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Benção, Pai (Bless Me, Father) film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
Benção, Pai (Bless Me, Father), 17min., Brazil
Directed by Ed Lopes
The film follows the story of Antônio (Ed Lopes), a gay evangelical man married to Sandra (Ayala Rossana), an equally devout housewife who lives under the silence and emotional control imposed by her husband. While Antônio brings... -
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, 3min., USA
Directed by Alex Chacon
This music video speaks to the all-too-common matter of people dealing with rejection simply because they have decided to be true to themselves, to be authentic and be who they are. It is a project designed to bring hope, energy and resilien... -
SILIM film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
SILIM, 17min., USA
Directed by Alexander Cruz De Ocampo
HAYDEN HAN is a Californian travel influencer with ten million internet friends and no one to call. On the eve of his first Christmas after a deep personal loss, Hayden flees to the Philippines in hopes of escaping his rapidly devolving pers... -
#FareLife - Season 1 film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
#FareLife - Season 1, 22min., USA
Directed by Brian Hogan, Tyler Stirling
#FareLife gives us a peak inside the lives of Connecticut strangers from all walks of life as they ride from place to place with everyone's favorite FareRide driver, affectionately called “buddy”. From drag queens to estran... -
UNDER THE STARS film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
UNDER THE STARS, 7min., USA
Directed by Jason G Mercado
In the forgotten corners of the city, a young homeless addict named JD drifts through nights haunted by silence, addiction, and disconnection. Alongside Max, a hardened street survivor, and Luna, a mentally ill woman caught in a cycle of del... -
ARLINGTON film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
ARLINGTON, 18min., USA
Directed by Freddie Paull
After surviving a tragic act of violence, Arlington retreats to a remote cabin in Vermont, hoping to disappear into the quiet. His reclusive neighbor Owen carries his own unspoken grief, and their uneasy connection begins to blur the line between r... -
INTOXXICATIED film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
INTOXXICATED, 16min., Canada
Directed by Olivia Bronwyn
Maddie and Rachel fall in love through their connection with music and understanding on grief. When Maddie's drinking worsens she decides to quit out of love for Rachel. Unable to keep herself from the bottle she lies to Rachel, and after an... -
CARACAS AVENUE film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
CARACAS AVENUE, 92min., Colombia
Directed by Juana Jimenez del toro
Caracas Avenue tells the story of four children in the 1980s who, rejected by their parents for their sexual orientation, are thrown out onto the streets, where they are sexually exploited by a pedophile and begin to commit crime... -
CONFESSIONS OF A SWEDISH MAN film reactions
CONFESSIONS OF A SWEDISH MAN, 94min., Sweden
Directed by Hampus Linder
In 2019, a Swedish single father and self-proclaimed feminist travels to an anti- feminist men’s retreat in Denmark. He asks himself why such gatherings are needed as he tries to understand the anger and discovers loneliness a... -
WHY WE DANCE film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
WHY WE DANCE, 16min., USA
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RESONANCIA film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
RESONANCIA, 38min., USA
Directed by Ted Nash, Cathy Barbash
In the heart of Havana, Grammy-winning composer Ted Nash invites young Cuban musicians to find inspiration in the colors and forms of a museum’s paintings. What begins as a search for melody becomes an awakening, as students uncover hidd... -
THE HERO OUTSIDE THE SPOTLIGHT film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
THE HERO OUTSIDE THE SPOTLIGHT, 37min., Austria
Directed by Konrad Weixelbraun
Wolfgang Hollegha was one of the most famous abstract painters in Europe after the Second World War. When he was awarded the Guggenheim Prize 1958 and the Carnegie Prize 1961, he was celebrated as the new star in the a... -
MY FATHER AND QADDAFI feature film, reactions CHICAGO Festival
My Father and Qaddafi, 88min., Libya/USA
Directed by Jihan K
When Jihan was six years old, her father flew to Cairo and never returned. Mansur Rashid Kikhia was the Foreign Minister of Libya, ambassador to the United Nations, and a human rights lawyer. After serving in Qaddafi's increasingly brut... -
THE SIGNAL BENEATH film, reactions WILDsound Festival
The Signal Beneath, 5min., USA
Directed by Leonard Frank Smith
In a stormy coastal Florida radio station, weary late-night DJ Cameron Deep hosts "Moonlit Waves," a call-in show for wild conspiracy theories. As absurd tales pour in from mind controlling self-driving cars to interdimensional clown ... -
EVERYTHINGS FINE film, reactions WILDsound Festival
EVERYTHING'S FINE, 9min., USA
Directed by John Leviege
In the midst of a vibrant lunch with friends, a woman struggling with a hollow sense of existence experiences a harrowing internal vision of an emotional breaking point before ultimately choosing to drop her mask and be truly seen. -
ROXY & THE MAN film, reactions WILDsound Festival
Roxy & The Man, 17min., USA
Directed by Joey Medina
A terminally ill Vietnam veteran finds solace and purpose in rescuing an abused dog no one else wanted, rediscovering the meaning of life and the profound power of companionship.Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this f...
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THE INDISPENSIBLE ARMOR film, reactions WILDsound Festival
The Indispensable Armor, 55min., USA
Directed by Jose F Nieves, Alexandra Nieves
Years after a forgotten prophecy warned of a coming war that would shake the world, most of society has moved on—choosing comfort over preparation, disbelief over truth. But one man, Daniel, cannot ignore the signs. ... -
WHAT GOES UP film, reactions WILDsound Festival
What Goes Up, 30min., UK
Directed by Graham Birch
At times, being bipolar can be an all-consuming challenge, requiring a lot of stamina and even more courage but when a young girl, Ava, decides to rid herself of her medication, thinking her own strength and will power can fix the chemical imbalan... -
OUT OF YOUR STORY film, reactions UNDER 5 MINUTE Festival
OUT OF YOUR STORY, 1min., Germany
Directed by Juliane Meyer Gregori
A woman faces her partner in a basement, caught in one last escalating fight. Between a bottle smashing and emotional gaslighting, she decides to step out of his picture. She leaves his frame and enters a new one, her own.
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RETURN TO SENDER film, reactions UNDER 5 MINUTE Festival
Return To Sender, 3min., USA
Directed by Ryan M. Clark
This is a short film project I made recently with pro freeride mountain biker, Connor Gallart, in Santa Cruz, CA. He and I did this on our own time and dollar, so it's not supported by any bike brands or sponsors. It's not a commercial, rathe... -
LEMONADE PARTY film, reactions UNDER 5 MINUTE Festival
LEMONADE PARTY, 5min., USA
Directed by Alexander Minas
A scientist has discovered the “interdimensional hop.” On a mission, she lands in an alternate universe where the world feels like an idyllic 1950’s lemonade party but she soon discovers something sinister lies beneath.Get to know the filmm...
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FAT BOI film, reactions UNDER 5 MINUTE Festival
FAT BOI, 3min., USA
Directed by Lynnette Cabrera
This is biig red couch's first professional music video! As a Washington Filmworks project, FAT BOI was filmed at Harbor Island Studios in Seattle Washington. biig red couch is thrilled to make his music video debut with Equinox Productions, especi... -
RESONANCE film, reactions UNDER 5 MINUTE Festival
RESONANCE, 1min., Canada
Directed by Junsen Liu
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I CANCEL MYSELF film, reactions UNDER 5 MINUTE Festival
I CANCEL MYSELF, 5min., China
Directed by Lydia Han
Freda, a single woman over 45, has reached the age where the lines of her life have begun to take shape—and yet, she’s still caught up in the fickle, everyday uncertainties: