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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.

Posts tagged Experimental film
August 31, 2022 - Filmmaker Hart Ginsberg (MOON SHADOWS)

An image of a child looking towards the evening moon visited my thoughts one day or maybe it was a dream, from there an imaginary dialogue or dance emerged between the moon and the child. But who is guiding who in this planetary dance, is it the moon or the child?

https://www.digitaltapestries.site/

Director Statement

In 2015, Hart Ginsburg founded Digital Tapestries in response to his experiences as a psychotherapist. Inspired by the healing potential of art, he aimed to serve the diverse needs of his clients through interactive books and short films. He soon expanded his visual materials by developing a workshop format, offering film screenings as well as panel discussions. Each of Digital Tapestries’ productions – films, books, and workshops – encourages meaningful dialogue and human connection and encourages participants to reach beyond a surface level response by awakening to their own humanistic capacities.

​Since its inception, Digital Tapestries has grown into a team of artists and professionals that draw from digital media, art, social work, psychotherapy, and communications

Film playing on the Film Festival Streaming service later this 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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August 5, 2022 - Filmmakers John Jota Leaños, Vanessa Sanchez (GHOSTLY LABOR: A DANCE FILM)

GHOSTLY LABOR: A DANCE FILM was the winner of BEST FILM at the WILDsound Film Festival.

“Ghostly Labor: A Dance Film” explores the history of labor in the US–Mexico borderlands through Tap Dance, Mexican Zapateado, Son Jarocho, Afro Caribbean movement, and live music. This work brings together polyrhythmic movement and an original score to look at the (ongoing) years of systemic exploitation of labor while highlighting the power and joy of collective resistance.

Based on farmworker interviews in California, this excerpt honors the sacred hands that feed us and was filmed on a farm with support from Ayudando Latinos a Soñar (ALAS), a non-profit advocacy organization for farmworkers in Half Moon Bay, CA. A full-length dance theater production of Ghostly Labor will premiere in 2023.

Project Links

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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April 30, 2022 - Filmmaker Emily Penick (THE CORONATION)

THE CORONATION was the winner of BEST EXPERIMENTAL Film at the April 2022 DANCE/EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival.

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“In this wordless, experimental film, a powerful goddess meets her match.”

Conversation with filmmaker Emily Penick on the collaborative story 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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April 25, 2022 - Filmmaker Jennifer La Curan (FALLING)

FALLING played at the April 2022 Experimental/Dance Film Festival.

https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.lacuran

https://www.instagram.com/penywhisl/

"And falling's just another way to fly."
- Emilie Autumn

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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April 20, 2022 - Director Wen-Chun Cheng & Creator Hsu-Jen Huang (BEYOND THE RIVER)

BEYOND THE RIVER is an amazing experimental film made at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Conversation with the creators of the film Wen-Chun Cheng & Hsu-Jen Huang on the process making this film and designing all of the umbrellas.

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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February 15, 2021 - Filmmaker Keanu Cordero (RIGHT BACK Music Video)

“RIGHT BACK” is a music video from the artist Starleen, directed by Keanu Cordero. You can learn more about Keanu’s production company https://www.cloudybox.co/

“Dive into the rabbit hole as we uncover the demons lurking within this dystopian world. Featuring music from Starleen, she stars as a lost soul roaming this hellish reality.”

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 Keanu Cordero on the making of the film.

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January 29, 2022 - Filmmakers Nasir Simmons, Lillianna Johnson (TENTACLE HEAD)

TENTACLE HEAD was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

“A homeless teen with tentacles on his head struggles to survive on the streets of a cold, strange, industrial dystopian city with the help of a kind homeless woman who aids him in defining his identity for himself.”

Conversation with the filmmakers on the making of the film.


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January 24, 2022 - Filmmaker Hayley Young (DRIVE)

DRIVE was the winner of BEST FILM at the December 2021 MUSIC Film Festival. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP in February. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

An intimate look inside a musician and producer’s collaborative process. Nationally renowned cellist and composer Joshua Roman records his 2020 Music Journal piece “Drive” with Ryan Hadlock, producer at Bear Creek Studio.

Conversation with director Hayley Young on the making of the film. http://www.hayleyyoung.com/

Hayley Young began working as Staff Photographer for Seattle Magazine and Seattle Business Magazine in 2009. In the years since, she has personally photographed over 2000 people and places across Washington State. Her work has been published nationally as well, taking assignments for The Guardian, Washington Post, Fast Company, OUT Magazine and The Sunday Times (UK).

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December 9, 2021 - Filmmaker Cyrill Durigon (VEXOH - A memory capsule)

“VEXOH - A memory capsule” played at the November 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival.

You can watch the amazing 42 seconds film here: https://vimeo.com/575556783

“Sometimes dreams feel like memories.
Do you remember when was the last time you felt carefree?
Do you remember before the world pandemic?
The parties, the music, the crowd. It was a soft summer night, and we danced together.
Lighthearted.
Keep the memory in mind before it vanishes,
because sometimes memories feel like a dream.”

Interview with artist Cyrill Durigon (https://www.instagram.com/cyrill_cc/) on the making of the film.

