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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.

Posts in filmmaking
November 30, 2021 - Filmmaker Ashley Hammelman (THE MONSTER INSIDE)

THE MONSTER INSIDE was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival for here all day HERE.

“A woman, struggling with depression, fights with her own inner demon.”

Conversation with Ashley Hammelman on the making of the film.

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November 28, 2021 - Filmmakers Yann Ollivier & Judith Rueff (THE ROAD TO LIFE)

THE ROAD TO LIFE was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the November 2021 BLACK Feedback Film Festival.

“Northern Nigeria. Maryam is 11 years old. Her family fled from Bama to Maiduguri and eventually came back when the army liberated the town from Boko Haram.”

Conversation with producer Yann Ollivier and director Judith Rueff on the unique making of this important film.

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November 26, 2021 - Filmmaker Gianpaolo Stangoni (GENESIS)

GENESIS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival now for FREE HERE.

“A surrealistic journey through the birth and life of the Woman.”

Conversation with Italian artist Gianpaolo Stangoni on the making of the film.

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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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November 22, 2021 - Filmmaker Mar Novo (MAR I ANA)

MAR I ANA was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival for FREE today HERE.

https://www.instagram.com/mar.i.ana.film/

“Mar and Ana, best friends since childhood, look for the perfect place where Ana will get married; not before reviving their love and repressed desire for years.”

Conversation with filmmaker Mar Novo on the making of the award winning “MAR I ANA” film. Plus, she talks about currently directing her film feature film , “SISTERS”, starring Valeria Maldonado, Marta Cross, & Virginia Novello

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November 21, 2021 - Filmmaker/Composer Daron Hagen (ORSON REHEARSED)

ORSON REHEARSED is the winner of BEST MUSICAL at the 2021 Experimental/Dance/Music Festival. You can watch the film and festival for FREE today HERE.

https://www.orsonrehearsed.art/

https://twitter.com/WellesOpera

Orson Welles’ heart has just stopped. We enter his mind in this moment, on the threshold between life and death. In the bardo Orson’s thoughts unspool as a stream of consciousness that loops back on itself, like a mobius strip. Three avatars onstage in the theater of his mind are paired with three films within the film as he shuffles through his memories, loves, regrets, like a magician preparing for one last magic trick. Is he ready for what comes next?”

Conversation with Daron Hagen on the making of his first film.

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November 20, 2021 - Filmmaker Ryan Njenga (GORGEOUS)

GOGEOUS was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the November 2021 BLACK Feedback Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival for FREE today HERE.

A timely visual poem presented by NJENGA FILMS.

https://www.njengafilms.com/

Conversation with filmmaker/writer Ryan Njenga on the making of the film.

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November 18, 2021 - Filmmaker Mathieu Dumond (TIMELESS DRIFT)

TIMELESS DRIFT was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the November 2021 Documentary Short Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival for FREE today HERE.

Short poetic documentary showcasing the Coppermine River in the Canadian Arctic through the long journey of a driftwood log witnessing some of the life and history tied to the river all the way to the Arctic Ocean.”

Conversation with filmmaker Mathieu Dumond on the making of the film.

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November 17, 2021 - Filmmaker Joey Medina (BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE)

BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2021 CRIME/MYSTERY Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival for FREE today HERE.

Conversation with filmmaker Joey Medina on the making of the film. We also explore the “grey areas” of society today and how he puts these elements into his films.

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November 16, 2021 - Filmmakers Tom Wright & Darius Shu (STOCKHOLM)

STOCKHOLM was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

Interview with Writer/Director Tom Wright & Darius Shu Cinematographer/Producer on the making of the film.

Produced by Silverprince Pictures

https://www.silverprincepictures.com/stockholm

“A young gay man embarks on an unusual first date in a conquest to take control of his past.”

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November 12, 2021 - Filmmaker/Dancer Simone Cita Kieltyka (EXIT)

EXIT was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 DANCE Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival TODAY for FREE all day HERE.

“The Film is about the moment before and after a “tipping point”. Rotating, spinning around, being stuck, being airborne, wearing out – getting out and exploring the leeway. which is quite elusive…”

Conversation with dancer/director Simone Kieltyka on the making of the film.

