WILDsound: The Film Podcast

WILDsound: The Film Podcast

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

Episodes

July 19, 2025
The Abiding, 11min., USA
Directed by Ally May
A lonely woman reminieces about the three great loves of her life while she decides if trying again is a risk worth taking.
https://writerdirectorallymay.com/
https://www.instagram.com/allymay/?hl=en
Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
Honestly, my motivation was/is to take every opportunity to develop as a director. I ...
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Watch best scene reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1057hMo7JU
Get to know the writer:
What is your screenplay about?
High Ground is a dramatic, near-future story set in climate-ravaged Miami. Gloria Tejeda, a brilliant, physically disabled architect, becomes an unexpected hero. As rising seas and political polarization threaten lives and values, her fight against societal judgment, and radical extremi...
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Bill W Conscious Contact, 58min, USA
Directed by Kevin Hanlon
Conscious Contact explores the personal spiritual quest of Bill W and his thirst for transcendence.
www.instagram.com/billwconsciouscontent
http://www.billwconsciouscontact.com/
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Dancing With Waves, 29min., USA
Directed by Emmitt Thrower

Tammi Judge, the founder of a transformative dance program, leads young dancers on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth, using the power of movement to heal, inspire, and change their lives forever.
Watch Emmitt’s other short film, DISABLED ARTIST SHOWCASE:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch-disabled-artist-showcase
https://www.insta...
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Routine, 5min., Canada
Directed by Abo Fall
Meet Benedicte, a happy young woman living in a beautiful, heavenly garden where she doesn't have a single worry in the world. She loves to wander around, lay on the grass and simply live in the moment.
What motivated you to make this film?  
In an ironic way, I think I was trying to get out of a routine myself. It had been a minute since I made any short film or even ...
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FIELD REPORT | FLACK FAMILY FARM, 15min., USA
Directed by Travis Limoge
Nestled in the hills of Enosburg Falls, Vermont Flack Family Farm has been contributing to the vibrance of their community through their symbiotic work in the soil for nearly a half a century.
https://www.instagram.com/underblkflag/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-field-report
What motivated you to make this film?
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Sweet Dreams, 34min., USA
Directed by Gary Alvarez
Set in the near future when most people can no longer dream, "Sweet Dreams" follows the story of Esperanza, a young woman who's excited to be a mom for the first time. Weeks before the baby is due, her partner Kiké goes missing. As she searches for him and her savings dwindle, she comes across an opportunity to make some quick money: surrogate dreaming, a new technological...
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THE MERMAID, 105min., USA
Directed by Soudabeh Moradian
A mysterious girl is saved from drowning by a fragmented family living in a desolate beach house. Her strange relationship with them becomes intimate and complex until everything reaches to a point of no return.
https://www.instagram.com/themermaidmovie/
Get to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?
The Mermaid was born out of a...
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Law’s World: Lipstick Bandit, 13min., USA
Directed by Law Artis
“A sassy pansexual sex blogger prepares for a high-profile house tour, but his plans are derailed by his narcissistic bestie, determined to retrieve something she claims is irreplaceable.”
http://lawartis.com/
https://instagram.com/laws_world
Get to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?
I grew up watching so many ...
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The Line We Crossed, 110min., USA
Directed by Liz Smith
A British story of dissent, drawn from the frontlines of climate resistance. Through the experiences of those who stood in defiance, it traces the quiet unraveling of our protest rights. The film challenges audiences to question what makes dissent effective and where the line of acceptability is.
http://www.thelinewecrossed.com/
https://www.instagram.com/p75i...
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FLÜGGE, 25min., Germany
Directed by Leopold Schraudolph, Dani Rose Cortés
In an Austrian mountain village in 1914, the determined Amelie (20) must defy her father’s wishes of running the family sewing business to pursue her own dreams of flight and seize her only chance at finding true freedom.
Hannah Ehman chats with actress Elena Franke about her award-winning performance in the short film FLÜGGE.
Elena Franke...
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KHENTOPIA, 72min., USA
Directed by Job Michiel van Zuijlen
Khentopia is a peaceful society on the planet Zeeray, where ethereal energy generated through chanting at Harmony Center is used to feed a protective shield that envelops the planet. All is well, until one June morning in 2502, the crew of raider ship Space Wolf is intent on breaking through the shield to carry out a pillage mission. They succeed in obliterating th...
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STAYCATION, 93min,. USA
Directed by Russell Emanuel
How is the world affected by a catastrophic event? Everyday people live through a government mandated quarantine during a global pandemic while desperate scientists race to find a cure before it’s too late.
https://russem.com/
https://www.instagram.com/russem31/
Hannah Ehman chats with the lead actor of the award winning feature film STATCATION
Tanya Ho...
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James Stuart Donovan Hastings, Earl of Billingswood, has had one headache after another. First his home is in disrepair, his nephew is too young for his own good, his best friend thinks he’s gone round the bend and now someone just tried to kill him. If it wasn’t for the angel with strawberry blonde hair and amethyst eyes, he might well be dead. ...
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Shame, 5min., USA
Directed by Kelly Lynn Warren
When a woman is sexually assaulted by a mutual friend the night before, her confrontation with her best friend leads to tragic consequences.
https://www.instagram.com/shametheshortfilm/
Get to know actor/writer/produer Ashna Sharan:
What motivated you to make this film?
I was a peer counselor in college and know of people in my life who have been sexually...
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The Interrogation, 5min., USA
Directed by Kyle Riggs, Dylan Lighthall
A Russian mob interrogation goes awry when an over-eager enforcer tries to pitch in, but can't get his mind out of the gutter.
www.instagram.com/riggseyyy
www.instagram.com/dylanlighthall
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Watch the best scene reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJWMb6F1GVY
What is your screenplay about?
A dark comedy feature inspired by a true story and based on the book of the same name.
After a man moves to a small town to care for his dying father, he embraces the community and his new life as a stepfather and husband, until he finds himself in the crosshairs of an unhinged townswoman who challenges him i...
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Tendon, 13min,. USA
Directed by Jannik Ehret
Recovering addict Rene sees a creature poison the city’s water supply and has to convince his skeptical sister and her no-nonsense boyfriend to stay away from the tap water.
Get to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?
I grew up in Germany from where Los Angeles always felt like a mythical place in another world. Through a street racing video g...
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As Long As You Want, 22min., Canada
Directed by Matt Santos
For as Long as You Want is a tender, conversation-driven short film about two actors, Liz and Brad, running lines in a quiet basement one afternoon. What starts as a simple rehearsal slowly turns into something deeper as they begin to open up about their relationships, their dreams, and the things they’re afraid to admit out loud. Liz is in a relationship that no ...
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She Loves Her John, 7min., USA
Directed by Ivan Alejandro Rivero
“She Loves Her John” is a story about redemption, the feelings that arise after betrayal, and the thoughts of moving forward.
https://facebook.com/shelovesherjohn
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