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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.

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. 19, 2021 - Screenwriter Jay Servedio (Letterkenny: “Dary’s Super-soft Poem”)

The art of writing a spec screenplay. Jay Servedio is just starting out in his career and he just won our TV SPEC Screenplay contest for his script based on the LETTERKENNY television show.

WATCH the winning 1st scene reading.

The hicks help Dary write a poem to woo a “cultured lass”; The hockey players run a bake sale for new jerseys.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Wayne: Allan Michael Brunet
Daryl: Steve Rizzo
Squirrley: Bill Poulin
Katy: Kyana Teresa

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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. 14, 2021 - Filmmaker Anna Kuperberg (ELEVEN WEEKS)

“Carla Jean Johnson accepts her fast and aggressive cancer diagnosis with clarity and grace while photographer Anna Kuperberg, her long time wife, documents their final days and weeks together.” That is the summary of this amazing documentary short film. Playing at the LGBTQ+ Film Festival today. Watch the festival RIGHT NOW for FREE all day.

Heartfelt and honest conversation with the director and main subject of the documentary, Anna Kuperberg. She is very candid about her experiences and insights making this film.

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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. 10, 2021 - Filmmaker David Jung (ROAM)

“ROAM” is a Sci-Fi short film about a world where the wealthy can go for joyrides or outright steal the bodies of the young. One former victim, a young woman, raises an underground resistance to fight back.

Playing at the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Festival this upcoming Friday. Get your FREE TICKETS now and watch at home all day.

Great conversation with natural storyteller David Jung. David has many amazing stories in his journey through the film industry and he shares a few of them in this interview. Plus, how he made this ambitious movie, and the art of making an independent big budget short film.

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Feb. 9, 2021 - Screenwriter L. Andrew Cooper (COME ALIVE)

COME ALIVE is a winning LGBTQ+ Festival script about a middle-aged gay couple’s attempt to rekindle their relationship that turns into an absurd, hormone-fueled quest to defeat alien invaders and save a new LGBTQ society.

Great chat with screenwriter L. Andrew Cooper on the process of writing this script.

Watch the winning best scene reading: https://vimeo.com/503731254

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Alvy: Bill Poulin
Tim: Allan Michael Brunet
Ron: Steve Rizzo
Michelle: Julie Sheppard
Duke: Geoff Mays

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Feb. 8, 2021 - Screenwriter Larry Dwyer (SUMMONING DEMONS)

SUMMONING DEMONS is a winning HORROR Festival SHORT Screenplay. Terrific interview with screenwriter Larry Dwyer on the process of writing this script. Plus, Larry also chats about the festival he created that shows classic Horror films: www.ConnecticutCultClassics.com

Watch the Winning Screenplay Reading: https://vimeo.com/503753018

A couple, expecting a child, toy with the demonic.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Deborah: Hannah Ehman
John: Allan Michael Brunet

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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. 5, 2021 - Filmmaker Dalton Snider-Smith (FANTASY MASTER)

“The key to reconnecting after the death of her mother might just be the table-top game from her childhood.” FANTASY MASTER is 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 conversation with director/writer Dalton Snider-Smith on the making of the film. If you have producer that really knows what they are doing, the chances to make a successful movie increase dramatically. Dalton was lucky to have what seemed to be a great producer to add to her great talent.

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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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