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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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July 26, 2021 - Filmmaker Jeremy Benning (FOOTSTEPS)

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the July 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. FOOTSTEPS is an inside look at the world of the Foley artist. This short documentary is a sneak peek into a unique post production sound facility located in rural Ontario, and hour north of Toronto. Winner of Festival Streams for FREE all day today. You can watch it HERE.

Conversation with the talented filmmaker Jeremy Benning on the process making this film and gaining trust from his documentary subjects.

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July 25, 2021 - Filmmaker Shane O’Neill (CLOWN)

CLOWN was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the July 2021 DOCUMENTARY Short Film. Festival Streams for FREE all day today. You can watch it HERE.

“Clown is a short, stylised documentary, delving into the hidden customs & quirks of the clowning community to tell the story of a life spent trying to make people laugh.”

Conversation with filmmaker Shane O’Neill on the process making this terrific documentary short and how he first met the documentary subject “Mattie the Clown”.

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July 24, 2021 - Filmmaker Alison Chace (UNDER THE SAME SKY)

UNDER THE SAME SKY was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the July 2021 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival. Festival Streams for FREE all day today. You can watch it HERE.

“Under The Same Sky, featuring women from China to Australia to Mexico, was filmed when worldwide mandates kept people in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team behind the documentary got creative, interviewing the women over Zoom, and incorporating footage they shot from their daily lives, rounded out with inspirational footage.”

For further information, go to their website: https://www.pinkwisdom.com/about-the-documentary

Conversation with director Alison Chace on the making of this film and what’s next for her and Pink Wisdom, the online community she created with advice on relationships and careers from female experts.

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July 15, 2021 - Filmmaker Michael Messner (1ST YEAR CHECKING)

1ST YEAR CHECKING is a feature SPORTS DOCUMENTARY Film that documents the life of the filmmaker’s son Grayson, a 12 year old hockey player as he goes into the dangerous and unknown world of check hockey.

WATCH the Film NOW for FREE all day Thursday HERE

Conversation with Michael Messner on the process making this film and the world of HOCKEY in general.

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July 10, 2021 - Filmmaker Ryan Timms (BEAUTY LIVES IN ME)

A dance film from students at A Chance to Dance for special needs in Charlotte, NC. A truly remarkable film and a must see for anyone with a pulse!

DANCE film playing at the DANCE Film Festival TODAY. You can watch anytime all day HERE


Conversation with filmmaker Ryan Timms on the process making this film.

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July 6, 2021 - Filmmaker Nox Yang (THE STORY OF LILY LEE CHEN)

THE STORY OF LILY LEE CHEN chronicles the life of retired politician Lily Lee Chen, as she recalls her experiences of becoming the first Chinese American woman mayor and fighting against the anti-Asian/anti-immigrant sentiment in the 1980s.

Playing at the POLITICAL Short Film Festival TODAY. Watch the festival HERE


Amazing and unique story of how this film came together. We chat with filmmaker Nox Yang on the process and collaboration with Lily Lee Chen.

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July 5, 2021 - Filmmaker Kate Haug (POST-ELECTION WORKS)

In POST-ELECTION WORKS, filmmaker/artist examines a circular nature of history and her identity as it evolves within the context of contemporary politics. A collage of internet imagery and personal reflection

Playing at the POLITICAL Short Film Festival TODAY. Watch the festival HERE

Conversation with artist/filmmaker Kate Haug on the process making this film.

July 4, 2021 - Filmmaker Monk Henshaw (RULE 62: DEVON)

RULE 62: DEVON was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the July 2021 Female Filmmakers Festival. You can watch the festival all day today HERE

“Devon is struggling to stay sober. When her friend offerers her drugs the universe steps in.”

Conversation with director/creator Monk Henshaw on the process making this film and the drive to make a 12 part series on this concept.

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July 2, 2021 - Filmmaker Bartosz Toboła (THE TEST)

“It’s been said that in a near death experience, you can see your entire life flash before your eyes. Memories move and blink like views from a dashing train.”

That is the summary of the terrific short film, THE TEST, from Poland. Playing at the DRAMA Film Festival. Watch the festival right now HERE

Conversation with the talented filmmaker Bartosz Tobola on the process making this Student film for a very low sum of money. THE TEST was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the festival.

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June 27, 2021 - Filmmaker Jordan Ellis (CROSSING OVER THE DARK)

CROSSING OVER THE DARK was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the June 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. Festival plays for FREE all day on June 27th. Bookmark the page to view HERE.

“A withered old man metaphysically recalls the deepest memories of his late lover.”

Conversation with North Carolinian Jordan Ellis on the process of making this film and his excellent team of collaborators.

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June 26, 2021 - Filmmakers Michael & Mathias Jener, Lisa Brandt (SUPERHUMAN)

SUPERHUMAN was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the June 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the festival today (all day for free) HERE


Conversation with the team who brought SUPERHUMAN together and the terrific & important message it has.

