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WILDsound: The Film Podcast

Matthew Toffolo - Wildcard Pictures Corp.

In each episode, our host Matthew Toffolo talks storytelling and film. Conversations with film professionals and great storytelling moments.

tv & film film interviews

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EP. 1576: Interview with Filmmaker Raph Isadora...

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2025/09/04

Yellow Dress, 4min., UKDirected by Raph Isadora Seymour What is she doing? Trying to make a garden? Trying to make something…and who or what is trying to stop her? Crude stop-motion makes startling and poetic images and tells a story of resilience and the desire for happiness for both the hero and the villain of the piece. Get to know the filmmaker: What motivated you to make this film? I wrote a poem and decided to animate it. My friend and I had gone to Peckham Common to feed the crows. I

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EP. 1575: Actor/Writer Lisa Maciel (Right Beside You)

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2025/09/03

Right Beside You, 3min., USAWriter/Star: Lisa Maciel The night before her cousin’s wedding—to her ex—Isabel hides away, desperate to escape. But Liam, her fiercely loyal best friend, follows her, and something shifts. Their laughter fades. A glance lingers. A touch lasts too long. Unspoken truths press between them—until reality slams back in. www.instagram.com/lisamaciel13 Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/

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EP. 1574: Gabriel Milessis Braga (THE FIRST NIGHT)

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2025/09/01

The First Night, 7min., Brazil Directed by Gabriel Milessis Braga After collapsing at the altar, Elise awakens inside an old church, and something inside her has changed. Guided by a mysterious man who seems to understand her condition, she begins to confront a new, terrifying hunger. The First Night is a gothic meditation on becoming, resistance, and the quiet seduction of darkness in our lifes. https://www.instagram.com/thegabrielwars/ Subscribe to the podcast:

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EP. 1573: Filmmakers Ísak Magnússon, Óliver Sólberg...

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2025/08/30

BELONG TO YOU, 6min., IcelandDirected by Ísak Magnússon, Óliver Sólberg Belong to you follows a swimming pool employee who thinks about his relationship with his coworker on a quiet night. Get to know the filmmakers: What motivated you to make this film? We had just graduated from high school, where me and Ísak had worked quite closely together, and we wanted to continue our partnership and continue creating. I had this idea that was originally a poem and from that we started production. The

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EP. 1572: Filmmaker Alice Ioana Nicolae (NOW IT'S...

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2025/08/29

Now it's better, 12min., Romania Directed by Alice Ioana Nicolae In a world where it is easier to tear down than to build, to blame rather than to take responsibility, there are still resources for a better life. Although very painful and seemingly unique to each couple, the stories of our protagonists are almost universally valid, or perhaps very relevant in our current social and political context.Will the protagonist couples save their relationships? We will see in the short film 'Now It's

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EP. 1571: Writer/Producer Rani Sitaram (GREYTOWN GIRLS)

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2025/08/28

The true story of a small-town girl, born with physical limitations, abandoned as a baby, bravely builds her life and creates a love story that crosses continents through the romance of letter writing. An empowering and cinematic story of love and resilience. https://www.greytowngirlthemovie.com/ Conversation with screenwriter and producer Rani Sitaram on the making of the film. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/

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EP. 1570: Filmmaker Louis Rémillard (Folie Glacée)

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2025/08/27

Folie Glacée, 11min., Canada Directed by Louis Rémillard Eli et Vincent se commandent une collation à la crèmerie locale sans s'attendre aux horreurs qui ruineront leurs rendez-vous en amoureux www.instagram.com/shotbypoui What motivated you to make this film? It all started with me and my friend, who's the director of photography on the film, hanging out in Montreal. We both got ourselves ice cream cones and as we were eating them, walking around, the idea of the story kind of came to us as a

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EP. 1569: Filmmaker Michael Campbell (JAMAICA STORY)

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2025/08/26

Jamaica Story is a documentary made to inspire Jamaicans worldwide to invest their time as well as their money to help create a brighter and stronger Jamaica! https://instagram.com/jamaicastory/ Director Statement I was born in NY to Jamaican parents, but spent a pivotal time in Little London, Westmoreland, Jamaica. This time created a love and affinity for Jamaica I barley understand sometimes. In 2018 I had the crazy idea to film a feature length documentary about Jamaica talking to any and

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EP. 1568: Filmmaker Timothy Benjamin Slessor (FLESH...

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2025/08/25

FLESH WISH, 4min., UK Directed by Timothy Benjamin Slessor An experimental horror inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, David Cronenberg and Clive Barker, this music video / short details in an abstract way the summoning of demons through a ritual performed behind the locked doors of a 1970s terraced house. What motivated you to make this film? Several factors! Firstly, I wanted to make something visual to accompany the release of my album. Secondly, I wanted to experiment with a lot of different ideas and

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EP. 1567: Filmmaker Harry Roseman (HOLIDAY SPECIAL)

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2025/08/24

HOLIDAY SPECIAL, 91min., USADirected by Harry Roseman Community, Celebration, Conversation, Chores; these are the key themes of this experimental documentary. Four days of shopping for Thanksgiving dinner as well as the meal itself are the ostensible subject of this film. Community is reflected in the interaction with people while shopping as well as the camaraderie of the dinner quests. The quotidian nature of these tasks is subverted by the abstract camerawork and narrative structure, offering

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EP. 1566: Filmmaker Ben Hamilton (Sitka's Hidden...

