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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
February 27, 2022 - Filmmaker Daniel Bernardi (Buck Southworth: U.S. Air Force Flight Crew)

“Buck Southworth: U.S. Air Force Flight Crew” played to rave reviews at the Feb. 2022 Toronto Documentary Film Festival.

"The life story of Buck Southworth, a U.S. Air Force Flight Crew in the Vietnam War, told and narrated by his wife, Priscilla Southworth. This is a remarkable and touching documentary about bravery, mission, love and death by Agent Orange.”

Conversation with filmmaker Daniel Bernardi on the making of the film. http://eldordadofilms.net/

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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February 26, 20221 - Screenwriter Jill Murphy Long (CHANCE DAY)

CHANCE DAY was the winner of Best Screenplay at the Female Filmmakers Festival. Conversation with writer Jill Murphy Long, followed by the audio-version best scene reading transcript of the screenplay. https://www.jmlfilms.com/

“On a chance day at a busy hospital in Portland, Oregon, the fatal prognosis is given to the wrong woman with a time stamp of only thirty days.”

Screenplay also showing 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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February 25, 2022 - Filmmaker Olivier Lallart (F"G)

F’G was the winner of Best Performances at the February 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

“Seventeen-year-old Thomas is attracted to Esteban, a fellow student. After a drunken kiss at a party, the rumor about Thomas' homosexuality quickly spreads around school, and the young boy soon faces judgement and discrimination...”

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.


Conversation with French director Olivier Lallart on the making of the film.

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February 24, 2022 - Luis Castro & Yosu Menacho (PLASTIC VOICES)

PLASTIC VOICES was the winner of BEST FASHION FILM at the February 2022 Style, Fashion, Experimental Festival.


”A boy a girl, two cats and a plastic cocktail bag. Or how to love someone miscomunicating.”

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.


Conversation with the creative team of Luis Castro & Yosu Menacho on the making of the film.

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February 21, 2022 - Filmmaker Lucas Zoppi (DOMINION EVOLUCION)

DOMINION EVOLUCION was the winner of BEST SCI-FI FILM at the January 2022 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival.

“Argentina, 2050. Infected scientist Victor Bertaum, isolated in his laboratory, tries to find a cure for the Sedga virus that devastated two thirds of the world population, while remaining in a cryogenesis state to survive.”


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.


Conversation with Argentina filmmaker Lucas Zoppi on the making of the film.

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February 20, 2022 - Producer Brett Langolf & Director Andrew Jowett (Win(d) Over Cancer)

WIN(D) OVER CANCER was the winner of Best Director at the January 2022 SPORTS Film Festival.

“Follow our crew of kids as they compete in an offshore sailboat race to raise awareness & money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.”

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.

Conversation with Producer Brett Langolf & Director Andrew Jowett on the making of the film.

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February 18, 2022 - Filmmaker Drew Berry & Musician Kaya Usher (CORE)

CORE played at the February 2022 DANCE Festival.

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.

Conversation with musician/singer Kaya Usher (https://kayausher.com/) and co-director Drew Berry on the making of the film.

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February 16, 2022 - Filmmaker Ted Thomas (Velcro A Study In Polyvagal Equine)

“Velcro A Study In Polyvagal Equine” played to rave reviews at the January 2022 WILDsound Film Festival.


”The story of an amazing horse who was abused as a foal, but now uses her unique abilities to help those in need.”

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.


Conversation with director Ted Tomas on the making of the film.

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February 16, 2022 - Filmmaker Taylor-Alexis Gillard (THE SILENT WILLOW)

THE SILENT WILLOW was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the December 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival.

“Uterine fibroids affect Black women three times more than any other race. After being diagnosed, the filmmaker sets out to explore health inequities and find out why some Black women are as silent as the growth.”

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app on February 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.

Conversation with director Taylor-Alexis Gillard on the making of the film.


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February 14, 2022 - Filmmaker Franco Machado-Pesce (Neither Here nor There)

NEITHER HERE NOR THERE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the January 2022 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film Festival.


