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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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April 17, 2022 - Director/Actor Sarah Mack (THE ART OF HOSTING)

THE ART OF HOSTING was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the April 2022 Toronto Comedy Film Festival.

“Seemingly perfect Claire is in the middle of killing herself when her dementia-riddled neighbor and his son show up with a crisis of their own. Unable to be impolite, Claire invites them in, but when they won't leave, she's faced with the impossible task of hosting guests...while committing suicide.”

Conversation with Sarah on the making of this film during the Covid-era and acting/director simultaneously.

Film also showing on the WILDsound TV app this weekend. 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 16, 2022 - Artist Ram Dass (TO BECOME BORN)

TO BECOME BORN played to rave reviews at the February 2022 WILDsound Film Festival.

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“To Become Born” is the first of a series of musical reflections on birth, life, death, grief, and joy that was inspired by Ram’s experiences trying to move forward after the passing of my newborn son in 2014. After experiencing such immense pain after his loss, he faced depression and feelings of hopelessness to the point where grocery shopping was unbearable. Through various therapies, community support, and time, I found that he softened to his experience and did not come out cynically, but rather he found profound beauty in both the triumphs and the tragedies of life. This song is a question of “would I do it again; come back to Earth to be born, knowing how much pain and suffering there is?” His answer is a resounding yes and an encouragement to others to hopefully be able to find some peace amidst their struggles.

Conversation with Ram on making this music video and his other works.

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April 15, 2022 - Filmmaker Gabriel Després (VERDURE PRO)

VERDURE PRO was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the March 2022 COMEDY Film Festival.


”A small team of professional filmmakers is shooting a commercial in Montreal. Unfortunately, they don't seem to know the product they have to sell.”

Conversation with Quebec filmmaker Gabriel Després on the making of the film.

Film also showing on the WILDsound TV app this weekend. 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 13, 2022 - Animator/Director Heloise Magny (KEEP PAINTING, MOM)

KEEP PAINTING, MOM played to rave reviews at the March 2022 ANIMATION Feedback Film Festival.


”A young teenager suffering from depression enters his own psychological nightmare and must face his demons. Inside his own mind he will discover his true enemy, and the battle to find his purpose will begin...”

Conversation with Montrealer Heloise Magny on the making of this very important film.

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Film 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 12, 2022 - Animator/Director Felix Swahn (BEING A DOG)

BEING A DOG was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2022 ANIMATION Feedback Film Festival.


”Tim is longing for love. He’s a lonely human being who struggles with exclusion every day. Every time Tim feels different than others he transforms into a french bulldog. Ginger makes Tim feel human. Ginger is an old friend of Tim`s whom he was in love with, unrequited love. Tim collides with Ginger in the street, they talk and become friends again.”

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Conversation with Sweden animator Felix Swann on the making of this personal story.

Film 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 9, 2022 - Filmmaker Cristina Pippa (UNMANNED)

UNMANNED was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the March 2022 Female Feedback Film Festival.


”An active-duty drone operator struggles with her decision to re-enlist in the Air Force when she receives life-changing news and a danger close mission reveals the true cost of saving lives.”

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Conversation with filmmaker Cristina Pippa on the making of the film.

Film 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 4th 2022 - Filmmaker Joan Dwiartanto (CRYING ON THE ISLAND THEY OWN)

CRYING ON THE ISLAND THEY OWN was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2022 Dance Film Festival.


”Stuck in a bubble, these wealthy patrons know nothing else but this tension.”

Joan Dwiartanto is in her fourth and final year as a Dance major at The Juilliard School. She has taken a keen interest in Dance filmmaking and wishes to continue creating movement for film. Other than creating her own short films, Joan has worked closely with principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre James Whiteside in creating his own Ballet film Marilyn’s Funeral in 2021. And she has worked on a film as a co-dircector alongside director Maggie Scranton representing Juilliard in the Park Avenue Armory’s virtual film event 100 Years | 100 women.

Film also playing at 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 1st 2022 - Screenwriter Markus Meedt (Infertile Land)

“Infertile Land” was the winner of best short screenplay at the WILDsound Screenplay Festival.

A young woman needs to choose between giving her unborn child to the military or to go on the run. Either choice could end humanity once and for all. Tough cookie.

Conversation with Markus Meedt, followed by the full audio version of the screenplay reading.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole

Ellie: Hannah Ehman

Speaker/Dart/Sgt. Elliot: Steve Rizzo

Cheryl: Kyana Teresa

Corporal Ekundayo/Pilot: Geoff Mays

Film also playing at 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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March 31st - Producer Samantha Schroeder (Roe v. Wade: A Legal History)

“Roe v. Wade: A Legal History” was the winner of Best Documentary Short at the 2022 Female Film Festival.

“As one of the most consequential decisions in the history of the Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade articulated the right to abortion as a fundamental right. But where did this landmark case originate? In this documentary short, six law professors discuss how and why Roe v. Wade made it to the Supreme Court.”

Conversation with producer Samantha Schroeder on the process making the film and her way of getting the best out of her interview subjects.

