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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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August 14, 2022 - Screenwriter David Sorbello (JIMMY 13)

“A human interest story of inclusion, acceptance and tenacity.” JIMMY 13 is the winning feature screenplay from the SPORTS & RECREATION Film Festival. Interview with screenwrier David Sorbello in the writing of the script about the legendary James Onacki

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Film playing on the Film Festival Streaming service later this 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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August 9, 2022 - Screenwriter Matthew Nicholson (SENIOR DITCH DAY)

Interview with screenwriter Matthew Nicholson, followed by the audio version reading of his winning script “Senior Ditch Day.”

Watch the Screenplay Movie: https://youtu.be/RaTXMbl-bZo

An elderly woman plans an escape from her nursing home to keep a promise to her late husband during a once-in-a-lifetime meteorological event.

Matthew Nicholson is an editor/writer based in New York City. He has worked as a researcher for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and a stage manager for theatrical award shows on Broadway. For the last eight years, Matt worked with Star Trek's George Takei on his social media and video teams as well as the managing editor for GeorgeTakei.com. Matt has also contributed to social campaigns for Alyssa Milano, Hillary Clinton, Nissan, Pluto TV, and Stonewall Inn.

Film playing on the Film Festival Streaming service 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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July 29, 2022 - Screenwriter Max Orkis (ALL YOU CAN CARRY)

ALL YOU CAN CARRY is a winning short screenplay from the Chicago Feedback Film Festival.

Logline: Vladislav and Inna live with Inna’s 92-year old mother, Daria, in Ukraine when Russians start to invade and they are all forced to make difficult choices.

Conversation with Max Orkis on the writing of the script and it’s timely aspect.

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 24, 2022 - Screenwriter Julian David Hoxter (TRAMPS LIKE US)

TRAMPS LIKE US us the winning TV PILOT from the Black & White Film Festival. Interview with Julian Hoxter followed by the best scene reading.

Watch the screenplay reading: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/tramps-like-us-tv-pilot

“The diverse crew of the tramp steamer Stella Maris sails into fantastic danger in the South Seas in this horror adventure set in the 1930s.”

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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June 1, 2022 - Screenwriter Cole Dilts (DARK FOREST)

DARK FOREST is the winning script from the 1st Scene Screenplay Festival. You can watch the performance reading video here: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/dark-forest-by-cole-dilts

Writer’s summery of script: “On the surface it’s about what would happen if a group of aliens came down to earth and stumble into an 80’s slasher movie, but as it goes on I think the movie becomes about what it means to truly be human, through the lens of non-humans.”

Conversation with screenwriter Cole Dilts on the process writing the script, followed by the audio-version reading.

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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May 24, 2022 - Screenwriter Jaye Blohm (Turn This Spaceship Around!)

“Turn This Spaceship Around!” is a winning Animation Festival screenplay.

“Relia, a teenager from Proxima Centauri b, is ruthlessly tormented by bullies, with no solutions in sight. While on her family vacation to Earth, she decides she’s not going home. She meets Sophie, a teenager who is desperate to escape her own troubles. “

Conversation with writer Jaye Blohm about their award winning screenplay, followed by the audio version best scene reading.

Screenplay 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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May 23, 2022 - Screenwriter Karla S. Bryant (NOT MY SECRET TO TELL)

NOT MY SECRET TO TELL is a winner Thriller/Suspense Festival screenplay about a couple who has shared a devastating secret for decades. Yet the wife's deeper secret is about to be revealed.

Conversation with writer Karla S. Bryant about her award winning screenplay, followed by the audio version best scene reading.

Screenplay 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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May 19, 2022 - Screenwriter Steven Kobrin (What Makes Me Different)

“What Makes Me Different” is a 1 page screenplay from writer Steven Kobrin

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://youtu.be/Yr0uBA5nOPE

A mid-air hijacking is thwarted by a rogue federal operative. But the incessant nightmares that plague him after the incident have more to do with his own mysterious origin.

Conversation with writer Steven Kobrin on the screenplay.

Screenplay 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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May 12, 2022 - Writer Keshia L. Nowden (The Secret History)

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Conversation with writer Keshia L. Nowden, followed by the audio version short story reading of “The Secret History”.

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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April 29, 2022 - Writer/Actor Heather Irvine (OUT AND BACK)

OUT AND BACK was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2022 SPORTS & RECREATION Film Festival.


”A runner sets out for an anxiety liberation run at dusk. She's not the only one. A remarkable encounter reveals the power of pain and unspoken camaraderie.”

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Conversation with writer/actor Heather Irvine on the personal story making this film.

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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April 14, 2022 - Screenwriter Jodi Leviton (The Woman Who Wrote Dumbo)

“The Woman Who Wrote Dumbo” was the winner of best feature screenplay at the LA Feedback Film Festival. Conversation with writer Jodi Leviton on the process making the film, followed by a best scene reading of the screenplay.

Logline: After being diagnosed with an eating disorder, struggling screenwriter Avery researches the life of Helen Aberson and is sent on a journey of personal and professional development.


Watch HERE the best scene screenplay reading.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole

Avery: Hannah Ehman

Caleb: Steve Rizzo

Jamie/Jake: Geoff May

Gail/Waitress: Kyana Teresa

Screenplay Reading 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 8th 2022 - Screenwriter Jill Elaine Hughes (MIGHT COME A WINDSTORM)

MIGHT COME A WINDSTORM was the winner of “Best Feature Screenplay” at the March 2022 WILDsound Screenplay Festival.

