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.
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.
A short film based on a poem: ALWAYS THE SUN by Keith Sargent. Wilderness, illness and the great British cretinocracy. Festival plays for FREE all day on today. WATCH the festival HERE.
Conversation with filmmaker Keith Sargent on making this film at home current the COVID era.
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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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2020 is a short animated film about what it was like to live through the unrelenting world-wide disaster that was the year 2020. Playing at the ANIMATION Film Festival on Thursday. You can watch all day HERE
Conversation with the amazing animator JC Little. She talks about the making of 2020, and her experiences working in the industry as an animator. https://twitter.com/AnimatedWoman
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DEFINING DODO was the winner of Best Performances at the June 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Playing for FREE all say Saturday. Bookmark the page and see the full lineup HERE.
“This story was written to spark viewers’ prior knowledge (even if only on a tangential level) of growing up and navigating the realities of machismo in the pursuit of self-expression from a Latino perspective.”
Conversation with director and star Lauren Harris on the making of DEFINING DODO from concept to distribution.
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“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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WILDsound has performed a few scripts of Hank BIro’s in the last few years, most recently the fan fiction winning screenplay “Godzilla and the Technicolor Guards”.
Listen to interview with the accomplished writer, plus best scene reading of “Godzilla” afterwards.
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TEETER was the winner of BEST DANCE FILM at the June 2021 DANCE Film Festival. Watch the festival for FREE all day tomorrow HERE.
“Teeter portrays a codependent relationship between two people; one of whom plays the role of supporter and caretaker whilst the other moves freely, unencumbered by their own instability.”
Interview with the multi-talented filmmaker Mackenzie Carlson on the process of making her first film (with many more to come!).
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1997 BUDAPEST was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the May 2021 Experimental Film Festival.
“In 1997, at the age of sixteen, the dancer and choreographer Mimi Jeong moved to Budapest from South Korea. She stayed in Budapest for two years. It was her first experience abroad. Today her connection to Budapest is a special one, it is light-hearted, lonely, nostalgic and sorrowful.”
Conversation with filmmaker Rachel Pasztor on why she made this film and her connection with Budapest and Mimi Jeong.
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BYSTANDER was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the May 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. Playing at the COMEDY Film Festival this Sunday. Stream for FREE all day Sunday HERE
“A foot chase leads to a set of unexpected, and unfortunate consequences.”
Conversation with filmmaker Sam Wall on the 3 year journey making this Comedy short. Must listen!
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EAVESDROPPING ON THE ELDERS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the May 2021 BLACK Filmmakers Feedback Film Festival.
Kiah Clingman talks about the amazing story of how this film got made and the tribute it was for her father.
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SPIRAL is a dance film exploring what it’s like to have a panic attack. Played at the May 2021 DANCE Film Festival. Winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the festival.
Chat with filmmaker Adam Dillon on how it all came together during the Covid-19 era. From the amazing location, to the unbelievable performance by the dance Jayden Russell.
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WE ARE CONJOLA – OUR FIRE OUR STORY is a feature film from Australia playing at the May 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival.
After almost being wiped off the map, a traumatized community waited for help. But it never came. Conjola was abandoned and left for dead. Local artists then started creating. They needed to heal. It gave the community hope and solidified their journey to recovery, together. Ash hopes that this film will be part of that recovery.
Watch the festival HERE until the end of the weekend. Must watch documentary.
Conversation from Canada to Australia with filmmaker Anthony “Ash” Brennan about how this film NEEDED to be made and how he had to balance his emotions telling such a personal story.
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The art of pulling off a great performance while also directing the film. Chat with multi-talented performer and director Collin Chute about his short film LATE NIGHT SWIM.
Playing at the Best of DRAMA Shorts Festival Today. WATCH the film now.
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WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the May 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. A film that is a tribute to Frigga Carlberg who became the central figure within social and politically interested women's circles in Gothenburg, and when the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage was founded in 1902.
WATCH this film HERE at the festival today. Streams all day for FREE.
Conversation with true artist Benedikte Esperi on the process making this film.
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Minyoung Go is a girl who dreams of becoming a transhuman by transmitting electric shocks to her brain. After facing a serious assault from Taeyong Ma’s posse, she plans a revenge for the boys that bully her for having an eating disorder. She conducts an electrical baptism and falls into trans.
WATCH this film from the SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival HERE up and until Friday morning.
Through I translator we chat with the very talented filmmaker Naeri Do on the process making this terrific INDY SCI-FI Film.
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TRIGGERED is the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the May 2021 BLACK Filmmakers Feedback Film Festival.
Perfectly executed, TRIGGERED takes us on a visual rollercoaster of music and movement, processing the emotional impact of social media from the inside out. WATCH the film for FREE at the festival streaming all day Sunday HERE.
Conversation with multi-talented artist Ariyan Johnson on the process of making this film from idea to final product. At the end she also shares her time acting on the 6 month shoot of BULWORTH (1998), directed and starring Warren Beatty.
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READY THE PRINCE – REGICIDE song won at special award for BEST ANIMATION at the May 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. Watch the MUSIC VIDEO at the MUSIC Film Festival today for FREE HERE.
Conversation with animator/director Shuyler Nazareth on the process making this terrific animation video based on the song by his longtime friends who formed the band READY THE PRINCE.
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Stephen Beaudoin is the Executive Director of The Washington Chorus (thewashingtonchorus.org/). A three-time nominated and two-time Grammy Award winner, the 160-voice Washington Chorus presents an annual subscription series at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, plus performs at other prestigious venues.
COVID-19 happened and all of their concerts were cancelled. So what did Stephen Beaudoin do? He simply put together an amazing creative team to make a multiple award winning short film. Watch CANATA FOR A MORE HOPEFUL TOMORROW at the MUSIC Film Festival this Friday for FREE HERE.
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The art of making an Indy feature film with a very small budget, but with dozens of locations and speaking parts. NOWWHERESVILLE is playing at the THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival this upcoming Thursday. You can WATCH the festival HERE.
Great conversation with Producer/Director/Writer Kevin McVey on making this terrific thriller feature film. He also shares a great story about with with Tom Sizemore, who has a supporting role in this film.
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