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.


Conversation with Franco Machado-Pesce on the making of the film.

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February 13, 2022 - Filmmaker/Performer Evi Tzortzi (ANACHRONISM)

ANACHRONISM was voted BEST DIRECTION at the January 2022 DANCE Film Festival.


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.


Conversation with filmmaker Evi Tzortzi on starring in and directing ANACHRONISM.

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February 12, 2022 - Filmmaker Nathan Schiele (CALLISTO’S END)

CALLISTO’S END was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the January 2022 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival.


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.


Conversation with filmmaker Nathan Schiele on the great story of the making of this film and working with his collaborators.

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Feb. 11, 2022 - EXPECTING Film Team - Director: Jared Milrad. Actors: Jack Settipane, Kiana Madani

EXPECTING was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the January 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.


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.


Conversation with writer/director Jared Milrad, and his two leads Jack Settipane & Kiana Madani on the making of the film.

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February 11, 2022 - Filmmaker Barbra Coco Laurre (Do You Remember Your Mothers Hands)

“Do You Remember Your Mothers Hands” was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2022 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival.


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.

“A poetic and strong documentary about our mothers. About the threads of life that are tied and woven, and about carrying the weight of our own lives for better or worse.”

Conversation with filmmaker Barbra Coco Laurre on the idea and then the execution making the film.

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February 9, 2022 - Filmmakers Kevin Hart & Steef Sealy (THE MEETING)

THE MEETING was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2022 Black & White Film Festival.

Film playing at the WILDsound TV app next week. You can watch for free and sign up 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.

“A lowly office worker encounters unrelenting pressure from his co-workers to lead a meeting he is not prepared for.”

Conversation with filmmakers Kevin Hart & Steef Sealy on the making of the film.

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February 9, 2022 - Filmmaker Ryan Mekenian (SPOKESPEOPLE)

SPOKESPEOPLE was the winner of Best Film at the January 2022 Documentary Short Film Festival.

Film playing at the WILDsound TV app this week. You can watch for free and sign up 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.

“For Los Angeles natives living in the early 1900’s, bicycles and streetcars shared the road as our primary modes of transportation. But the arrival of the freeway effectively wiped them out. Today, a collective of cycling communities fight for protected bike lanes and road safety; determined to bring a new era of mobility justice to the city.”

Conversation with filmmaker Ryan Mekenian on the making of the film.

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February 8, 2022 - Filmmaker Gaby Dunn (GRINDR BABY)

GRINDR BABY was the winner of Best Performances at the January 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

Film playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can watch for free and sign up 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.

“A non-monogamous queer couple grapples with a pregnancy test after one of them has an unprotected one night stand. (Knocked Up but if Seth Rogen was pregnant.”

Conversation with writer/director Gaby Dunn on the making of the film.

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February 7, 2022 - Director Salvador Cantellano & Opera Singer Jenna Robertson (SPIRIT ORPHAN)

SPIRIT ORPHAN follows Scottish migrant Jenna Robertson’s recovery from bushfire and evacuation in the Gold Coast Hinterland through the creation of a new opera.

Film playing at the WILDsound TV app. You can watch for free and sign up 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.

Conversation with director Salvador Cantellano & Jenna Robertson on the making of the film and their collaboration.

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February 6, 2022 - Interview with Filmmakers Laura Jensen & Berda Helena Larsen (TUULLIK)

TUULLIK was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2022 LGBTQ+ Short Film Festival.

Also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can watch for free and sign up 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.


”Tukummeq and Luna are facing a turning point in their relationship. An opportunity arises for them to finally present themselves as a couple to Luna’s mother, but Luna hesitates.”

Conversation with the Filmmakers about the making of the film in Greenland.

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February 6, 2022 - Filmmaker James Alexander Allen (TWO METRES)

TWO METRES was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the December 2021 COMEDY Film Festival.


Also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can watch for free and sign up 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.

“A lockdown short- two people struggle to pass each other in a narrow alley without breaking the rule of two metres social distance...”

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