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.
INK is a narrative about the anxiety of starting a creative project. The Artist struggles to put brush to paper when beginning a painting, and a small mistake leads to a rush of anxiety.
You can watch the festival and film NOW at the Animation Film Festival streaming until the morning EST of Sept. 25th HERE
Conversation with AJ Fuller on the making of this film as her final project in University.
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UNWOUND was the winner of BEST ANIMATION FILM at the September 2021 Animation Film Festival. “Follows an overworked woman who manifests a store full of her childhood plushies as a way to cope with the possibility of losing her job.”
You can watch the festival and film NOW at the Animation Film Festival streaming until the morning EST of Sept. 25th HERE
Conversation with animator Georgia Burnell on the making of the film.
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UNDETECTABLE was the winner of BEST SHORT DOC at the LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival. “Undetectable| breaks down the roadblocks and exposes the gatekeepers that have stopped the world from becoming HIV/AIDS free. the documentary is a deep dive into the hysteria, misinformation, stigma, and prejudice that has surrounded the HIV virus since it was identified in the early 80s.
You can watch the festival playing online all day today HERE
Conversation with filmmaker Laura O’Grady on the process making this exceptional documentary.
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MEMORIES OF GREEN is a short film about the father and son dynamic set on a golf course. Part of the BEST of DRAMA Short Film collection.
Conversation with the filmmaking brothers Lucas & Sam Luna about the making of the film. From connecting as brothers during the Covid-era, to grabbing footage on a golf course at night for months, to putting it all together in editing.
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"TETHERED" is an award winning short documentary about digital addiction and our need to always be on our smart phone. https://consciouscontent.org/films/tethered/
Digital addiction is a hidden illness among us, and it has our society in a vice grip.
Conversation with the producers of the film and the making of "TETHERED". Go to their website to learn all about their films and mission: https://consciouscontent.org/
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WHILE WE WAIT was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the September 2021 Experimental Film Festival. You can watch the festival and film HERE starting at midnight EST on September 19th.
Conversation with Lukas Huffman on the making of the film.
To learn more about this project, go to the producer/choreographer Hannah Dennison’s website www.thequarryproject2020.com
“POWOW” documents a central event in Native American cultural that allows tribes to gather and reclaim indigenous rites and expresses the sacred and spiritual. You can watch the festival and film HERE starting at midnight EST on September 18th.
Conversation with filmmaker Keeley Gould on the process making the film.
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NATION IN TRANSTION is a multiple award winning film made by the American Resilience Project (www.amresproject.org), and is an exploration of the energy transition in the Southwest, where power and water systems are increasingly stressed due to more frequent extreme heat and drought.
You can watch the festival and film HERE starting at midnight EST on September 18th.
Conversation with filmmaker Roger Sorkin on the making of the film.
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WE SAVE US is a documentary poetic short film centering on the New York City streets leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election results. You can watch the festival and film HERE starting at midnight EST on September 16th.
Conversation with filmmaker Aylin Sozen on the making of this terrific documentary film and how she was able to obtain all of the great footage she captured during the 5 days she shot the film.
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COMRADE DOV is the Israeli hit feature documentary film that is also playing at the September 2021 POLITICAL Feedback Film Festival in North America. Winner of BEST FEATURE FILM for the 2021 year.
“Comrade Dov” is a surprising, thought-provoking portrait of a unique politician, who refuses to give up even as reality deals him one cruel blow after another.
Conversation with filmmaker Barak Heymann on his 6+ year journey making this film.
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THE SURGE is the winning ENVIRONMENTAL Festival screenplay.
Conversation with writer David Cooper on the process of writing the screenplay, plus his time running for office in Georgia. Followed by best scene reading of the screenplay.
You can watch the video best scene reading of THE SURGE - HERE
“John O’Neal wants to change the world to honor his dead mother and to spite his abusive father—while getting very, very rich. Following a worldwide Global Warming catastrophe, he loses his invention to a deep conspiracy and becomes an eco-terrorist—until he uncovers the truth.”
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
O’Neal: Geoff Mays
Foster: Andy Camp
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KAOTIC DRUMLINE: DRUMMING WITH A DIFFERENCE was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the September 2021 MUSIC Film Festival.
Learn more about the multiple award winning short film: https://www.drummingwithadifference.com/
Conversation with filmmaker Aaron Steinberg on the process making this documentary short.
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ULRICHS 1867 was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the September 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival right now HERE.
Conversation with the multi-talented director Sven Niemeyer (www.svenniemeyer.com) on the making of ULRICHS 1867 and the reason for making it.
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WUHAN EXPRESS is a mockumentary family film about a mother & son attempting to keep their restaurant alive during COVID. You can watch the film and festival all day Sept. 10th HERE.
Conversation with filmmaker Kiran Gordon on the making of this film at Florida State University.
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AS THE WAVE BROKE is a multiple award winning film from Germany that is playing at the best of EUROPEAN Shorts Film Festival today. You can watch the film and festival for FREE HERE.
Candid conversation with filmmaker Alexandra Bekiou on the making of the film and why it was made.
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THE RUNNER is the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM from the THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival for 2021.
Conversation with director Michelle Danner on the making of this film, and her expertise in the world of acting.
After Miranda (Elisabeth Rohm) calls the cops on her son Aiden (Edouard Philipponnat) and he gets arrested for drug possession, he is given a terrible choice by Detective Wall (Cameron Douglas): either go to jail or become an informant and bring down a dangerous Drug King Pin, Local Legend (Eric Balfour).
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