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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. 1275 - Writer/Producer/Actor Nathan Ondracek (JACK)

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2024/07/21

JACK, 5min., USA Directed by Julian Curi An art connoisseur finds himself on the run after he steals a priceless item from a ruthless man in this fun twist on a classic tale. Get to know the filmmaker: I’ve always loved adventure films, and this concept had been floating around it in my head for some time when 2020 hit. My co-producer Adam Lau said we should use our time as wisely as possible and start writing. Jack was one of the scripts that came out of that time. I’ve always loved movies that

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EP. 1274 - Filmmakers Izabella Sandra Alda, Ovidiu...

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2024/07/21

HEART WORN OUT & AGAINST THE WALL, 6min., Romania Directed by Izabella Sandra Alda, Ovidiu Claudiu Moldovan This short “Heart Worn Out & Against The Wall” is a short movie about loneliness and fear. Fear of losing a loved one, of being superficial, of being unlovable. About the struggles of filling a void that can never be filled and mannerisms used to cope with these feelings. About wanting affection but not being able to deal with human interactions. About feeling disconnected, but never allowing

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EP. 1273 - Producer Gabi Lowe (GET ME TO 21 – THE...

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2024/07/21

GET ME TO 21 – THE JENNA LOWE STORY, 88min., South Africa Directed by Diana Joy Lucas The extraordinary story of a young South African girl, her battle to get to 21 and the lasting impact she has had on the world around her. A riveting and inspiring story of advocacy, rare disease, organ donation, courage and hope. https://www.jennalowetrust.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/710845692340944 https://instagram.com/jenna_lowe_trust Get to know Executive Producer Gabi Lowe: PH is a rare, cruel and

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EP. 1272 - Filmmaker Daron Hagen (9/10: Love Before...

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2024/07/21

9/10: Love Before the Fall, 58min., USA Directed by Daron Hagen The myths of Orpheus and Charon are interwoven with the entirely sung magical-realist story of four friends dining in an Italian bistro who are fated to perish the next morning in the attack on the Twin Towers. At meal’s end, through magical realism, the restaurant’s mysterious strolling violinist is revealed to be Charon, hand extended, awaiting payment. Complying, each reconciles with death, and departs to the sounds of the next

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EP. 1272 - Filmmaker Arie Forma (THE SHEPHERD)

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2024/07/21

THE SHEPHERD, 14min., USA Directed by Arie Forma Struggling with the news of his son’s interfaith engagement, a religious father seeks solace in his estranged brother. https://www.arieforma.com/the-shepherd https://www.instagram.com/rosecolored.pictures/ Get to know the filmmaker: I was motivated to bring The Shepherd to life for a few reasons. The first is that the topic of interfaith marriages is very prevalent in my life. I was confused by the negative reactions to my sister dating a non-Jew

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EP. 1271 - Alexa Ruggiero & Ashley Carrizo (OUT OF...

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2024/07/21

OUT OF THE DARK, 3min,. USA Directed by Alexa Ruggiero, Ashley Carrizo A screendance film that portrays how certain relationships in ones life can cause turmoil. The process of letting someone go can be freeing while also being an emotional rollercoaster full of sadness, anger, and relief. Get to know the filmmakers: Alexa: To tell a story people can relate and connect to. I’ve always been passionate about dance so l loved using movement verse a script to tell that story. Ashley: I had always

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EP. 1270 - Filmmaker Chris Hinton & Brian Todd...

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2024/06/23

SYNTHETIC HOPE, 16min., USADirected by Chris Hinton Faced with certain death a young girl unleashes a mysterious AI to help her escape. https://www.instagram.com/synthetic_hope Get to know the filmmaker: Listening to the first 30 seconds of Gravastar by Hybrid when I was sick. It sounds like what a robot would hear when it’s booting up. I thought to myself what scenario could I create to have this in live action. So I wrote a story that created this situation. Unfortunately I couldn’t get Hybrid

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EP. 1269 - Filmmaker Sammy Verni (Low Down Larry...

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2024/06/23

Low Down Larry Versus the Giant Reptile, 7min., USA Directed by Sammy Verni In their latest adventure together, Larry and Spike set out in a time machine to be the first to bring a living dinosaur back with them to present day. They’ve already been to the Moon and back, but this time have they gone too far? Get to know the filmmaker: Low Down Larry Versus the Giant Reptile is the second in a series of shorts that I have made based on a comic book character I used to draw when I was about ten years

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EP. 1268 - Filmmaker Paul Ambe Ngang (CLAIRE)

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2024/06/23

CLAIRE, 25min., USA Directed by Paul Ambe Ngang Committed to getting his crush to love him, Mark uses an AI to snoop into her private life; but when the AI unexpectedly develops love for him and spite for her, he must choose the AI or lose everything. https://www.instagram.com/claireshortfilm/ Get to know the filmmaker: I started to write this when it started to be a hot topic in 2023. Soon after the writers strike happened so I felt like it was now or never to get the story going. Subscribe

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EP. 1267 - Screenwriter Kristine Spindler Denton...

