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.
SYMBIONIC is an animation short film about a Songbird who is forced to flee her deforested home accidentally clips her wing on a robotic facility antenna, plummeting into an underground scrap bin.
You can watch the amazing film playing at the Animation Festival NOW for FREE HERE.
Conversation with Animator Jack Tenbusch on the making of the film.
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ON PATROL: STOPPING ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE ONE STREET AT A TIME is an award winning short documentary. Spurred by a rise in anti-Asian violence, 'Asians with Attitudes,' a volunteer-based evening patrol group in Oakland's Chinatown, has galvanized the Asian American community to become one of the loudest voices in the fight to stop Asian hate.
You can watch the film and festival all day today for FREE HERE.
Conversation with filmmaker/journalist Shako Liu on the making of the film.
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only living boy; a love/hate story for New York is a dance narrative about the duality of being an artist in the city. We are equally inspired and disparaged at the same time.
Winner of BEST FILM at the October 2021 DANCE Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival right now for FREE on the website page.
Interview with the talented Rachel Leigh Dolan (https://www.rachelleighdolan.com/) on the making of “only living boy” from conception to distribution.
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DR. MANIA was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the October 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival starting Oct. 7th all day for FREE RIGHT HERE
Evil genius Dr. Mania and his motley crew of super villains are confronted by their arch nemesis.
Conversation with the screenwriter / producer / actor Brad Simanski on the making of the film.
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ARIA is a special from from the September 2021 FEMALE Film Festival directed and starring Barbara Sirotti.
How are relationships changing during lockdown? Is time, still and truly, the only thing missing to understand each other?
Conversation with the Italian artist on the making of the film and what motivated her to do it.
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TRUE FRIENDS played to rave reviews at the September 2021 Festival. “Conny is so tired of Corona. He feels so alone and his only human interface is with his brother on the phone. Browsing through his phone's contact list he decides to phone every single contact, even those he can't remember in order to find out who his true friends are.”
Conversation with directors Mattias Königsson & Emil T. Jonsson on the making of the film.
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THE REBOUND is the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the October 2021 ROMANCE Film Festival. Playing all day for FREE this Sunday. You can bookmark the page and WATCH HERE.
“Allie wakes up in an unfamiliar bed the morning after a recent breakup.”
Conversation with Johnny Antonini on the making of the film.
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PETITION FOR ALIEN SPOUSE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2021 ROMANCE Film Festival. Playing all day for FREE this Sunday. You can bookmark the page and WATCH HERE.
“It’s the year 2044. Humanity now shares Earth with the Quortans, an alien species of intergalactic space travelers. Alex and Sonia are a loving human-Quortan couple. Their relationship is put to the test when they face a series of personal questions at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services office.”
Conversation with filmmaker Sumin You on the making of this film in her final year at Northwestern.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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"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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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
“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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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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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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