Music by Nodey: https://www.instagram.com/nodeynguyen/

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December 3, 2021 - Poet/Writer Jean-Sebastien Surena & Filmmaker Suswana Chowdhury (UNBROKEN)

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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November 26, 2021 - Filmmaker Gianpaolo Stangoni (GENESIS)

GENESIS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival now for FREE HERE.

“A surrealistic journey through the birth and life of the Woman.”

Conversation with Italian artist Gianpaolo Stangoni on the making of the film.

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OctoBER 15, 2021 - Musician Morgan-Paige Melbourne & Director Micheal Hidetoshi Mori (WHERE DO I GO?)

WHERE DO I GO? was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2021 Experimental/Dance/Music Film Festival. You can watch this film now on their YouTube Channel.

Produced by Tapestry Opera: https://tapestryopera.com/

You can learn more about Morgan-Paige Melbourne at: https://morganmusic5.wixsite.com/morganpaigepianist

Conversation with director Micheal Hidetoshi Mori and musician Morgan-Paige Melbourne on the process making this music video.

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September 20, 2021 - Filmmaker Lukas Huffman (WHILE WE WAIT)

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

August 20, 2021 - Filmmaker Kakia Gkoudina (ALL FOR A HELEN)

ALL FOR A HELEN was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the film & festival all day today for FREE HERE.

Conversation with the filmmaker Kakia Gkoudina, from Greece, on the process making this multimedia work for film, sound and electronics.

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August 6, 2021 - Filmmaker Sonia Gemmiti (OUTSIDE MY WINDOW)

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW is an expressionistic exploration of agoraphobia and isolation. A young woman stares outside her window, summoning the courage to step outside. Playing at the DANCE Film Festival. You can watch the festival HERE for FREE NOW.

Conversation with Sonia Gemmiti on the process making her first film. We also dive into her decade long career as a Hollywood feature film Set Decorator.

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July 21, 2021 - Drag Queen Superstar TeTe Bang (WHERE LOVE LIVES feature doc)

Tete Bang was one of the main subjects in the award winning documentary feature WHERE LOVE LIVES, that is a part of our July 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. We chat with the Drag Queen Superstar about being a part of this film and how she really had a lot of trust in the director’s vision.

You can visit TeTe’s website at www.tetebang.co.uk/ and follow on Intagram @tete_bang

You can watch the festival HERE until the morning of July 23, 2021

WHERE LOVE LIVES, 54min., USA, LGBT Music

Directed by Brilliams

Through the stories of Glitterbox’s kaleidoscopic family of artists, dancers and queer performers, Where Love Lives explores themes of identity and self-expression and the vital importance that clubland plays for those whose identities are not fully accepted in the mainstream. Expertly navigating through nightlife culture’s history, and introducing its present, the film meets the fabulous creatures that inhabit it, and connects the dots that drew each of them to answer dance music’s call. 

About Glitterbox

Glitterbox is a nightlife brand and record label founded in 2014 by Defected Records head Simon Dunmore, now one of the world’s most talked-about club nights. Starting as a weekly party in Ibiza, Glitterbox has evolved into a global brand hosting parties in established venues across the world from New York to Amsterdam, Croatia, Australia and more. Characterised by an inclusive, uplifting party atmosphere designed to unite all ages, persuasions and walks of life on the dancefloor, Glitterbox parties bring the world’s most respected DJs to appear alongside emerging talents for a soundtrack of dance music in its purest forms. Meanwhile the 21st-century disco label is renowned by discerning music lovers for breaking the latest dancefloor anthems, while celebrating the origins of dance music with golden era disco and house.

Glitterbox’s Classic House & Disco Anthems playlist: https://defstream.lnk.to/Glitbx

General links:
wherelovelives.film
glitterboxibiza.com
twitter.com/Glitterbox
instagram.com/glitterboxibiza
facebook.com/glitterboxibiza

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July 20, 2021 - Filmmaker Joseph Franciosa (FOX KEEPER)

FOX KEEPER was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the July 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival.

“Based on the poem by Margaret Wesseling. The poem is about a man who finds a wild fox in a trap.”


Conversation with Joseph Franciosa on the process making this film and how he got inspired.

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July 18, 2021 - Anjali Mehta, Proma Khosla, Raashi Desai (DESCENT Dance Film)

“Descent” follows the story of K, a former asylum client of creator Anjali Mehta’s (https://www.theartiviststudio.com/) who was separated from her daughter upon arriving in the United States. Like so many other adults seeking asylum, the loss of her child at the hands of immigration authorities led K into a downward spiral — one that eventually manifested as schizophrenia.

WATCH the Dance Film HERE

Interview with the creative team of the film:

Cinematography & Editor: Raashi Desai

Director: Proma Khosla

Dancer, Story & Concept: Anjali Mehta

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July 9, 2021 - Producer Haylee Thompson (WAKE dance film)

WAKE is an artistic story-telling dance film designed to educate and bring awareness to underlying issues that have become normal in our society.

DANCE film playing at the DANCE Film Festival TODAY. You can watch anytime all day HERE

Conversation with producer Haylee Thompson on the making of this film and the twists and turns of story & design to make it happen.

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