cancer diagnosis leads a miserable workaholic on a self-indulgent quest to win back his pregnant-and-estranged wife and connect with his unborn son through a self-funded, semi-autobiographical movie about the meaning of life.”

Conversation with filmmaker David Ash on the making of this TV series from concept to distribution.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

YES I AM: THE RIC WEILAND STORY is the 2021 WINNING Feature Film from the LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Conversation with the talented documentary filmmaker Aaron Bear on the making of this film and it’s amazing editing style and story concept.

https://www.ricweiland.com/

https://www.facebook.com/YesIAm2021

https://twitter.com/YesIAmFilm

“Ric Weiland was a brilliant programmer, queer pioneer, & one of the earliest employees of Microsoft. He dedicated his life and fortune to philanthropy and activism, but personal struggles eventually became too much to bear. This film is the story of his life and legacy. Narrated by Zachary Quinto.”

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

LET THE MUSIC PLAY was the winner of best feature doc at the November 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. Playing at the festival for FREE this Wednesday all day HERE.

“A feature-length documentary by DailyBOOM Media on Covid-19’s crushing impact on the music industry as seen through the eyes of artists, musicians, promoters, venue owners, merchandisers and Save Our Stages/NIVA ambassadors.”

Conversation with co-director, co-writer, co-producer Cate Meighan on the making of the film.

http://www.dailyboom.net/

https://twitter.com/CateDailyBoom

You can buy her new book That Was Yesterday: Men in Music Rewind. on AMAZON

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

THANK YOU FOR STAYING was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2021 HORROR Underground Film Festival. You can watch this film and the festival for FREE on Sunday all day HERE.

“A couple of city dwellers escaping the pandemic head up to a mountain rental hideaway and struggle to survive the night. Made in quarantine.”

Conversation with filmmaker/actor Ty Clancey on the making of this film. Co-star/wife Britta Clancey also joined to talk about the film.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

RKLSS was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the October 2021 HORROR Underground Film Festival. You can watch this film and the festival for FREE on Sunday all day HERE.

“Tank, a natural artist who is always drawing, runs into trouble with the law with his gang of friends. Tank is convicted, jailed, and subjected to solitary confinement and intense brutality. His art allows him to escape his terrible conditions. He discovers his own native spirituality while in jail, and through his art, finds a way to be in the world, and to reflect on his own reality.”

Conversation with Tank Standing Buffalo on how this film got made. See his Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tankstandingbuffalo/

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

FULL BODIED was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the October 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival. You can watch this film and the festival for FREE on Saturday all day HERE.

“The story of a struggling wine maker who is desperate to keep his business from going under.”

Conversation with director/writer Matt Bayer & actor/writer David S. James on the making of the film.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

THINGS I SHOULD HAVE SAID is a proof of concept short film that played at the September 2021 LA Feedback Film Festival. “A man struggling with substance abuse after losing his family in a car crash finds purpose in life again after befriending a boy who is being bullied at school.”

Conversation with filmmaker/writer Lenny Lenox on the making of the film and why it was made.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

MYRTLE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. “Myrtle, a trailer park Mom from Indiana, cooks dinner for her son. But something’s not quite right. This kitchen is anonymous, industrial, and Myrtle’s working to a deadline. As her composure unravels, we realize that 21 grams is all that separates life from death.:

Playing at the best of EUROPEAN Shorts Festival right NOW

Conversation with the extremely talented Patricia McCormack on the process making her film first and starring in it as well.

Subscribe to the podcast via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook