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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.

June 2, 2022 - Filmmaker Morgan Emlyn Thomas (JOHN POP’S STORY)

JOHN POP’S STORY played to rave reviews at the May 2022 Under 5 Minute Film Festival.

https://www.morganemlyn.com/filmography

“A short documentary following the story of John Davies and his experience working within the Welsh mines.”

Conversation with director Morgan Emlyn Thomas on the making of the film.

Film also showing on 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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June 1, 2022 - Screenwriter Cole Dilts (DARK FOREST)

DARK FOREST is the winning script from the 1st Scene Screenplay Festival. You can watch the performance reading video here: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/dark-forest-by-cole-dilts

Writer’s summery of script: “On the surface it’s about what would happen if a group of aliens came down to earth and stumble into an 80’s slasher movie, but as it goes on I think the movie becomes about what it means to truly be human, through the lens of non-humans.”

Conversation with screenwriter Cole Dilts on the process writing the script, followed by the audio-version reading.

Also showing on 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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May 31, 2022 - Filmmaker Charlie Steers (I’M NOT CHRIS HEMSWORTH)

I’M NOT CHRIS HEMSWORTH played to rave reviews at the May 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

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I'M NOT CHRIS HEMSWORTH is a ridiculous adventure comedy that parodies the "mistaken identity trope" and has a surprise musical ending!


Conversation with writer/director/actor Charlie Steers on the making of this very funny comedy.

Film also showing on 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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May 30, 2022 - Filmmaker Andrew Barahona (I’ll ALWAYS FORGET YOU)

I’ll ALWAYS FORGET YOU played to rave reviews at the May 2022 Under 5 Minute Film Festival.

http://boredfilms.com/

“Two old lovers meet but one has no memory of the other.”

Conversation with filmmaker Andrew Barahona on the making of this film from concept to distribution.

Film also showing on 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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May 29, 2022 - Filmmaker Oliver Crawford (A TREE FELL TODAY)

A TREE FELL TODAY was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the May 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

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“Elise revisits the traumatic memories of her lover Jessica committing suicide due to the catastrophic death of their child, struggling to escape the eternal circle of anguish and misery she tries to move forward, but is she just stuck in an endless loop?”

Interview with the talented filmmaker Oliver Crawford on the making of the film from concept to distribution.

Film also showing on 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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May 28, 2022 - Actor/Writer Hess Wesley (ADONAI)

ADONAI was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the BLACK Feedback Film Festival.

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“Adonai tells the story of Paul, a man in emotional turmoil from a recent accident in which he mistakenly shot a marine veteran in the head. What exacerbates his misery, is that this particular marine, is his own brother. In a desperate attempt to rid himself of the guilt, he decides that his only way forward is to take his own life. That attempt is undoubtedly thwarted by a gorgeous party goer named Adonai, who in her innocence and mysterious commonality with Paul appears to leave behind a trace of hope.”

Conversation with writer/actor Hess Wesley on the making of the film.

Film also showing on 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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May 27, 2022 - Filmmakers Dana Serao & Mark Serao (One Night Stand)

ONE NIGHT STAND was voted BEST SHORT FILM at the April 2022 COMEDY Feedback Film Festival.

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A romantically confused woman wakes up with a hangover, a dead guy in her bed and no recollection of how she got there. When her clingy ex-boyfriend shows up and desperately wants to get back together, she recruits him and his doofus friend to help her uncover the events of the night before while discovering what she wants, and doesn’t want, in her love life.”

Conversation with writer/producer Dana Serao & director Mark Serao on the making of the film.

Film also showing on 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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May 26, 2022 - Filmmaker/Actor Jesus M. Rodriguez (TWO WEEKS TO 29)

TWO WEEKS TO 29 played to rave reviews at the May 2022 LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

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Two Weeks to 29 gives us snapshots of the sexually charged relationship between Ricardo, a lonely art photographer who just turned 51, and Paulo, a sexy Brazilian man who will turn 29 in two weeks. What starts as just sex, develops into a deep and complex relationship, despite the age difference and the fact that Paulo is engaged and will marry his girlfriend in just six months.

Conversation with award winning actor & director on the making of the film.

Film also showing on 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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May 25, 2022 - Filmmakers Will DeVito & Rory Spillane (PAPER PEOPLE)

PAPER PEOPLE played to rave reviews at the SPORTS & RECREATION Film Festival.

“17-year-olds Logan Kramer and Kelsey Bier share one goal: to be the best newspaper delivery person on Long Island. But when their quest for victory in the final paper-slinging competition of their high school careers becomes personal, Logan and Kelsey must decide how far they are willing to go to win.”

Conversation with filmmakers Will DeVito & Rory Spillane on the making of their short film.

Film also showing on 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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May 24, 2022 - Screenwriter Jaye Blohm (Turn This Spaceship Around!)

“Turn This Spaceship Around!” is a winning Animation Festival screenplay.

“Relia, a teenager from Proxima Centauri b, is ruthlessly tormented by bullies, with no solutions in sight. While on her family vacation to Earth, she decides she’s not going home. She meets Sophie, a teenager who is desperate to escape her own troubles. “

Conversation with writer Jaye Blohm about their award winning screenplay, followed by the audio version best scene reading.

Screenplay also showing on 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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May 23, 2022 - Filmmaker Alex Bram (GEISTING)

GEISTING was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the April 2022 COMEDY Festival.

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“Paranormal is the new normal in "Geisting," a supernatural-horror-comedy about Poltergeisting from the Poltergeist's point of view. Journey to another realm where Poltergeists are learning how to live their best deaths.”

Conversation with director Alex Bram on the making of the film.

Film also showing on 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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May 23, 2022 - Screenwriter Karla S. Bryant (NOT MY SECRET TO TELL)

NOT MY SECRET TO TELL is a winner Thriller/Suspense Festival screenplay about a couple who has shared a devastating secret for decades. Yet the wife's deeper secret is about to be revealed.

Conversation with writer Karla S. Bryant about her award winning screenplay, followed by the audio version best scene reading.

Screenplay also showing on 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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May 22, 2022 - Filmmaker Chase Gouthro (ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN)

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the April 2022 Toronto DOCUMENTARY Film Festival.

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“Faced with the possibility of her son Nicholas dying from intractable epilepsy, Dr. Jennifer Anderson, a Canadian physician and single mother of three, decides to treat her own child with cannabis. With the treatment, Nicholas goes from 3-4 seizures an hour, and in a near catatonic state, to playing with his twin brother and older sister, participating in life, and no longer needing emergency admissions to hospital.”

Conversation with Chase Gouthro on the making of the film.

Film also showing on 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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May 22, 2022 - Screenwriter Andreas Nelander (INVINCIBLE)

INVINCIBLE is about a mysterious plague spreads across the kingdom of Lordaeron, the Prince, burdened by the guilt of his past and the weight of the crown, must rise to save his people from a sinister force sent to test him.

Conversation with writer Andreas Nelander about his award winning screenplay, followed by the audio version best scene reading.

Screenplay also showing on 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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May 21, 2022 - Filmmaker Jason Sheedy (CHECKPOINT)

CHECKPOINT was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2022 SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival.

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“After mysteriously awakening in a barren alien landscape, a self-serving prisoner must conquer a series of grueling trials in order to reunite with his lost love.”

Returning conversation with filmmaker Jason Sheedy (previously did podcast on his other award winning short film FENESTRA in 2021) about the making of CHECKPOINT.

Film also showing on 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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May 20, 2022 - Filmmaker Jana Devino (NO HEARTBEAT)

NO HEARTBEAT was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the April 2022 Female Film Festival.

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“In a near-future Roe Vs. Wade has been overturned nationwide, banning abortion under any circumstance. 15 year old Nola discovers she’s pregnant and must try to find a way to safely choose what she knows is best for her future, despite her family’s strong conservative beliefs.”

Conversation with filmmaker Jana Devino on the making of the film and the important subject matter.

Film also showing on 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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May 19, 2022 - Screenwriter Steven Kobrin (What Makes Me Different)

“What Makes Me Different” is a 1 page screenplay from writer Steven Kobrin

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://youtu.be/Yr0uBA5nOPE

A mid-air hijacking is thwarted by a rogue federal operative. But the incessant nightmares that plague him after the incident have more to do with his own mysterious origin.

Conversation with writer Steven Kobrin on the screenplay.

Screenplay also showing on 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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May 18, 2022 - Filmmaker Madelyn Kleinsasser (Raising The Steaks: An Organic Farmer's Journey)

“Raising The Steaks: An Organic Farmer's Journey” played to rave reviews at the Toronto Documentary Film Festival.

https://www.instagram.com/raisingthesteaksdoc/

Conversation with filmmaker Madelyn Kleinsasser on the making of this Humber College student film about they world she grew up in.

“With the recent spike in veganism popularity people are realizing the harm we are doing to this planet and think the solution to it is to quit meat entirely. This creates hostility towards conventional farmers and ones trying to help the environment as well the animals they care for. Megan Thomas, owner and operator of Perry’s Corners Farm and young mother of twin girls shares her story of becoming an organic farmer in Southern Ontario. She discusses the hardships and joys of organic farming while promoting the practice in the face of climate change. Showing the quality of life her animals lead, free of cages and hormones, in order to bring attention to the miserable lives’ animals have with conventional farming methods. She is joined by Johann Kleinsasser, a biodynamic farmer who shares his words of wisdom from years of experience in the field.”

Film also showing on 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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May 17, 2022 - Filmmaker Paul Snider (SOLO DUET)

SOLO DUET was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the Toronto COMEDY Film Festival.

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“One man plays two brothers playing a piano duet, with hilarious results!”

Conversation with actor/writer/musician/filmmaker Paul Snider on the making of the film.

Film also showing on 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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May 16, 2022 - Filmmaker Matthew Perifano (COME AWAY DEATH)

COME AWAY DEATH played to rave reviews at the May 2022 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

“The Clown's Song in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night evokes the fear an isolation of the early years of the AIDS epidemic.”

Conversation with filmmaker/creator Matthew Perifano on the making of the film.

Film also showing on 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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