“Members of the extended McCraw family, a working-class family of Appalachian origin, gather together at the elder McCraws’ house for Thanksgiving dinner. Old demons are dug up, new relationships are built, and the secret of the family’s mixed-race heritage are revealed, much to the shock of several of the family’s racist members. This ensemble-based screenplay provides laughs, tears, and a deeply moving story that will appeal to art house and mainstream audiences alike. A white-trash SECRETS AND LIES.”

Conversation with writer Jill Elaine Hughes on the the process writing the screenplay, followed by the best scene reading of the script. You can watch the video reading of the script HERE,

Screenplay 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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February 1, 2022 - Screenwriter Alex Surowitz (A Death In The Family)

A DEATH IN THE FAMILY is the winning Crime/Mystery Festival from 2021. Listen to interview with writer followed by a best scene screenplay reading.

WATCH the best scene reading

Former detective August Cavett and his new wife Elizabeth return from their honeymoon to learn that Elizabeth’s father has died. Now the family matriarch is threatening to cut ties with the rest of the family and keep the inheritance. When she ends up dead, the Cavetts are reluctantly drawn into the investigation. Between drinking copious amounts of alcohol and dealing with crazy relatives, August agrees to dig into the family secrets to solve the crime.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Elizabeth: Julie Sheppard
Auggie: Allan Michael Brunet
Cecile: Allison Kampf
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January 16, 2022 - Screenwriter Don Stroud (Misfortune Cookies)

MISFORTUNE COOKIES is the 2021 winning HORROR Festival screenplay. Conversation with writer Don Stroud on the process writing the screenplay, followed by the best scene reading.

Watch the Best Scene Reading of “Misfortune Cookies”

After killing an elderly Chinese chef during a botched robbery, a desperate teenager and her redneck cohorts struggle to stay alive when the chef's spirit returns from the grave, brutally picking them off one-by-one with fortune cookie-themed deaths.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

RUDY RAY: Steve Rizzo

DELMER: Geoff Mays

GARNELL: Allan Michael Brunet

PANSY: Kyana Teresa

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January 14, 2022 - Screenwriter Seth Nesenholtz (Intergalactic Io)

“Intergalactic Io” was the winning feature screenplay for 2021 at the LGBTQ+ Film & Screenplay Festival. Conversation with writer Seth Nesenholtz on the process of writing this screenplay and the art of writing “camp” movies.

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Space thief Io finds herself caught in a galactic war while attempting to sell a stolen crystal. Now the most wanted person in the galaxy, she races against the clock to save her alien dog and face responsibility for the war she inadvertently started.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allan Michael Brunet
DOMINATRIA: Val Cole
NIRYAT: Julie Sheppard

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January 4, 2022 - Filmmaker Liam Petite (FIVE POUNDS OF PRESSURE)

FIVE POUNDS OF PRESSURE was the winner of Best Performances at the Dec. 2021 Thriller/Suspense Film Festival.

“A despondent man is parked on the side of the road with a gun and a single bullet. As he prepares to take his own life, a young female hitchhiker holds him at knifepoint and demands to get out of town. Her reckless plan is now his ultimate way out.”

Conversation with Halifax, Nova Scotia native Liam Petite on the making of this film.

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December 11, 2021 - Screenwriter Rodney Greenwood (ODE TO A)

ODE TO A is a winner Short Screenplay from the December 2021 Black Feedback Film Festival.

Listen to interview with writer Rodney Greenwoods, followed by the full screenplay reading of ODE TO A

WATCH the screenplay reading.

In the clasp of the lifestyle, a black rock star teeters between invincibility and vulnerability. Incapable of knowing if tomorrow brings the former or the latter.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morris
LEN/OLD LEN: Shawn Devlin
DR. ROOSEVELT/OLD BLACK MAN: Bill Poulin
COSMO: Kyana Teresa
MARTI: Hannah Ehman
OTHER MAN: Andy Kamp

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November 29, 2021 - Screenwriter Stephen Glickman (TAGS)

TAGS was the POLITICAL Festival winning screenplay. Conversation with screenwriter Stephen Glickman on the process writing the TAGS.

“A young woman abandons her dying mother to free laboratory animals; capturing the world’s attention and forever changing the vivisection industry (based on real events)...”

You can WATCH the Screenplay Reading HERE

CAST LIST:

Narration: Steve Rizzo

Sarah: Hannah Ehman

Marcu: Bill Poulin

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November 27, 2021 - Screenwriter Tessie Herrasti (JEWELS OF LIGHT)

JEWELS OF LIGHT is a TV PILOT screenplay winner. Interview with screenwriter Tessie Herrasti on the process and journey writing the pilot. Followed by the audio version best scene reading.

“In the world of Upprunkna, a guilt-ridden elven warrior is tasked with the care of a powerful and untrusting royal. Together, they begin a journey that will unite the most adventurous beings of the different realms and force them to work together in order to restore the vital energies of a darkening era. But, one of them holds an ominous secret.”

Watch the BEST SCENE Reading

CAST LIST:

Narration: Steve Rizzo

Mullion: Bill Poulin

Thulia: Kyana Teresa

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November 24, 2021 - Filmmaker Benjamin Bruce Murray (A LOVE LETTER TO FILM)

A LOVE LETTER TO FILM was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival now for FREE HERE.

“My name is Benjamin Murray. Everyone has their own idea of what it takes to be great filmmaker, this is mine!”

Conversation with Nova Scotia native Benjamin Murray on the making of his now award winning film.

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