Matthew Toffolo - Wildcard Pictures Corp.

WILDsound: The Film Podcast

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

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Matthew Toffolo - Wildcard Pictures Corp.

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Jun 22, 2026

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Episodes

EP. 1637: Screenwriter Evan Neill (Tom Hanks Must Die!) 15.12.2025

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttk712qLnB0 When a bitter nobody becomes convinced that Tom Hanks is the cosmic reason his life sucks, he drags a new friend on a chaotic cross-country mission to confront destiny-and maybe punch America’s dad in the face. Conversation with Evan Neill on screenwriting, and the art of storytelling. ——- Subscribe to the podcast: https://t...

EP 1636: Filmmaker David Christopher Nelson (Memoria Obscura) 14.12.2025

Conversation with Co-Director/Co-Writer of the multiple award winning film “Memoria Obscura”, David Christopher Nelson, on the making of the film and filmmaking in general. Synopsis of film: In a world where memory erasure is a legitimate industry, the underground black market known as Memoria Obscura serves as a hub for stolen and repurposed memories. David Christopher Nelson is an award-winning...

EP. 1635: Creative team of CHOICES: Director Aline Jewell. Stars: Katharina Gerlich, Alex Crockford 12.12.2025

An actor faces the dilemma of going back to her roots in Austria in pursuit of her vocation and belonging or staying in the UK for love. ‘To be or not to be’ is the question within the question: 'Is love as important as belonging?' https://www.instagram.com/alinejewell/ Conversation with director/actor Aline Jewell. Star Katarina Gerlich and co-star Alex Crockford. Director Statement With CHOICES,...

EP. 1634: Actor/Director Hanah Chang, & Producer Quand C. Robinson Thomas 10.12.2025

An insecure Korean-American woman struggles with old resentments against her beautiful best friend, exposing the impossible beauty standards that caused them. https://www.instagram.com/iwishiwere_pretty/ Conversation with actor/director Hanah Chang & Producer Quand C. Robinson Director Statement I Wish I Were Pretty is not just the title, but also a phrase I have constantly thought since I was old...

EP. 1633: Creative team of JUMPING AT SHADOWS: ARMAGEDDON (Locky Boaretto, Loki Acciarito, Tom Simpson) 09.12.2025

Director Locky Boaretto, Co-Writer Loki Acciarito, & Actor Tom Simpson join the podcast to talk about their “Jumping at Shadows” series. In a world secretly at war with an ancient alien race, a teenage girl discovers a crash landed alien, and uncovers shocking truths about her estranged father… After teaming up with a pair of rebel brothers, she uncovers a galaxy-wide conspiracy and an impending a...

EP. 1632: Writer/Actor Bella Martinez (Once More, Like Rain Man) 08.12.2025

Terrific conversation with screenwriter/actress Bella Martinez, chatting about her multiple award winning film “Once More, Like Rain Man”. Beautifully directed by Sue Ann Pien, and also starring Matt Jones & Joe Mantegna. Synopsis: ‘It’s up to you to make a future that has you in it…’ We follow Zoe (Martinez) and her dad, Gerry (Jones) in a ‘day in the life’ of an autistic actress running the gamb...

EP. 1631: Screenwriter Hannah Augenstine (PRIORITY ONE) 07.12.2025

Watch the best scene reading: https://youtu.be/anulab1E4xw Three interconnected teams - firefighters, police officers, and 911 dispatchers - face relentless emergenies in Indianapolis, balancing personal struggles with the split-second decisions that determine life or death. —— Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.co...

EP. 1630: Screenwriter Teddy Andrews (SHRINK) 05.12.2025

Watch the Best Scene Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_fYb7My2Qk A young man attends the final session of his compensated work therapy program. The therapist remains ever oblivious as his lies begins to swallow the room whole. —— Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

EP. 1629: John M. O’Leary & John W. McMullen (THE TRIAL OF ROMAN WEINZAPFEL) 04.12.2025

In Indiana in 1842, an unhappily married woman accuses a young, immigrant priest of raping her in the confessional. His vow to keep the Seal of Confession prevents him from speaking in his own defense. A climate of xenophobia and anti-Catholicism fuels a sensational trial and violent, shameful events that ultimately prove redemptive. Based on a true story. Get to know the writers: What is your scr...

EP. 1628: Filmmaker/Musician Daron Hagen (I HEAR AMERICA SINGING) 03.12.2025

The conventions of documentary, musical theater, and magical realism are combined and subverted to address issues of personal, national, and artistic identity through the eyes of a composer desperate to pull off one final backer’s audition whilst hounded by a disdainful documentarian named Charon. Feature Film: Musical, Meta-modernist, Documentary, Meta-fiction, Bardo, Opera, Musical Theater https...

