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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. 1619: Filmmaker/Artist Meredith Adelaide (CHANGE...

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2025/11/15

Change - Kramon - Music Video.The unconscious self and conscious self meet. http://meredithadelaide.com/ http://instagram.com/meredithadelaide Interview with star/director Meredith Adelaide on the making of the video. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

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EP. 1618: Filmmaker Robert Xavier Clark (BLACK PEOPLE...

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2025/11/14

Black People Don’t Tango, 13min., USA Directed by Robert Xavier Clark An African American man learns to tango after a trip to Argentina. Based on a true story. What motivated you to make this film? This short film Black People Don't Tango is adapted from a feature-length film script that I developed in 2019. That feature script is further adapted from a short story that I wrote in college. The primary motivation for the short film is to function as a proof of concept for the larger Black

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EP. 1617: Filmmaker Delphine Breyne (Heal avec Delphine)

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2025/11/13

Heal avec Delphine, 30min., USA Directed by Delphine Breyne Heal avec Delphine is a deeply personal docuseries that follows individuals navigating life after cancer, trauma, alopecia, and other challenges. Each episode invites viewers into a powerful journey of reconnection and renewal—beginning with an intimate look at the person’s world, followed by a transformative beauty restoration at Delphine’s atelier, and ending with a meaningful surprise to mark their new beginning. Through heartfelt

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EP. 1616: Filmmaker Lucas Candelino (DETECTIVES &...

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2025/11/12

Detectives & Dragons, 8min., Canada Directed by Lucas Candelino, Benjamin Kostecki, Evan McDowell A know-it-all detective is tasked with incriminating a murder suspect through a fantasy role-playing game by recreating the scenario of the killing. Tensions escalate when he goes off-script. https://instagram.com/candelino.jpeg https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-detectives-dragons Subscribe to the podcast:

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EP. 1615: Filmmaker Ted Clark (ALL EYES ON YOU)

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2025/11/11

ALL EYES ON YOU, min., UK Directed by Ted Clarke Paranoid couple Adam and Claire move to the peaceful countryside for a fresh start, but quickly become unsettled by a series of sinister interactions with their new neighbours, putting their trust - and relationship - to the test… Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

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EP. 1614: Filmmaker Angy Antonios Akly (The Way Back...

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2025/11/10

The Way Back Home is a two-minute poetic film that unfolds underwater, where a woman’s expressive movements accompany a powerful monologue on identity, womanhood, and self-ownership — written, directed, and narrated by the filmmaker herself. As the performer drifts through silence and resistance, the voice rises against the weight of judgment and expectation — reclaiming scars, softness, and the right to become. A cinematic meditation on finding one’s way back to the

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EP. 1613: Filmmaker John Gardner (What's Locked...

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2025/11/07

What's Locked Behind That Door?, 4min., USADirected by John Gardner In the visually arresting music video for Lunavox’s “What’s Locked Behind That Door?”, a series of metaphorical doors open onto the full spectrum of human emotion, drawing viewers into a surreal journey through fear, desire, and obsession. These portals also frame the chilling descent of a scientist whose relentless experiments lead him into darkness. Guided by the song’s pulsing rhythm, the two narratives intertwine as human

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EP. 1612: Filmmaker James Rigby (VERSIPELLIS)

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2025/11/04

Versipellis, 26min., UK Directed by James Rigby In this spine-chilling horror film, a young girl, Sophia, faces the dilemma of choosing whom to trust when an imposter infiltrates her home. https://www.instagram.com/versipellis_film Get to know the filmmaker: What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to challenge myself by making my first horror film. I was curious about how to approach the story, its themes, and the craft of building fear in an audience. I researched the genre, studied

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EP. 1611: Filmmaker Amy Louise Pemberton (FOR LUCIE)

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2025/11/02

FOR LUCIE, 12min,. UKDirected by Amy Louise Pemberton When a devastating family secret comes to light, Nick and Liz must confront painful truths that will change their lives forever. https://www.instagram.com/missamypembs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Pemberton Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

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EP. 1610: Filmmaker Daniele Catini (DIFFERENTLY WATER)

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2025/10/31

Differently Water, 8min., Italy Directed by Daniele Catini Two Arab women meet underwater to express their love. The sea becomes an accomplice to a secret in which their eyes reveal that desire hidden from a world that cannot understand .https://www.instagram.com/daniele_catini21 https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-differently-water Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

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EP. 1609: Director Kevin Byrnes (with Brit Byrnes...

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2025/10/30

The Cupcake Chronicles Vol. 2: The Cupcake Shop Ghost Is the cupcake shop haunted? Or are those strange noises coming from the stomachs of hungry customers? Either way, everyone ends up satisfied. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

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EP. 1608: Filmmakers Laura Boyd Owen, Charles Edwin...