Film also playing at 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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March 27, 2022 - Filmmaker Col Dymock (LOVE DOESN'T EQUAL SEX)

LOVE DOESN’T EQUAL SEX played to rave reviews at the March 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

“Documentary about five people on the asexual spectrum sharing the stories of how they knew they were asexual, who they told, and how it affected their lives afterwards.”.

Conversation with Producer Col Dymock on the making of the film at Humber College and their reasons for making it.

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app all day on April 3rd. 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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March 25, 2022 - Filmmaker Eddie Baca (LOOK IN MY EYES)

LOOK IN MY EYES is a LGBTQ+ feature film that played at the March 2022 WILDsound Festival.

“A sober gay man meets a NYC taxi driver from Crimea. Romance, Self deception. Pursuit of truth and oneself. Intrigue.”

Conversation with writer/co-director Eddie Baca on the making of the film and where he wants it to go from here.

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app all day on Sunday March 27th. 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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March 20, 2022 - Filmmaker Dominic Cordisco (LIGHT ON WATER)

LIGHT ON WATER is a short experimental documentary by Environmental lawyer turned filmmaker Dominic Cordisco. Candid conversation with the filmmaker on how this film came to life.

“Light on Water is a capture of a moment and place in time as Dominic floated in his kayak in the Atlantic near Rockport, Maine.” Check out his website.

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app TODAY. 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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March 18, 2022 - Filmmaker Emily Murnane (THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN)

THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Feb. 2022 Horror Feedback Film Festival.

“Sarah finally has a date set up with her long-time crush, Paul. She’s determined to make it perfect, but her anxiety causes her to imagine every worst case scenario, no matter how outlandish.”

Conversation with the talented Emily Murnane on the making of the film.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/emily_murnane/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilymurnane

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app in April. 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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March 17, 2022 - Filmmaker Alexander Julian (BIRTHDAY BOY)

BIRTHDAY BOY was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Feb. 2022 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival.

“An abusive dad gets his just desserts on his birthday.”

Conversation with director Alexander Julian on the making of the film.

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app in April. 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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March 16, 2022 - Filmmaker Patricia Delso Lucas (CSEND/DAYS WITHOUT TALKING)

“CSEND /Days without talking” is an amazing 4 minute short film from Belgium, written and directed by the multi-talented filmmaker Patricia Delso Lucas.

Conversation with Patricia on the making of the film. www.patriciadelsolucas.com

“Nora and Florent can't find love; one out of fear of being alone, the other out of fear of being herself.”

Film also played at the WILDsound TV app on March 18th. 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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March 15, 2022 - Filmmaker Tim Behuniak (HOME CRAG)

HOME CRAG played to rave reviews at the 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the film HERE

Conversation with filmmaker Time Behuniak on the making of the film and the core ideas behind the film.

Gnarly Nutrition's “Home Crag,” filmed and edited by Headlamp Studios, features rock climber and Olympic medalist Nathaniel Coleman, Salt Lake Climber Alliance's Executive Director Julia Geisler and USA Climbing's CEO Marc Norman.

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Tim Behuniak - @ timbehuniak / producer, co-director, photographer

Born in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains, Gnarly Nutrition is committed to educating and inspiring athletes at all levels. Gnarly provides honest, effective and great tasting sports nutrition that is NSF Certified and NSF Certified for Sport. Gnarly’s full line features science-backed products free of hormones, GMOs, proprietary blends, antibiotics, or anything artificial.


Film also played at 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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March 14, 2022 - Filmmaker Jessica Rae (RAISE YOUR HAND)

RAISE YOUR HAND played to rave reviews at the February 2022 FEMALE Film Festival.

“Gia and her best friend, Lila, try to survive a rough childhood in a neighborhood where every kid has a sad story to tell. As teenagers, their problems become more complicated, and the stakes get raised.”


Conversation with writer/director Jessica Rae on the amazing story making this personal film.

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Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app on Tuesday March 22nd.. 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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March 11, 2022 - Filmmaker David Maddox (ALTERNATIVE MATH)

You can watch the FULL MOVIE “Alternative Math” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3Yz3PiXZw&t=4s . Over 10 million views!

“A well meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America.”

Conversation with filmmaker David Maddox on the making of this multiple award winning films.

Film also playing at 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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March 10, 2022 - Screenwriter Joan Tofteland (APPEARANCES)

APPEARANCES was the winner of best short screenplay at the Female Film Festival. Listen to interview with writer Joan Tofteland, followed by the short screenplay reading of “Appearances.”

Older gentleman and middle aged woman, who have never met before, have an interesting turned uncanny conversation at a baseball game.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Steve Rizzo

Woman: Hannah Ehman

Man: Allan Michael Brunet

Food Vendor: Julie Sheppard

Brunette Woman/Mother: Kyana Teresa

Father: Sean Ballantyne

Son/Psychologist: Geoff Mays -

Script also playing at 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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March 9, 2022 - Filmmaker/Actor Andrew Hawtrey (GARY)

GARY played to rave reviews at the February 2022 COMEDY Film Festival. Conversation with veteran comedian actor Andrew Hawtrey on the making of his first directed film.

“A breif example of the lack of control over ones inner voice.”

Watch more of Andrew on his website: http://andrewhawtrey.com/

Twitter page: https://twitter.com/andrewhawtrey

Film also playing at 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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