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June 25, 2021 - Filmmaker Stuart Rideout (I WISH FOR YOU)

I WISH FOR YOU was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the June 2021 ENIVORNMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the festival today (all day for free) HERE

Conversation with Stuart Rideout on the process of directing this important short film written by Michael Morpurgo and starring Jeremy Irons & Maxine Peake

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June 23, 2021 - Filmmaker/Animator Holly Schroeder (SHOWDOWN)

SHOWDOWN is a solitary UFO lands in a ghost town but tension mounts when a more sinister character arrives on the horizon. Playing at the ANIMATION Film Festival on Thursday. You can watch all day HERE

Conversation with the animator from Montana about the multi-year process making this amazing animation short film.

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June 18, 2021 - Filmmaker Beau Garner (THE ADVENTURES OF THE GRAY HAT HACKER)

THE ADVENTURES OF THE GRAY HAT HACKER was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival in June 2021. You can watch the festival for FREE today right HERE

“Gray Hat Hacker is a computer generated guardian of the web. He and his A.I., Petri, journey through the Dark Web in search of their leader, Marina.”

Based on Liam Dow’s (Beau’s younger brother) comic book series, “Gray Hat Hacker” is a fantastic Sci-Fi short that has amazing potential to be turned into a feature film.

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June 17, 2021 - Filmmaker Joseph Fletcher (MOVING MEDITATION)

As a youth growing up in Washington D.C., Eric Johnson found a place of belonging within the skateboarding community, but his identity as a black skateboarder put him into a circumstance that almost cost him his life.


Director Joseph Fletcher is in conversation as he chats about the making of this short documentary with collaborator and star Eric Johnson.

Playing at the SPORTS DOCUMENTARY Festival this Thursday (today) all day for FREE. Go to the exclusive link HERE.

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June 16, 2021 - Brothers Tom Schellenberg, Kyle & Seton Roberts (ONE STEP AT A TIME)

“One Step At A Time captures the story of brothers Kyle and Tom as they portaged canoes, over 200km and 20 days, in the Himalayan Mountains to raise money for KOSHISH Nepal. 100% of the money raised has gone directly to support KOSHISH Nepal in building a Women’s mental health Transit Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal.”

Learn all about this film and cause at https://www.theweightwecarry.com/ and/or go to their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TheWeightWeCarry/

Directed by younger brother, Seton Roberts, who also joins in the podcast conversation with Kyle Roberts & Tom Schellenberg to chat about their journey making this film.

Playing at the SPORTS DOCUMENTARY Festival this upcoming Thursday all day for FREE. Go to the exclusive link HERE.

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June 14, 2021 - Screenwriter Caledonia Hanson (NECROPOLIS)

NECROPOLIS is an award winning TV PILOT screenplay. Conversation with writer Caledonia Hanson on the process writing this series and the process making it happen. Followed by audio version best scene reading of the script after the interview.

WATCH the video of the best scene reading.

Necropolis: A violent and seedy hell on earth, the part of the city everyone warns you about. When 18-year-old Eddie Soreno ventures into this insidious place to uncover the truth of his father’s past, only his sister, Maria, holds hope that he will return alive. Against the clock, Maria goes in after him, willingly risking her life so that her brother won’t suffer the same fate as their father.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Allison Kampf
Horaz: Sean Ballantyne
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June 12, 2021 - Musician Ajeet (WHEN SHE RISES Music VIdeo)

Musician Ajeet (https://ajeetmusic.com/) stops by to chat about her music video WHEN SHE RISES, that is playing at the June 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. WATCH, for FREE, this upcoming Sunday. Screens all day. Get your tickets HERE.

“Each stage of the moon’s cycle has an essence and a feeling. “When She Rises” invokes the feeling of an inward turn, and tells the story of quiet strength rising out of times spent in solitude and life’s shadows. In this it reflects the feeling of the waning moon; a descent through the inner layers to a deeper place within.”

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June 11, 2021 - Filmmakers Michael Jacinto, Aidan Tracy (HIT THE BUCKET)

HIT THE BUCKET was the winner of BEST FILM at the June 2021 MUSIC Festival. Playing, for FREE, at the MUSIC Film Festival this upcoming Sunday. Screens all day. Get your tickets HERE.

“On an ordinary day in Union Square Park, Jordan, a soundcloud rapper, struggles to get pedestrians to listen to his music. Meanwhile, Brianna, a cypher rapper battles other freestylers for respect and Lorenzo, a 12 year old kid finds difficulty in learning how to bucket drum.”

Conversation with the talented filmmaking team on the process making this terrific film.

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June 7, 2021 - Filmmaker Benedict Kasulis (TOUCH THE BOULDER)

“Touch the Boulder” is a feature documentary that follows a satirical sports blogger’s longshot campaign against a corrupt political machine for a State House seat in rural Ohio.

Playing at the POLITICAL Film Festival this Friday. Get your FREE tickets HERE.

Conversation with filmmaker Benedict Kasulis on the process making the documentary and finding the story in editing.

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