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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. 1230 - Filmmaker Michael DiBasio-Ornelas (THE...

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2024/05/23

THE YORKIE WEREWOLF, 74min., USA Directed by Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas A rebellious teen witch is turned into a tiny werewolf and thrown into the middle of a decades-old war between one small town’s creatures of the night — and the local mafia. https://www.instagram.com/michaeldibiasio/ https://twitter.com/MichaelDiBiasio Get to know the filmmaker: Fun. The goal of this film was to do something absurd, to enjoy the process of that, and to make something that would hopefully make a lot of people

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EP. 1229 - Filmmaker Elisabetta Zavoli (THE...

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2024/05/23

THE FISHERMAN, THE ALIEN, THE SEA, 9min,. Italy Directed by Elisabetta Zavoli In June 2023, the population of blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) boomed unexpectedly in the Goro lagoon, Delta of Po River, Italy. Here, amidst the alarmed but inactive shouting of the entire community, a young fourth-generation fisherman, Alessio Tagliati, leader of a small cooperative of clams farmers that has lost all their production to the blue crabs’ voracity, faces this new environmental challenge by reviving a

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EP. 1228 - Filmmaker Zach Marks (A VALLEY REBORN)

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2024/05/22

A VALLEY REBORN, 11min., USA Directed by Zach Marks “A Valley Reborn” is a short documentary that highlights the careful restoration of a portion of the San Miguel River, situated in the historic town of Telluride, Colorado. Led by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in partnership with the United States Forest Service (USFS), this project aims to remediate the adverse effects of a century of mining activity, which left the riverbed laden with heavy metals such as lead and arsenic. This film

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EP. 1227 - Filmmaker Tor Kristoffersen (DIRECT ACTION)

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2024/05/22

DIRECT ACTION, 13min., UK Directed by Tor Kristoffersen A teenage environmentalist leads a protestagainst a coal mine, setting her on a collision coursewith her father, the police and courts. https://www.instagram.com/torkistoffersen/ Get to know the filmmaker: A few things – the first is obviously the climate crisis, which is pretty much the backdrop (in some way) for all the scripts I write – having this unprecedented and existential issue staring us in the face, which we’re not really dealing

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EP. 1226 - Filmmaker Roberta Pia De Angelis (THE TWO...

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2024/05/22

THE TWO SPINSTERS, 9min., Italy Directed by Ugo Lanzotti, Roberta Pia De Angelis Two ladies have been living together for many years. One of them, Maria, has to face an old family hostility for having chosen to live love… https://www.instagram.com/roberta_de_angelis Get to know filmmaker Roberta Pia De Angelis: This film was born as a final project at our university last year. What we wanted to tell was a homosexual story but in a different way. What motivated us to write this story, as it has

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EP. 1225 - Filmmaker Maziyar Khatam (THE SWEATER)

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2024/05/22

THE SWEATER, 9min., Canada Directed by Maziyar Khatam Pressured into giving away his clothes, an emasculated young man obsessively attempts to reclaim his cherished sweater before it vanishes into the donation abyss. https://www.instagram.com/funnybonepictures Get to know the filmmaker: This idea has been bouncing around in my head since 2017: a guy donates his sweater at his girlfriend’s request, but his male friends make him feel inferior, so he decides to steal it back at all costs to prove

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EP. 1224 - Filmmaker Lisa Drupsteen (LIKE MOTHER)

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2024/05/22

LIKE MOTHER, 8min., Canada Directed by Lisa Drupsteen A young woman navigates her romantic life while trying her best to dodge her mother’s demons. Will she have the strength to break the cycle of manipulation? Or simply fall victim to the old adage: “Like Mother, Like Daughter”… https://www.instagram.com/lisa_drupsteen Get to know the filmmaker: A short story I wrote while a student at The Second City Film School (formally the Harold Ramis Film School) featured a zany, narcissistic mother who

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EP. 1223 - Filmmaker Kaitlyn Leach (CONSERVINNG...

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2024/05/22

CONSERVING MOUNTAINS, 10min., USA Directed by Kaitlyn Leach An educational short documentary discussing some of the wildlife conservation efforts happening around the state of West Virginia. Throughout the film you will listen to a local DNR Assistant Chief, Wildlife Biologist, and Park Rangers talk about West Virginia’s varying wildlife. The specialists will further talk about the local wildlife’s importance to our ecosystems, and the conservation projects they work on to help ensure their

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EP. 1222 - Screenwriter Jessie S. Hymowitz (DOCTOR...

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2024/05/22

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKxzQH6JMdY In this episode of Doctor Who, The Doctor and her friends are caught in the middle of a museum heist, but the perpetrator is a familiar face to the Thirteenth Doctor. But who is she? Get to know the writer: My screenplay is about The Thirteenth Doctor and The “Fam” are caught in the middle of a museum heist on the planet Prodigal. The Doctor seems to recognize the perpetrator, but she is unsure from where. This screenplay

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EP. 1221 - Filmmaker David Babasiev (STRUGGLE)

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2024/05/22

STRUGGLE, 5min., Armenia Directed by David Babasiev In the remote mountains a family facing intense challenges as the mother and their prized cow approach childbirth simultaneously. Get to know the filmmaker: I’ve always wanted to showcase the reality of the struggle that many face. This film is a reflection of that desire, aiming to shed light on the raw, often unseen challenges people endure. How people are capable of facing two challenges at the same time and going through that. Subscribe to

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EP. 1220 - Filmmaker Cory Wexler Grant (SCREAMS FROM...