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November 11, 2021 - Filmmakers Jim Bradley & Ben Wolf (OPEN ALL NIGHT)

OPEN ALL NIGHT was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival this Friday for FREE all day HERE.

“In a city renowned for its nocturnal energy, there are many who work at all hours of the night. In interviews with veteran Broadway star LaChanze (Tony Award winner for The Color Purple), the night supervisor at the Office of Emergency Management, a night manager at the printing plant of The New York Times, and more, Open All Night offers a glimpse of what it’s like to work the “other shift.””

Conversation with directors Jim Bradley and Ben Wolf on the making of the film.

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November 10, 2021 - Filmmaker Matthew Thomas Ross (WEST WINDS)

WEST WINDS was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the November 2021 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival. You can watch the festival for FREE HERE: https://fantasyscififestival.com/next-festival/

“West Winds follows our anonymous Jane Doe as they arrive at a beach where the steady flow of the west winds keeps the air clean from an ice-nine like toxic air. Before she can decide whether or not to stay, the tide comes in and takes her gas mask, forcing her to stay in this cove indefinitely. As the days go on, washed up supplies start to diminish and isolation becomes emotionally draining as she realizes her options of survival are limited.”

Conversation with filmmaker Matthew Thomas Ross on the making of the film from script to distribution.

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November 9, 2021 - Filmmaker Sean Yopchick (INVASION)

INVASION was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival.

“Customer 1176 goes out for a drive in his AI powered self driving car. He wakes up in an unfamiliar town and is never seen again.”

Conversation with filmmaker Sean Yopchick on the making of the film.

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November 7, 2021 - Filmmaker Jan Jalenak (YOU CAN KISS ME)

YOU CAN KISS ME was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the November 2021 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival.

“Penelope’s search for the kind of love that’s missing in her life leads her to a motel room with another woman – only to be confronted by the realities of her marriage.”

Conversation with writer/director Jan Jalenak on the making of her first film.

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November 6, 2021 - Filmmaker Sanna Ekman (BitterSweet)

“BitterSweet” was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the November 2021 FEMALE Filmmakers Film Festival.

“Sara discover that her husband has had an affair and decides to do something about it.”

Conversation with filmmaker Sanna Ekman on the making of the film.

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November 2, 2021 - Filmmaker Cate Meighan (LET THE MUSIC PLAY)

LET THE MUSIC PLAY was the winner of best feature doc at the November 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. Playing at the festival for FREE this Wednesday all day HERE.

“A feature-length documentary by DailyBOOM Media on Covid-19’s crushing impact on the music industry as seen through the eyes of artists, musicians, promoters, venue owners, merchandisers and Save Our Stages/NIVA ambassadors.”

Conversation with co-director, co-writer, co-producer Cate Meighan on the making of the film.

http://www.dailyboom.net/

https://twitter.com/CateDailyBoom

You can buy her new book That Was Yesterday: Men in Music Rewind. on AMAZON

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October 31, 2021 - Filmmaker Sara Caldwell (GLITCH)

GLITCH was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the October 2021 HORROR Underground Film Festival. You can watch this film and the festival for FREE on Sunday all day HERE.

“During COVID, a single mom takes on a new assignment that has chilling consequences.”

Conversation with filmmaker Sara Caldwell on the making of the film.

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October 30, 2021 - Filmmaker Jano Pita (TERATOMA)

TERATOMA was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2021 HORROR Underground Film Festival. You can watch this film and the festival for FREE on Sunday all day HERE.

“Two young people, a girl and a boy, will have to face a venereal disease after having sexual relations.”

Conversation with director/writer Jano Pita on the making of the film.


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October 30, 2021 - Filmmaker Lee Way Lan (THE HIKE (Pá shān))

THE HIKE (Pá shān) was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the October 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival. You can watch this film and the festival for FREE on Saturday all day HERE.

“THE HIKE is a story of Charles, a Chinese immigrant, who finds a dead body with a bag full of cash on his usual hiking trail. In a surprising turn of luck, he finds himself with an opportunity to rid of all his financial problems. But everything changes when a young, bright, private investigator come seeking the lost bag of cash.”

Conversation with filmmaker Lee Way Lan on the making of the film.

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