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.
WE ALL DIE ALONE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
“An 8-way standoff leads to absurdist scenarios, a conversation about Mexican food and a little romance.”
Conversation with filmmakers Jonathan Hammond on the making of the unique film. It started with an idea from a 48-hour film challenge. Then they remade the film a few years later using a lot of the same cast.
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UNFIT was the winner of BEST ANIMATION FILM at the November 2021 ANIMATION Film Festival.
Interview with the amazingly talented animator Will Kim on the making of this unique and innovative film. Go to https://www.willkim.net/ to see more of his work.
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“unfinished” was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the November 2021 DRAMA Film Festival.
UNBROKEN was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the October 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival.
Conversation with writer/poet Jean-Sebastien Surena - https://www.jeansurena.com/
and filmmaker Suswana Chowdhury - http://suswanachowdhury.com/
On the making of the film.
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MISS MARY MACK was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival. You can watch the film & festival for here all day HERE.
“At its heart, Miss Mary Mack explores the universal themes of family dynamics and sibling relationships, which are often fraught with complex emotions, rivalry, jealousy, resentment, shared circumstances, love, joy and tragedy. The underbelly of the film is a sinister one, however which eerily evolves into a suspense filled nightmare.”
Conversation with producer Corey Lovering & director Tim True on the amazing story of how this film got made during the COVID lockdown era.
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THE MONSTER INSIDE was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival for here all day HERE.
“A woman, struggling with depression, fights with her own inner demon.”
Conversation with Ashley Hammelman on the making of the film.
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TAGS was the POLITICAL Festival winning screenplay. Conversation with screenwriter Stephen Glickman on the process writing the TAGS.
“A young woman abandons her dying mother to free laboratory animals; capturing the world’s attention and forever changing the vivisection industry (based on real events)...”
You can WATCH the Screenplay Reading HERE
CAST LIST:
Narration: Steve Rizzo
Sarah: Hannah Ehman
Marcu: Bill Poulin
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THE ROAD TO LIFE was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the November 2021 BLACK Feedback Film Festival.
“Northern Nigeria. Maryam is 11 years old. Her family fled from Bama to Maiduguri and eventually came back when the army liberated the town from Boko Haram.”
Conversation with producer Yann Ollivier and director Judith Rueff on the unique making of this important film.
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JEWELS OF LIGHT is a TV PILOT screenplay winner. Interview with screenwriter Tessie Herrasti on the process and journey writing the pilot. Followed by the audio version best scene reading.
“In the world of Upprunkna, a guilt-ridden elven warrior is tasked with the care of a powerful and untrusting royal. Together, they begin a journey that will unite the most adventurous beings of the different realms and force them to work together in order to restore the vital energies of a darkening era. But, one of them holds an ominous secret.”
Watch the BEST SCENE Reading
CAST LIST:
Narration: Steve Rizzo
Mullion: Bill Poulin
Thulia: Kyana Teresa
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GENESIS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival now for FREE HERE.
OUT OF THE FOLDS OF WOMEN was the winner of Best Sound & Music at the November 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival now for FREE HERE.
“With direction and choreography by Anabella Lenzu and videography and music by Todd Carroll, “Out of the Folds of Women” tells a personal vision of femininity, and what it means to be a woman, mother, and immigrant today.”
Conversation with Anabella Lenzu on the making of the film during the Covid era.
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A LOVE LETTER TO FILM was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival now for FREE HERE.
NO TRICKS was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2021 WILDsound Film Festival. Doug also had another film, MOTORBIKE THIEF, play at the festival in 2020.
MAR I ANA was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival for FREE today HERE.
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“Mar and Ana, best friends since childhood, look for the perfect place where Ana will get married; not before reviving their love and repressed desire for years.”
Conversation with filmmaker Mar Novo on the making of the award winning “MAR I ANA” film. Plus, she talks about currently directing her film feature film , “SISTERS”, starring Valeria Maldonado, Marta Cross, & Virginia Novello
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FOR ALL THE KINGS is a short animation film that played at the November 2021 LGBTQ+ Short Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival for FREE today HERE.
“Follow a potato’s journey to self-fulfillment.”
Conversation with Rosabel Su on the making of the film.
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ORSON REHEARSED is the winner of BEST MUSICAL at the 2021 Experimental/Dance/Music Festival. You can watch the film and festival for FREE today HERE.
https://www.orsonrehearsed.art/
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“Orson Welles’ heart has just stopped. We enter his mind in this moment, on the threshold between life and death. In the bardo Orson’s thoughts unspool as a stream of consciousness that loops back on itself, like a mobius strip. Three avatars onstage in the theater of his mind are paired with three films within the film as he shuffles through his memories, loves, regrets, like a magician preparing for one last magic trick. Is he ready for what comes next?”
Conversation with Daron Hagen on the making of his first film.
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GOGEOUS was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the November 2021 BLACK Feedback Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival for FREE today HERE.
FORWARD Episode 1 “Too Late” is a TV web series that was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November Black Filmmakers Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival for FREE today HERE.
“Forward explores the emotional/psychological effects of a lawyer who feels like he’s running out of time in life and can’t seem to shake his illicit affairs.”
Conversation with filmmaker Christopher Booth on the making of the film.
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TIMELESS DRIFT was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the November 2021 Documentary Short Film Festival. You can watch the film and festival for FREE today HERE.
“Short poetic documentary showcasing the Coppermine River in the Canadian Arctic through the long journey of a driftwood log witnessing some of the life and history tied to the river all the way to the Arctic Ocean.”
Conversation with filmmaker Mathieu Dumond on the making of the film.
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