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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.

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 5, 2021 - Filmmaker Jackson Little (DOLPHIN BOY)

DOLPHIN BOY is the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the November 2021 COMEDY Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival this Sunday for FREE HERE.

Starring Jason Richter (FREE WILLY), and David Boreanaz (BONES) . A former child actor known for his iconic “Dolphin Boy” role is now working as a delivery driver in his adulthood.

Conversation with director Jackson Little on the making of the film and collaborating with his older brother.

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November 4, 2021 - Filmmaker David Ash (INCOMPLETENESS)

INCOMPLETENESS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2021 TV Web Series Festival. You can watch the film and full festival this upcoming Saturday for FREE HERE

A terminal cancer diagnosis leads a miserable workaholic on a self-indulgent quest to win back his pregnant-and-estranged wife and connect with his unborn son through a self-funded, semi-autobiographical movie about the meaning of life.”

Conversation with filmmaker David Ash on the making of this TV series from concept to distribution.

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November 3, 2021 - Filmmaker Aaron Bear (YES I AM: THE RIC WEILAND STORY)

YES I AM: THE RIC WEILAND STORY is the 2021 WINNING Feature Film from the LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Conversation with the talented documentary filmmaker Aaron Bear on the making of this film and it’s amazing editing style and story concept.

https://www.ricweiland.com/

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“Ric Weiland was a brilliant programmer, queer pioneer, & one of the earliest employees of Microsoft. He dedicated his life and fortune to philanthropy and activism, but personal struggles eventually became too much to bear. This film is the story of his life and legacy. Narrated by Zachary Quinto.”

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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.

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

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021 - Filmmaker Ty Clancey (THANK YOU FOR STAYING) with Britta Clancey cameo

THANK YOU FOR STAYING was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2021 HORROR Underground Film Festival. You can watch this film and the festival for FREE on Sunday all day HERE.

“A couple of city dwellers escaping the pandemic head up to a mountain rental hideaway and struggle to survive the night. Made in quarantine.”

Conversation with filmmaker/actor Ty Clancey on the making of this film. Co-star/wife Britta Clancey also joined to talk about the film.

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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 31, 2021 - Filmmaker/Animator Tank Standing Buffalo (RKLSS)

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

“Tank, a natural artist who is always drawing, runs into trouble with the law with his gang of friends. Tank is convicted, jailed, and subjected to solitary confinement and intense brutality. His art allows him to escape his terrible conditions. He discovers his own native spirituality while in jail, and through his art, finds a way to be in the world, and to reflect on his own reality.”

Conversation with Tank Standing Buffalo on how this film got made. See his Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tankstandingbuffalo/

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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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October 29, 2021 - Director Matt Bayer & Actor David S. James (FULL BODIED)

FULL BODIED was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the October 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival. You can watch this film and the festival for FREE on Saturday all day HERE.

“The story of a struggling wine maker who is desperate to keep his business from going under.”

Conversation with director/writer Matt Bayer & actor/writer David S. James on the making of the film.

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October 29, 2021 - Filmmaker Noah Lydiard (WAKE UP LITTLE GIRL)

WAKE UP LITTLE GIRL was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival. You can watch this film and the festival for FREE on Saturday all day HERE.

“While home alone, Sara gets a familiar but unwelcome guest who threatens to destroy what she loves most.”

Conversation with director Noah Lydiard on the making of the film.

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October 28, 2021 - Filmmaker Michael Fodera (GHOST FOREST)
GHOST FOREST played to rave reviews at the October 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. Playing all day Friday for FREE. Watch on the main site page: https://environmentalfestival.com/

“A documentary following world-famous artist, Maya Lin creating her new installation, Ghost Forest, which envisions the future of our planet dismantled by climate change.”

Conversation with filmmaker Michael Fodera on the making of the film.

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October 28, 2021 - Screenwriter Pepe García Gilling (BORDER FLESH)

BORDER FLESH was the DIVERSITY Festival winning screenplay for 2021.

