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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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Feb. 21, 2021 - Filmmaker Michael Lena (LOVE IS ALWAYS LOSING)

LOVE IS ALWAYS LOSING was the winner of BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN at the February 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. It was highly praised by the festival audience as one of the best films of the 2021 season to date.

Great chat with filmmaker Michael Lena on the process of making this film. ”This is a timeless film where the themes and tones will always stand the test of time.”

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Feb. 20, 2021 - Filmmaker/Comedian Rob DiNinni (MARRIAGEFIT)

“MarriageFit” was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the January 2021 COMEDY Festival. “A disconnected couple is alerted their marriage has three years remaining which sets in motion an artificial intelligence (AI) mobile app to reconnect the relationship puzzle pieces that truly make us human.”

Great conversation with director/screenwriter/actor Rob DiNinni on making this very funny film.

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Feb. 18, 2021 - Filmmaker Theresa Desautels (YOU HANDSOME DOG (DON’T YOU EVER DIE))

Documentary filmmaker Theresa Desautels interviews her 90 year old grandfather in a nursing home in North Carolina in 2016. Four years later she gets around to editing the footage and finds a completely different story than what she initially intended.

Chat with Theresa about the making of her documentary short film YOU HANDSOME DOG (DON’T YOU EVER DIE). Playing at the DOCUMENTARY short film festival this upcoming Saturday. Get your FREE TICKETS and see the full lineup of films.

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Feb. 17, 2021 - Filmmaker Rob Misleh (FReIGHT)

Competition and pressure to meet a deadline can lead to great things - and a great movie; which is the case for the award winning short film FReIGHT.

“A handyman arrives to his lost job… of the day? Certainly. Ever? Perhaps…”

Playing at the HORRROR Film Festival this upcoming Friday. RSVP your FREE TICKETS to watch all day Friday.

Great chat with director Rob Misleh on the process making this film.

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Feb. 16, 2021 - Filmmaker David Fugett (THE HIKE)

“A couple goes for a walk on their favorite trail. They are taken hostage by a killer on the run. Cat & Mouse games begin.”

That is the summary of the multiple award winning feature film THE HIKE. Playing at the HORRROR Film Festival this upcoming Friday. RSVP your FREE TICKETS to watch all day Friday.

Conversation with the director David Fugett. The process of making this low budget, and highly successful film. The team of cast/crew that was formed, and being determined to keep the 120 minute running time.

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Feb. 15, 2021 - Filmmaker Sally Cancello (FARGATE)

FARGATE was the winner of BEST FILM at the February 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. A film about two women on a mission and a miscommunication that leads to comedy and adventure.

Great interview with filmmaker Sally Cancello on the process of making the short film in the UK.

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Feb. 13, 2021 - Filmmaker Lanca Li (AND WE COLLIDE)

A story about two men, two worlds and one real rocket. The summary of the winning LGBTQ+ short film AND WE COLLIDE from China. Playing at the LGBTQ+ Film Festival today. Watch the festival RIGHT NOW for FREE all day.

Great conversation with filmmaker Lanca Li on the process of making this film. It all started with the scheduled rocket launch to end the film. Then she went backwards from there.

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Feb. 12, 2021 - Actor/Producer Lara Heller (SYNTH)

A rogue scientist fights to free advanced humanoids that she built is the summary of the award winning SCI-FI short film SYNTH. Playing at the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Festival this upcoming today! Get your FREE TICKETS now and watch at home all day.

Conversation with the producer and star of the film, Lara Heller. The process of making the short film and how she brought on a terrific team of collaborators to make it. Screenwriter Ryan C. Coleman (The Walking Dead), director Scott Wheeler (Sinkhole), and the team of amazing actors and film crew. It was truly a professional production to make this film. Lara put it all together.

SYNTH was inspired by true events - Hanson Robotics in Hong Kong created a robot called Sophia. Sophia the A.I. is based on Audrey Hepburn's face and is the first robot to have citizenship in the world.

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Feb. 11, 2021 - Filmmaker Jason Sheedy (FENESTRA)

Dealing with a cheating boyfriend and an alien invasion all in one moment is the summary of the award winning short film FENESTRA. Playing at the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Festival this upcoming Friday. Get your FREE TICKETS now and watch at home all day.

Conversation with the director of FENESTRA, Jason Sheedy, on the process making the film and the art of telling a story on film in under 5 minutes. FENESTRA is one of those films that was executed perfectly and will get into every single film festival it submits to. Jason talks about his process and what he learned “not to do” from his past films.

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Feb. 7, 2021 - Filmmakers Ash & Phil Kreis (THE FANDOM)

THE FANDOM dives headfirst in the imaginative world of “furries,” the often-misunderstood internet subculture of fans of the anthropomorphic arts.

Watch this feature film HERE for FREE:

Stop by THE FANDOM store: https://store.thefandomfilm.com/

Amazing chat with the filmmakers of the film about the world of THE FURRIES. How they made the film and how there might be more films in the future.

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Feb. 6, 2021 - Filmmaker Janice Derosier (THE NEXT STOP)

The art of making your first short film. Don’t make it too long. Don’t make it too complicated. !-2 locations are perfect. Have an interesting setup with engaging characters. Then shock the audience with an twist reveal.

THE NEXT STOP is Janice Derosier’s first first and she made a great one. Playing at our special FEMALE Filmmakers Film Festival TODAY. Get YOUR FREE TICKETS now and sign up to watch the festival all day February 6th.

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Feb. 4, 2021 - Filmmaker Maria Brendle (TAKE AND RUN)

TAKE AND RUN is an amazing 38 minute short film about the Kyrgyz culture and the free and easy kidnapping of young women that takes place all too often.