EP. 1627: Filmmaker Herve Marcotte (ALONG THE THREAD OF THE OTHER) 01.12.2025

Herve Marcotte is back on the podcast chatting about his next experimental feature documentary. Without getting TOO flaky, Herve and Matthew take a deep dive into the meaning of life and the human psyche. Along the Threat of the Other synopsis: After my first long documentary, “Encounter with remarkable souls”, with focus on the meaning of life, I am exploring the concept of self-realization with...

EP. 1626: Filmmaker Al Chang (CINDY) 30.11.2025

Al Chang is back on the podcast, chatting about his recent award-winning film CINDY. https://www.instagram.com/4lcfilm "An aspiring rapper takes a vague driving gig hoping for a quiet night to himself. Instead, he meets Cindy, a bubbly and unpredictable passenger who drags him into an absurd and unexpectedly heartfelt adventure."CINDY" is a quirky dramedy about connection, detours, and the strange...

EP. 1625: Screenwriter Lauren Hackney (In The House That Elle Built) 29.11.2025

Watch script reading: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/in-the-house-that-elle-built Elizabeth has her hands full with her two foster kids, a roommate and a new love interest that she's not sure can handle her lifestyle. https://www.instagram.com/lbe.hackney/ —— Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

EP. 1624: Filmmaker Felipe Marinheiro & Actor/Writer Carolina Liz (AUDER) 28.11.2025

After being kidnapped and forced into a brutal assimilation camp where the English language is used as control, two teenage girls from different countries must find a way to escape, before they are stripped of their identity. Conversation with director Felipe Marinheiro https://www.instagram.com/marinheirofelipe/ & actor/producer Carolina Liz https://www.instagram.com/caaliz/ —- Subscribe to the p...

EP. 1623: Filmmaker Claire Tomlinson (Surviving Alone: The Tale of Simone) 26.11.2025

Simone is the last Greater Bamboo Lemur in Ranomafana, a protected rainforest in south-east Madagascar. After a happy start in life, surrounded by family, Simone finds herself alone, as members of her family disappear one by one. Three years on, and she’s still alone - a social animal, a primate, just like us; how has this isolation affected her mental state? Through primatologist Dr. Patricia Wri...

EP. 1622: Filmmaker Nadav Embon (The Planet That Doesn't Exist) 23.11.2025

“The Planet That Doesn’t Exist” is an 8-minute Animation film from Israel, based on the Graphic Novel by Navy Bird Revital Bronshtein. Navy Bird passed away at the age of 24 last year, caught in the midst of a terrorist attack. Her mother, Liora Bronshtein, brought a team of artists to make this film. You can watch the film here: https://youtu.be/2fKOtua6s1I?si=bvEzOPU1Afe2Sq0n Conversation with t...

EP. 1621: Filmmaker Matt Jenkins (VAPOR TRAILS) 22.11.2025

Vapor Trails, 11min., USA Directed by Matt Jenkins Mandy has just given Jethro an ultimatum, quick vaping or else. His friend Chuck thinks its going to be easy to quit. https://www.instagram.com/misfits_of_film/ Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

EP. 1620: Screenwriter Jaaered Brown (Eternal Life) 18.11.2025

Watch best scene reading: https://youtu.be/lFYy7OmYfPo Waking in a future with floating cities topping thousands of stories, run by radioactive intelligence, where imagination blends with machine, an amnesiac finds her destiny. —— Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

EP. 1619: Filmmaker/Artist Meredith Adelaide (CHANGE - KRAMON Music Video) 15.11.2025

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

EP. 1618: Filmmaker Robert Xavier Clark (BLACK PEOPLE DONT TANGO) 14.11.2025

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 pri...

EP. 1617: Filmmaker Delphine Breyne (Heal avec Delphine) 13.11.2025

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 Delphin...

EP. 1616: Filmmaker Lucas Candelino (DETECTIVES & DRAGONS) 12.11.2025

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 Subs...

EP. 1615: Filmmaker Ted Clark (ALL EYES ON YOU) 11.11.2025

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.c...

EP. 1614: Filmmaker Angy Antonios Akly (The Way Back Home) 10.11.2025

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 r...

EP. 1613: Filmmaker John Gardner (What's Locked Behind That Door?) 07.11.2025

What's Locked Behind That Door?, 4min., USA Directed 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 l...

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