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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.

March 16, 2022 - Filmmaker Patricia Delso Lucas (CSEND/DAYS WITHOUT TALKING)

“CSEND /Days without talking” is an amazing 4 minute short film from Belgium, written and directed by the multi-talented filmmaker Patricia Delso Lucas.

Conversation with Patricia on the making of the film. www.patriciadelsolucas.com

“Nora and Florent can't find love; one out of fear of being alone, the other out of fear of being herself.”

Film also played at the WILDsound TV app on March 18th. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.


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March 15, 2022 - Filmmaker Tim Behuniak (HOME CRAG)

HOME CRAG played to rave reviews at the 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the film HERE

Conversation with filmmaker Time Behuniak on the making of the film and the core ideas behind the film.

Gnarly Nutrition's “Home Crag,” filmed and edited by Headlamp Studios, features rock climber and Olympic medalist Nathaniel Coleman, Salt Lake Climber Alliance's Executive Director Julia Geisler and USA Climbing's CEO Marc Norman.

Learn more here: https://gognarly.com/

Tim Behuniak - @ timbehuniak / producer, co-director, photographer

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Film also played at the WILDsound TV app.. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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March 14, 2022 - Filmmaker Jessica Rae (RAISE YOUR HAND)

RAISE YOUR HAND played to rave reviews at the February 2022 FEMALE Film Festival.

“Gia and her best friend, Lila, try to survive a rough childhood in a neighborhood where every kid has a sad story to tell. As teenagers, their problems become more complicated, and the stakes get raised.”


Conversation with writer/director Jessica Rae on the amazing story making this personal film.

www.twitter.com/rae_jessyca

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app on Tuesday March 22nd.. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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March 13, 2022 - Filmmaker Brian Moreno (Dreamland - A Storming Area 51 Story)

“Dreamland - A Storming Area 51 Story” was the winner of best feature film at the Feb. 2022 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival.

Conversation with stand-up comedian turned filmmaker Brian Moreno on the making of the film.

http://dreamlandarea51movie.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamlandarea51movie/

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.


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March 12, 2022 - Filmmaker Emma Keatley (THE FACE BEHIND THE RAT)

THE FACE BEHIND THE RAT played at the February 2022 Toronto Documentary Film Festival.

Performance Artist, Jonothon Lyons, tells his story behind the face of his Tik Tok famous character, Buddy the Rat. https://www.tiktok.com/@jonothonlyons

Conversation with NYU Student filmmaker Emma Keatley on the making of the film.

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.


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March 11, 2022 - Filmmaker David Maddox (ALTERNATIVE MATH)

You can watch the FULL MOVIE “Alternative Math” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3Yz3PiXZw&t=4s . Over 10 million views!

“A well meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America.”

Conversation with filmmaker David Maddox on the making of this multiple award winning films.

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.


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March 10, 2022 - Screenwriter Joan Tofteland (APPEARANCES)

APPEARANCES was the winner of best short screenplay at the Female Film Festival. Listen to interview with writer Joan Tofteland, followed by the short screenplay reading of “Appearances.”

Older gentleman and middle aged woman, who have never met before, have an interesting turned uncanny conversation at a baseball game.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Steve Rizzo

Woman: Hannah Ehman

Man: Allan Michael Brunet

Food Vendor: Julie Sheppard

Brunette Woman/Mother: Kyana Teresa

Father: Sean Ballantyne

Son/Psychologist: Geoff Mays -

Script also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.


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March 9, 2022 - Filmmaker/Actor Andrew Hawtrey (GARY)

GARY played to rave reviews at the February 2022 COMEDY Film Festival. Conversation with veteran comedian actor Andrew Hawtrey on the making of his first directed film.

“A breif example of the lack of control over ones inner voice.”

Watch more of Andrew on his website: http://andrewhawtrey.com/

Twitter page: https://twitter.com/andrewhawtrey

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.


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March 8, 2022 - "Loves Me, Loves Me Not" Film team

Conversation with Writer Ellen C Burr, Lead Actor Allison Norris-Austin, Lead Actor/Editor Giovanni Mocibob on the making of the award winning film “Loves Me, Loves Me Not”. Winner of Best Film at the February 2022 COMEDY Film Festival.

“Two middle-aged quirky singles are at the same restaurant waiting, fretting, getting anxious to meet the other one they connected with on OK-cupid with a 90+ compatibility rating.”

From Double L Productions: https://doublelproductions.com/

Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/doublelfilmproduction/

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.


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March 7, 2022 - Filmmaker/Animator Andrew Lehman (PORT)

PORT played to rave reviews at the Feb. 2022 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival.

Conversation with Andrew Lehman on the making of the film.

Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/561996313

Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/slishslash7

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.


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March 6, 2022 - Filmmaker/Actor Anu Bhatt (AUTOCORRECT)

AUTOCORRECT was the winner of BEST FILM at the February 2022 WILDsound Film Festival.


https://anubhatt.com/

Ansu is a careful, by-the-book actor in the midst of Zoom rehearsals with a big-shot white director and an all-white cast apart from herself. She decides to address a long-standing issue of name mispronunciation with the director, Laura Peterson.

Conversation with Anu Bhatt on the process writing the screenplay, and then the co-directing and starring in the film.

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March 5, 2022 - FIlmmaker Xiaodan He (My Father's Journey)

MY FATHER’S JOURNEY is a feature documentary that played to rave reviews at the February 2022 Toronto Documentary Film Festival.

A film about the filmmaker’s father, Chongren He, travelling to the city he was born, Li Jiang, a small town close to the border of Tibet. He is a descendent of the Naxi, one of the fifty-six Chinese minorities which has a population of 300,000. What makes the Naxi unique is their ancient Dongba culture preserved through the millenary pictographic writing.

Xiaodan He, is a Montreal based Chinese-Canadian filmmaker, who studied film production at the Beijing Film Academy of China. Her main work include The Dance of the Star (doc-fiction, 80 min), Cairo Calling (fiction, 9 min), The Fall of Womenland (documentary, 48 min), A Touch of Spring (feature fiction) and My Father's Journey (feature documentary).

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March 4, 2022 - Filmmaker Tony Shyu (THE RACE EPIDEMIC)

THE RACE EPIDEMIC played to rave reviews at the February 2022 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival.


https://theracedocumentary.org/

Winner of the best documentary award of the Chinese American film festival, The Race Epidemic is about another outbreak caused by Covid-19 - An epidemic of racism against Asian Americans. With a politicized pandemic sweeping through the country and a president calling it the Chinese Virus, the rise of attacks and hate against Asian Americans is not surprising.

Conversation with filmmaker Tony Shyu on the making of the documentary feature.

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March 3, 2022 - Filmmaker Mark S. Schoen (WHAT’S ‘GAY’? ASKED MAE)

WHAT’S ‘GAY’? ASKED MAE was the winner of BEST ANIMATION at the February 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.


http://sexsmartfilms.com/

Based on the book by Brian McNaught, the three-minute animated movie provides an excellent resource for teachers and parents on how to educate youngsters, ages 5 - 10, on the loving context of “gay” before they hear, “That’s so ‘gay’.”

Conversation with filmmaker Mark S. Schoen on the process making this animation movie.

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March 2, 2022 - Musician/Filmmakers Filmmakers Stella Cole & Emma Scotson (FINE)

FINE was the winner of Best Performances at the February 2022 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival.


https://www.stellaxemma.com/

FINE, the Official Music Video - Sometimes no is enough without having to explain the story of why. This video embodies and presents as many depictions of “no” as possible.

Conversation with artists Stella Cole and Emma Scotson on the making of the film and the creation of the song.

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March 1, 2022 - Filmmaker Nathan Bach (NO SMALL DREAMS)

NO SMALL DREAMS was the winner of BEST FILM at the February 2022 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival.

http://www.newstorycharity.org/


”After a trip to Haiti, where he saw thousands living in unimaginable conditions, young entrepreneur Brett was shaken. Upon his return, Brett met Alexandria, an inner-city educator recovering from a devastating loss, and Matthew, a tech-savvy social impact advocate. The three bonded over a belief that the shelter crisis needed new solutions, and despite their qualifications, they set out to change the narrative for thousands of families in need.”

Conversation with director Nathan Bach on the making of the film.

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February 28, 2022 - Director Jammie Patton & Writer/Actor Kiziana Jean-Louis (THE NEST)

THE NEST played to rave reviews at the February 2022 Female Film Festival. Conversation with director Jammie Patton & screenwriter/star Kiziana Jean-Louis on the making of the film.

“Tanya, a young, single mom, plans to drop off Tam, her daughter, at college and live her best life. Tam's over exuberance in leaving the care of her mother's overprotective nest creates tension. Tanya is faced with the decision to rediscover herself and possibly her dreams in the process.”

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.


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February 27, 2022 - Filmmaker Daniel Bernardi (Buck Southworth: U.S. Air Force Flight Crew)

“Buck Southworth: U.S. Air Force Flight Crew” played to rave reviews at the Feb. 2022 Toronto Documentary Film Festival.

"The life story of Buck Southworth, a U.S. Air Force Flight Crew in the Vietnam War, told and narrated by his wife, Priscilla Southworth. This is a remarkable and touching documentary about bravery, mission, love and death by Agent Orange.”

Conversation with filmmaker Daniel Bernardi on the making of the film. http://eldordadofilms.net/

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.


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February 26, 20221 - Screenwriter Jill Murphy Long (CHANCE DAY)

CHANCE DAY was the winner of Best Screenplay at the Female Filmmakers Festival. Conversation with writer Jill Murphy Long, followed by the audio-version best scene reading transcript of the screenplay. https://www.jmlfilms.com/

“On a chance day at a busy hospital in Portland, Oregon, the fatal prognosis is given to the wrong woman with a time stamp of only thirty days.”

Screenplay also showing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

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February 25, 2022 - Filmmaker Olivier Lallart (F"G)

F’G was the winner of Best Performances at the February 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

“Seventeen-year-old Thomas is attracted to Esteban, a fellow student. After a drunken kiss at a party, the rumor about Thomas' homosexuality quickly spreads around school, and the young boy soon faces judgement and discrimination...”

Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.


Conversation with French director Olivier Lallart on the making of the film.

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