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2024/06/23

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG9Sloz1fUg A woman who ran away from her past discovers that you can’t, as it catches up to her and drops off a 5 year old on her doorstep which forces her to grow up, face her past and move forward more honestly. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

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EP. 1266 - Filmmaker Kristin Hildebrand (MELIORA)

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2024/06/23

MELIORA, 20min,. Estonia Directed by Kristin Hildebrand Emma is a perfectionistic painter with a rich husband and great style. But it soon becomes clear that her perfect life is merely an illusion. Emma is forced to navigate self-doubt, jealousy and to face the darkest parts of herself. Her repressed emotions come to life in the form of a Monster, who shows no mercy to those who have wronged her. In the end, Emma must choose between staying in her gilded cage or facing the

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EP. 1265 - Filmmaker Joe McGowan (P IS FOR PENIS)

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2024/06/23

P IS FOR PENIS, 9min., UK Directed by Joe McGowan An overdue catch up down the pub between two old friends is thrown into chaos by the inclusion of a terrifying third wheel with an embarrassing secret. http://www.thejoemcgowan.co.uk/ https://instagram.com/joe_mcgowan88 Get to know the filmmaker: I wanted to make a film that focused on an escalating absurd premise. I love a good sitcom that is led by strong, memorable characters who find themselves in a bit of a pickle. It’s Always Sunny in

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EP. 1264 - Filmmaker Jean Frenette (DEJA VU)

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2024/06/23

DEJA VU, 14min., Canada Directed by Jean Frenette John is convinced he’s been on this planet for longer than his lifetime. This feeling of knowing more than what meets the eye troubles him deeply. Get to know the filmmaker: I had this idea mind for many years and always wanted to bring it to the big screen; I love telling stories. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

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EP. 1263 - Screenwriter Batoul Shay Mourad (AJNABIYEH)

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2024/06/23

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRNU8SevZIE As Israel occupies her home in 90s Lebanon, a stubborn teenage girl and her family who have returned to the homeland after growing up in Australia struggle just to get by socially as they brave the real danger around them, their judgemental peers. In this show, the scariest thing about The Middle East may very well be their teenage girls. Get to know the writer: Ajnabiyeh is a comedy series focused on a 15-year-old girl and

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EP. 1262 - Filmmaker Andrew Laurie (DIPPERS IN THE...

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2024/06/23

DIPPERS IN THE ALTAI IV; EMERGENCE OF THE CHICKS, 54min., UK Directed by Andrew Laurie In the course of his work as a wildlife conservation advisor to the Mongolian government, Andrew Laurie followed up on a childhood fascination with White-throated Dippers on the Teme near Ludlow, by finding out more about their lives in the Altai Mountains. Now resident in Cambridge, Andrew has made four films on Dippers in Mongolia – covering nest-building, incubation, feeding of the chicks in the nest, and this,

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EP. 1261 - Filmmaker/Musician Aaron Steinberg (Band...

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2024/06/23

HOLLY BY CAPTAIN DANGER, 5min., USA Directed by Aaron Steinberg Captain Danger soundtracks interstellar misadventures. https://www.captaindanger.com/ https://www.facebook.com/captaindangermusic https://twitter.com/captdanger https://www.instagram.com/captaindangermusic Get to know the filmmaker: Our band Captain Danger needed a music video to accompany our single entitled “Holly.” Our goals included making something fun that pointed to our sense of adventure as a group, musically and otherwise

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EP. 1260 - Writer/Actor Jana Miley (LITTLE ISSUES)

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2024/06/13

LITTLE ISSUES, 4min., USADirected by Jerah Milligan When Andy discovers mid-coitus that her new beaux has a micro-penis, she rushes to her roommates who remind her that he’s thoughtful, adventurous, and way too hot to let go of. Besides, he's had this Little Issue his whole life: he must know how to use it! Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

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EP. 1259 - Filmmaker/Dancer Mariam-Saba Ahmad...

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2024/06/13

BUTTERFLY'S BAQA, 6min., USA Directed by Abby London, Mariam-Saba Ahmad This heart-opening dance film Butterfly’s Baqa invites the viewer to drop into their heart and open to an experience of meaningful beauty. Dancers Mariam-Saba Ahmad and Antonio Samayoa move through a European traditional dance, the waltz, to modern American Pop music, expressing ancient Eastern spiritual concepts. The art and music are created and sung by Mariam-Saba Ahmad specifically for this film, to create a cohesive

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EP. 1258 - Filmmaker Felicia Konrad (EARTHLOVE)

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2024/06/13

EARTHLOVE, 6min., Sweden Directed by Felicia Konrad, Johan Haugen EarthLove is a poetic music/dance film with 6 dancers, filmed in the city of Malmö, south of Sweden. “There’s a revolution that needs to happen and it starts from inside each one of us. We need to wake up and fall in love with Earth. We’ve been homo sapiens for a long time. Now it’s time to become homo conscious.” Thich Nhat

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EP. 1257 - Screenwriter Bethany Yoder (BOB’S BURGERS...

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2024/06/13

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wva5vodSs0 Title: Boby’s Burgers: Word to the Pennywise After Louise trades 1000 Pennies for a $10 bill, she discovers that rare pennies can be very valuable. She enlists Gene and Tina to hunt down her traded pennies, but finds something more valuable than money. Meanwhile Bob and Teddy challenge the notion “you are what you wear.” Get to know the writer: Word to the Pennywise is a spec script set in the Bob’s Burgers’ Universe

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