“After losing his brother and the only family he has left, 14-year-old Connor encounters Fernanda and her 13-year-old daughter, Bárbara. Both women are Mexican and don't speak a word of English. Connor, Fernanda and Bárbara must communicate as best they can to survive zombie apocalypse at the México-U.S. border. When they all decide to head North, a series of events unfolds that will ultimately lead Bárbara and Connor to unexpected encounters and unwanted confrontations.”

You can watch the 1st Scene Reading HERE

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Dustin: Geoff Mays

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October 27, 2021 - Filmmaker Lenny Lenox (THINGS I SHOULD HAVE SAID)

THINGS I SHOULD HAVE SAID is a proof of concept short film that played at the September 2021 LA Feedback Film Festival. “A man struggling with substance abuse after losing his family in a car crash finds purpose in life again after befriending a boy who is being bullied at school.”

Conversation with filmmaker/writer Lenny Lenox on the making of the film and why it was made.

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October 27, 2021 - Screenwriter Robert Benjamin (SERIAL)

SERIAL was the winning September 2021 Feature Screenplay from the CRIME/MYSTERY Festival.

Conversation with writer Robert Benjamin on the process writing SERIAL, followed by a best scene reading from the script. We also dive into the feature film, BLOODY HELL, that he wrote, and his past editing for UFC.

You can watch the Best Scene Reading HERE

The peaceful life of a kind, old retiree is thrust into anguish and peril when it is disrupted by a present day serial killer. Following the connections, this otherwise trusting father can only suspect that the brutal killings have been at the hands of his own flesh and blood. His eldest son.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Steve Rizzo
Rebecca: Hannah Ehman
Helmer: Geoff Mays
Bradley: Bill Poulin

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October 26, 2021 - Filmmaker Melissa Jo Peltier (The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters ......)

“The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories” was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the 2021 POLITCAL Feedback Film Festival. You can watch the film HERE this Thursday all day for FREE.

Go to https://americandignitypac.com/ and learn more about the film and its agenda.

“A GOP congressman-turned right wing shock jock; a rising star in the Young Republicans; a party-loyal Ohio farmer; a US Army Veteran & hardcore 'MAGA'; and three evangelicals all recount their evolutions from Trump supporters in 2016 to adamant adversaries in 2020. The film takes a deep dive into their motives for voting, their doubts, and the epiphanies that changed their minds.”

Conversation with Melissa Jo Peltier on why the film was made and her pursuit to get it done.

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October 25, 2021 - Screenwriter Max Rasmussen (BABY QUEEN)

BABY QUEEN is a LGBTQ+ Festival winning screenplay. “10-year-old drag queen Darien the Librarian dreams of going viral, but when the top child agent in Milwaukee launches their career in the lucrative and booming drag industry, their single gay father must rescue them from the murky depths of local fame.”

Interview with Max Rasmussen on the writing of the screenplay, followed by a best scene reading from the script.

WATCH the 1st Scene Reading of BABY QUEEN

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Darien: Andy Camp
Jonathan: Shawn Devlin
Ma: Hannah Ehman

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October 24, 2021 - Filmmaker Andrew Malcolm (DISCOVERY MODE)

DISCOVERY MODE is an award winning feature film that played at the August 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. "Discovery Mode” follows two travelers for five months throughout South East Asia as they interview 150 millennial tourists from around the world, to learn about the values of the world’s most misunderstood generation.

WATCH NOW the audience feedback video of the film from the festival.

Conversation with filmmaker Andrew Malcolm on the making of the film.

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October 23, 2021 - Filmmaker Olyvia Okochi (HOW TO MURDER YOUR HUSBAND)

HOW TO MURDER YOUR HUSBAND was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the October 2021 STUDENT Feedback Film Festival. “A 50’s Housewife who graciously murders her husband in the style of a satirical 50’s instructional video.”

Watch the film and film festival NOW for FREE - HERE

Conversation with High School student Olyvia Okochi on the making of this film.

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