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2025/10/27

The Call is a powerful documentary that breaks the silence around firefighter mental health, offering an unflinching look at the trauma, PTSD, and suicide crisis facing first responders. Through raw interviews, real-life stories, and behind-the-scenes access to firehouses in New Mexico, the film explores the emotional toll of a profession associated with bravery, but rarely with vulnerability. http://thecalldocumentary.com/ Conversation with directors Laura Boyd Owen, Charles Edwin

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EP. 1607: Filmmaker Adam Wakeling (The Inga Tree...

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2025/10/24

The Inga Tree Model 2025, 10min., HondurasDirected by Adam Wakeling The Inga Alley-Cropping pilot is in year 13 in rural, northern Honduras and has impressive results for carbon sequestered and avoided--876,000 tons in 12 years--trained and assisted by an all-Honduran team, 500 smallholder families have planted over 3 million native, nitrogen-fixing trees on steep, highly degraded land. The clearing/burning stops when a family plants their alley (a process that destroys 200,000 acres a

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EP. 1606: Screenwriter Ama Adair (ORIGIN STORY)

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2025/10/23

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ATnlU8JqBA The vicious attack that almost killed her erased all that she was. But not what she did. Elyse Tysoni s shocked to learn her taped confessions remove any hope of escaping her nightmare. Desperate for a lifeline, her only option is to be studied by Doctor Steve Bennett, a psychologist who specializes in psychopaths, to prove she is no longer a threat. But as the study progresses, it’sclearthere’smore to herstory than anyone

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EP. 1605: Filmmaker Daniella Meggoe & Benson Jackson...

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2025/10/21

Tale & Bones – Dark Princess, 3min., USADirected by Daniella Meggoe, Benson Jackson Dark Princess is a psychological short highlighting the unique relationship between a grandmother and her grandchild. The innocent yet menacing ques are overlooked as something mysteriously dark is brewing. http://www.sistastalk.org/talebones https://instagram.com/Nellamovieproduction Get to know filmmaker Daniella Meggoe: What motivated you to make this film? I love horror and creating. I enjoy being

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EP. 1604: Filmmaker Brandon Katcher (Resonance in the...

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2025/10/20

Resonance in the Castle, 17min., USA Directed by Brandon Katcher A mysterious castle breathes with light and color, drawing all who enter into its shifting embrace. Stained glass spills vivid hues across ancient stone, golden reflections dance over strange artifacts, and ethereal performances flare up like living paintings. Surreal, electric, and unbound by space or time. Musicians, dancers, and performance artists bring their visions to life, each performance casting a ripple, before fading into

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EP. 1603: Screenwriter Amy Kolquist (BEASTIES)

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2025/10/19

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORLXdXShdAk Desperate to escape her abusive, Christian Nationalist family, a teenage girl finds an unlikely ally when a female werewolf from a pack dead set on killing her family lands in her home, and the attraction they develop for each other forces them into a fight for their very survival. Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? Beasties is a coming of age, horror story, about Mara, a late teen girl living on

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EP. 1602: Filmmaker Mevlud Sabashvili (DIVIDING LINE)

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2025/10/17

Dividing Line, 28min., Georgia Directed by Mevlud Sabashvili A woman finds the strength to leave an abusive relationship. A woman does not find the strength to leave an abusive relationship. https://www.facebook.com/mevludi.sabashvili Get to know the filmmaker: What motivated you to make this film? – I was motivated by format first. I had the idea of making a film with a split frame that would show two different life-paths. When I settled on that idea, this particular story came to mind as a

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EP. 1601: MARIPOSA film team (DigiPen Institute of...

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2025/10/16

Mariposa, 5min,. USA Directed by Brook Vitovsky Mariposa’s world begins to unravel around her when she finds a mysterious butterfly. Conversation with director: Brook Vitovsky. producer: Cambria Cheney. composer: Chase Miller. artist/writer: EmmaLeigh Fleck. artist: Kiera Vermeal Get to know the filmmaker: What motivated you to make this film? Growing up, I, Brook Vitovsky, watched my great-grandmother struggle with dementia. From the time I was a toddler until I was thirteen, I saw how the

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EP. 1600: Filmmaker Kyle Arneson (Meevil the Weevil:...

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2025/10/15

Meevil the Weevil: Breakfast of Champions, 4min., USA Directed by Kyle Arneson Meevil the Weevil is a little bug with big dreams of being a stuntman. “Breakfast of Champions” mixes stop motion animation with live action footage where we follow Meevil’s thrilling ride across a 1970s breakfast table on rocket roller skates. https://www.instagram.com/stunt.bug/ Get to know the filmmaker: What motivated you to make this film? The film came about after developing the character as a hesitant hero

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