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2024/05/22

SCREAMS FROM THE TOWER, 2 hours, USA Directed by Cory Wexler Grant SCREAMS FROM THE TOWER is a gay, coming-of-age comedy that follows Julien Rosdahl, his best friend Cary, and their outcast friends through high school in the 1990’s. The only thing Julien dreams of is having a show on the high school radio station, but his brand of comedy is very… weird. http://www.screamsfromthetower.com/ Get to know the filmmaker: After finishing my first feature, PAINTER, which is a dark, brooding,

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EP. 1219 - Filmmaker Britt Dallyn (MOB FAMILY TIES)

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2024/05/22

MOB FAMILY TIES, 9min., Canada Directed by Britt Dallyn After grandpa Michael begins to unintentionally rat on old associates due to his mental decline, the Leslie’s, a mob family, face a moral dilemma whether they need to whack grandpa or not as they host his possible final meal in this send up of traditional TV sitcoms. Get to know the filmmaker: I made this at Vancouver Film School for what they call “demo shoots”. Meaning after we had filmed our higher budget, 2-3 day shoots throughout the

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EP. 1218 - Screenwriter Nate Lewinski (THE ANSWER)

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2024/05/13

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKapX4h4I98 A film student makes a call, the answer changes his life. Get to know the writer: This one page script The Answer is about the moment I received the phone call that my father had died while I was at film school in New York. I wasn’t told at the moment he had committed suicide, but that was the moment I knew that the only real parent I had passed away. Subscribe to the

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EP. 1217 - Filmmaker Karl Fallon (GHOSTS MOVING...

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2024/05/13

GHOSTS MOVING FLOWERS AND PHYSICAL MEDIUMSHIP, 60min., UK Directed by Karl Fallon This Ghostcircle film by Director Karl Fallon, is a thought provoking documentary about Physical Phenomena never captured before on film. The documentary is captures moments in time about modern day Physical Mediumship with Physical medium Patrick McNamara in which he explains that by providing the necessary conditions with people in a “Psychic Circle”, it will allow spirit entities the opportunity to move flowers in

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EP. 1216 - Filmmaker Graham Northrup (GIFT)

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2024/05/13

GIFT, 19min,. USA Directed by Graham Northrup A young man escapes through the woods with his barely-conscious sister. Pursued by a warlord and his ruthless tracker, he must prevent her from falling into their hands again. But they will stop at nothing to control her unique gift – the ability heal others with touch. http://www.northrupstudios.com/ https://facebook.com/northrupstudios https://instagram.com/northupstudios Get to know the filmmaker: I love sci-fi and its ability to ask probing

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EP. 1215 - Filmmaker Molly Loftus (DARKNESS UPON MY...

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2024/05/13

DARKNESS UPON MY FANCY, 11min., USA Directed by Molly Loftus A monster born of the ashes of a witch’s sister embarks on a sinister quest when she is rejected by her creator. https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/darknessuponmyfancy https://www.instagram.com/darknessuponmyfancy_film/ Get to know the filmmaker: Apart from turning thirty, I felt particularly inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. She was this precocious woman who wrote about real tragedies with grace in a

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EP. 1214 - Filmmakers Filmmaker Jeff Wolverton &...

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2024/05/13

THREE AM, 22min., Canada Directed by Jeff Wolverton Sometimes when you pray, it isn’t God who answers. http://threeamfilm.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556319635264 https://instagram.com/threeamfilm Get to know the filmmaker: I’m always fascinated with the motivations of the bad guys, as their actions usually set things in motion. Nobody really “wants to be evil” or “wants to take over the world” and in real life? All of history’s REALLY bad bad guys thought they were the hero of

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EP. 1213 - Filmmaker Ruben Rodas (BEFORE DAWN)

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2024/05/13

BEFORE DAWN, 15min., USA Directed by Ruben Rodas “A top hit-man gets caught in the middle of a betrayal scheme within his contractors” http://www.rodasruben.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ruben.rodas.144 https://www.instagram.com/rubenrodas/ Get to know the filmmaker: I simply love the Thriller/crime/suspense genre and it’s been a while since I made a film like that, so it thought it was time to do a new one LOL Subscribe to the

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EP. 1212 - Filmmaker Lea Esmaili (THE ART OF...

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2024/05/13

THE ART OF COMPETITION, 2min., France Directed by Lea Esmaili Two souls driven by one same goal, can someone win ? https://www.leaesmaili.com/ https://www.instagram.com/heyimleaaa/ Get to know the filmmaker: I always like to ask myself questions and then an idea will come up. This time I asked myself if competition is real in Art, because Art is so subjective. And what is making us always see projecting on other competitions ? The dance field is particular where our physiques also have a major

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EP. 1211 - Filmmaker Michael Potter (SPACE FOR ART)

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2024/05/13

SPACE FOR ART, 15min., USA Directed by Maclovia G Martel Space for Art is an extraordinary documentary film on the power of hope, courage, and healing. Featuring astronatut, and artist, Nicole Stott the film follows her on perhaps her most important mission of uniting a planetary community of children through the awe and wonder of space exploration and the healing power of art. Meet some of the young children who are wise beyond their years.

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