Playing at our special FEMALE Filmmakers Film Festival this upcoming Saturday. Get YOUR FREE TICKETS now and sign up to watch the festival all day February 6th.

Great chat with the filmmaker Maria Brendle on the 4 year journey to make this film. From development and research, to filming in foreign country with many language barriers, to the conflict of the film’s subject, to the post-production process.

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Feb. 3, 2021 - Producer Hayes Steinberg (HOCKEY 24)

HOCKEY 24 is a feature documentary about a day in the life of community hockey in Canada. Multiple filmmakers from coast to coast film a day in hockey in a 24 hour span.

Playing at our special SPORTS Film Festival this upcoming Friday. Get YOUR FREE TICKETS now and sign up to watch the festival all day February 5th.


Conversation with co-producer Hayes Steinberg talking about making this film from concept to distribution. Multiple moving parts. Multiple film shoots occurring in Canada at the same time. Also dive into the why this film was made and the future of hockey. Go to his website: http://www.hayessteinberg.com/

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Feb. 2, 2021 - Filmmaker Nicholas Julius (THE DEVIL GOES DOWN)

THE DEVIL GOES DOWN is a short film starring Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire) about the devil challenging a young man to a game of basketball.

Playing at our special SPORTS Film Festival this upcoming Friday. Get YOUR FREE TICKETS now and sign up to watch the festival all day February 5th.

Great chat with the filmmaker Nicholas Julius on how he made this film in the middle of production on Boardwalk Empire. He was able to use a lot of the crew, including the star of the show. We dive into the making of the film, plus he shares his experiences working on all 5 seasons of Boardwalk Empire.

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Feb. 1, 2021 - Sean Strub (Mayor of Milford, Pennsylvania)

Sean Strub was the subject in the award winning feature documentary MY FRIEND, THE MAYOR:
SMALL-TOWN POLITICS IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
. A film about his pursuit (a gay man, HIV positive, liberal) of becoming mayor of Milford, Pennsylvania, a Trump supporting “red” town. It played at our LGBTQ+ Film Festival to rave reviews. Some of our frequent attendees called it the most joyful film that has ever played at our festivals. (Sean wins. Spoiler alert!!)

This is one of those podcasts where we could have chatted with Sean for 5 hours. He’s lead a fascinating life. Just go to his Wikipedia page for examples. This podcast chat was about making this documentary, his motivations to run for mayor, and the day to day operations of being a mayor of a small town.

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Jan. 31, 2010 - Filmmaker Victoria Negri (2 WEEKS)

2 WEEKS played at the January 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. A landmark short about asexuality.

Summary: When 20-something-year-old Tanya begins to realize she’s asexual, the highly charged sexualized world she lives in as an actress and partner begins to fall apart and feels more and more like an unbearable nightmare.

Great chat with the multi-talented directed Victoria Negri. How you need to keep grinding away., connect with other artists, and work on your talent day by day. The art of being successful.

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Jan. 29, 2021 - Producer/Writer Vanessa Burns (100 CANDLES)

100 CANDLES is a Comedy Short from Australia: A 99 year old, Queen Lizzie fanatic, dies on the eve of her 100th birthday. So, her loving grandson goes to great lengths to get her the letter from the Queen, disguising her death at the party. But as suspicion builds, he doesn’t give up – not without that letter.

Playing at the COMEDY Film Festival this upcoming Saturday. RSVP your free tickets to watch online now.

Great chat with the writer of the film Vanessa Burns. How it came to be and how Queen Elizabeth does send letters to anyone who turns 100.

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Jan. 28, 2021 - Filmmaker Rennik Soholt (FORCED CHANGE)

FORCED CHANGE is a feature documentary that uses the path of destruction left behind by Hurricane Katrina as a vehicle to bring to life unique human stories that shed light on what it means to be home. Filmed at critical moments over the last fourteen years, FORCED CHANGE is a heart-breaking retrospective of four unique and relatable, but displaced, characters that left New Orleans after the hurricane and never returned home.

Great chat with the filmmaker Rennik Soholt on the 15 year process making this film. Rennik is an accomplished Emmy Nominated Producer. See IMDB credits.

Film playing at the Documentary Film Festival this Friday Jan. 29th. RSVP your FREE tickets and stream for free at home.

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Jan. 25, 2021 - Screenwriter Kari Karsten (HELLE’S BELLE)

A based on a true story screenplay about a female serial killer at the beginning of the 20th century. Candid conversation with the writer of HELLE’S BELLE, Kari Karsten, about the process writing this screenplay from the research to finding the structure.

Summary of Script: In the early 20th century a young woman discovers a way to prosper from her husband’s death, leading her down a lifelong path of murderous treachery that threatens to be discovered by a local police detective investigating a sinister series of mysterious events.

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Jan. 24, 2021 - Filmmaker Derek Elliott Bagley (MEMENTO MORI)

MEMEMTO MORI is one of the more creative and innovative short films that you’ll ever see. Played at our LGBTQ+ Film Festival in January 2021.

Great chat with the filmmaker Derek Elliot Bagley on the process of making this film and moving from Chicago to Montreal while making it.

Film Website: http://mementomori.film/

Summary of Film: At the center of this stylized, allegorical melodrama, a tyrannical matriarch lies helpless and alone on her deathbed. Her family – scattered in different corners of the house – impatiently wait for their unbeloved queen to finally die. The audience becomes a voyeur into this private, claustrophobic world where the Matriarch’s daughters trade biting insults, her maid steals her jewelry, and her grandchildren discuss gay sex while doing drugs. After she takes her last breath, surrounded by kitsch mementos in-lieu of adoring mourners, her family members, and the audience, are confronted with processing the death of someone who’s legacy is questionable.

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