Author: matthewtoffolo

Filmmaker and sports fan.

CEO of the WILDsound Film and Writing Festival

www.wildsound.ca

Writer William Rush (SWEETENER)

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.instagram.com/OriginalCinematichttps://ogcinpro.com/ A woman home for college break must outwit a very dangerous intruder. Cassie, a young woman returning home during a college break makes plans with her hometown boyfriend for him to come visit her at her parents’ house while they are away for a concert. She is waiting with anticipation… Continue reading Writer William Rush (SWEETENER)

Writers John Berry, Ken Jones (DARK ARRIVAL)

Watch the Screenplay Reading: A worldwide disaster is created when a cloud of dark matter, a mysterious and powerful relic from the Big Bang, collides with modern day planet Earth. CAST LIST: Narrator: Sean BallantyneWoman/Karla: Julie SheppardRichard: Geoff Mays Writer StatementWith Dark Arrival we hope to deliver a shockingly believable chain of events that could… Continue reading Writers John Berry, Ken Jones (DARK ARRIVAL)

Screenwriter Matt Gallagher (GREEN RUSH)

Watch the Screenplay Reading: Out of work actors in LA plan a robbery of a marijuana dispensary in the middle of Covid lockdown. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val ColeCorey: Steve RizzoBlake: Shawn DevlinPatty: Julie Sheppard Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about?The plot is a heist of a dispensary during the peak… Continue reading Screenwriter Matt Gallagher (GREEN RUSH)

Screenwriter  John Woodard (A HOLIDAY CAROL)

Watch the Screenplay Reading: Modern day adaptation of Dickens “A Christmas Carol.” Evan Scrooge lives his life as a rich, greedy, bitter, closeted gay man, who despises the holidays. Until one Christmas Eve night, when his dead, ex-lover and business partner, Jake Marley, along with the three spirits of Christmas Present, Past, and Yet to… Continue reading Screenwriter  John Woodard (A HOLIDAY CAROL)

Screenwriter Christine Oliva (YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE)

Watch the Screenplay Reading: 1ST SCENE SCREENPLAY READINGS • 4m 45s Set against the backdrop of the OxyContin crisis, ‘Leah’s Choice’ unravels the true tale of Leah, a young woman entangled in a poignant queer love triangle. Caught between her soulmate and her best friend amidst her struggle with addiction, Leah’s journey is a harrowing blend… Continue reading Screenwriter Christine Oliva (YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE)

Writer Melissa R. Mendelson (WHEN THE STARS FALL QUIET)

Watch the Short Story: Logline: At the end of the world, Nan was left alone with a busted robot, but in the blinking lights, it was the busted robot that reminded Nan that she was still human. Dystopian short story. Performed by Val Cole Get to know the writer: What is your short story about?When… Continue reading Writer Melissa R. Mendelson (WHEN THE STARS FALL QUIET)

Poet Preston Mehr (THE JUBILANT JOURNEY)

Watch Poem: Voice Over by Val Cole Get to know the poet: 1) What is the theme of your poem?Fantasy, adventure, humanity, optimism, recovery, inspiration, motivational, entertainment, healing, sanity, utopia and kindness 2) What motivated you to write this poem?I first wrote a short fake humorous advertisement for fictional “Caffeine Crunches”(As a funny joke) and… Continue reading Poet Preston Mehr (THE JUBILANT JOURNEY)

Filmmaker John Concillo (THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE)

THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, 12min,. USADirected by John Concillo http://williamodouglas.org/https://www.twitter.com/WODouglasfilm Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas is one of the most undersung influential public figures of the 20th century. His legacy deserves to be acknowledged. His thought and values are fundamental to a… Continue reading Filmmaker John Concillo (THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE)

Filmmaker Leo Thorn (RETURN OF THE MANGROVES)

RETURN OF THE MANGROVES, 9min., UKDirected by Leo ThornReturn of the Mangroves follows the Mangrove Action Project (MAP) team to El Salvador to assess the health of mangroves in the Bay of Jiquilisco. MAP Co-Founder Alfredo Quarto and Jim Enright return to the bay 12 years after they conducted a mangrove restoration training, and with… Continue reading Filmmaker Leo Thorn (RETURN OF THE MANGROVES)