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2025/08/23

Sitka’s Hidden Wonders, 43min., USA Directed by Ben Hamilton Sitka’s Hidden Wonders is a 40-minute theatrical nature film that blends sweeping cinematography with a deeply personal story of return. Told by award–winning wildlife filmmaker Ben Hamilton, the film explores what it means to truly see a place—through the hidden layers of one of Alaska’s wildest coastal ecosystems. https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-sitkas-hidden https://instagram.com/sitkawonders What motivated you to

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EP. 1565: Filmmakers Jackson Bentley, John Stokes...

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2025/08/17

Sauvetage, 5min., AustraliaDirected by Jackson Bentley, John Stokes When a special forces operative is held captive by a sadistic crime boss is interrogated, the only way to save him is through the element of surprise. https://instagram.com/sauvetage_short_film https://www.instagram.com/jacksonbentleyvisuals/ https://www.instagram.com/drastic_stokesy/ Get to know the filmmakers: What motivated you to make this film? John – We were motivated to make this film as we were given the

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EP. 1564: Poet Randall Taylor (THE BEAUTIFUL SCAR)

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2025/08/16

Watch the poetry movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbp1qFcH2o www.instagram.com/realsilentdream What is the theme of your poem? The theme of “The Beautiful Scar” is learning to find the beauty in the humanity we often rob ourselves of when we feel like the world is rejecting us. What motivated you to write this poem? During the first year of the MFA program at UNR-Lake Tahoe, I was away at our winter residency, and I was so encapsulated by my colleagues’ vulnerability and the power they

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EP. 1563: Screenwriter Darryl Mansel (ONCE UPON A...

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2025/08/11

Watch Today’s Best Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNkD7_Fp8HI Get to know writer Darryl Mansel: What is your screenplay about? Once Upon a Time in Space is about perseverance and struggle. It asks the question ‘how far are you willing to go to obtain something that you need?’ What genres does your screenplay fall under? Science fiction, action, adventure Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It should be made into a movie because adventure is sorely lacking

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EP. 1562: Screenwriter Wesley Steven Drent (NECROTICA)

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2025/08/10

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5QkTVemr88 Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? Necrotica is about breaking new ground in the sacred (but tired) Zombie Apocalypse genre. It’s about uncompromising survival, family, and finding meaning in the face of devastating loss. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Horror/Zombie Apocalypse with a healthy spoonful of Lovecraftian terror. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

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EP. 1561: Screenwriter Shaun Delliskave (CALIGO INN)

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2025/08/09

watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyK8K0-Hi3k Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? Caligo Inn is about a power-hungry senator who goes to a secluded inn to work on his vice-presidential platform, only to be confronted by the ghosts of people destroyed by his ambition—soldiers, victims, even his own son. It’s part political drama, part supernatural reckoning, where he’s forced to face everything he’s tried to bury. What genres does your screenplay

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EP. 1560: Rick E. Cutts (Stratagem The Movie)

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2025/08/08

Stratagem The Movie, 111min. Directed by Rick E. Cutts Rellik and his girlfriend Nosaer witness a crime and are immediately on the run as they try and elude a killer who seems to always be one step ahead of them. Will they escape can they escape? Follow along as Rellik and Nosaer try and escape a killer and even more important who is behind all the carnage? http://www.icikill.com/ Get to know the filmmaker: What motivated you to make this film? I was motivated to make this film after it

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EP. 1559: Filmmaker Robert J. Harden Jr. (DIMENSIONS:...

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2025/08/07

DIMENSIONS: The Interrogation, 8min., USA Directed by Robert James Harden Jr. During an interrogation for the murder of his mother, a man pleads for his release in fear of his life. Two special detectives grill him in order to solve their case. In the shadows of these men’s dimension, the answers to all their mysteries live. https://instagram.com/dimensions_revealed https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-dimensions Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod

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EP. 1558: Peter Gabriel Gagnon (Wukong Couriers)

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2025/08/06

Wukong Couriers, 15min., USA Directed by Peter Gabriel Gagnon An unwitting bicycle messenger is chosen as the mystical hero to save the city from an ancient horror. www.instagram.com/wukong_couriers Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

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EP. 1557: Filmmakers Diana & Harlan Shield (THREE...

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2025/08/05

Three S3conds, 16min., USA Directed by Diana Shield Arlo, a 17 year old boy struggles to open up and express himself to his counselor. He is haunted by his past actions due to his inability to control his rage and anger issues. https://www.instagram.com/galacticbutterflyfilms Get to know the filmmaker: What motivated you to make this film? My husband and I enjoy going on walks, driving long distances and we noticed people’s lack of patience at a Stop sign or red light. We talked about three

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