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THE FIRST TEAR film, reactions CHICAGO Festival
THE FIRST TEAR, 8min., South Korea
Directed by Bo Kim
On a distant ark carrying thousands of robots, Unit 7 begins to question the purpose of their endless journey. When the crew arrives on a world filled with life, a single unexpected moment changes everything. -
SPUDS film, reactions CHICAGO Festival
SPUDS, 15min., USA
Directed by Vance Mellen Mellen
A senile old man wakes up after falling into an abandoned potato cellar. Trapped in the pit, the old man is tortured by the voice of his long-gone wife as he desperately schemes to make his escape.
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LITTLE RED film, reactions CHICAGO Festival
LITTLE RED, 2min., USA
Directed by Talia Fidler
A troubled young woman alone on the subway is stalked by a shadowy wolf determined to keep her afraid.
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CHASE 8 film, reactions CHICAGO Festival
CHASE 8, 2min., Armenia
Directed by Hrant Yeritsian
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MAYBE IT'S THIS film, reactions CHICAGO Festival
Maybe It's This, 27min., USA
Directed by Tori Beach
What begins as a 30th birthday gift to herself, a pole dancing class, becomes an unexpected journey of self-discovery, grief, and healing for filmmaker and narrator, Tori. Set inside a pole dance studio, the film weaves together intimate portrai... -
IVY film, reactions CHICAGO Festival
IVY, 4min., USA
Directed by Will Bradley
An astronaut explores a vast, empty world. On her journey she is stalked by a spindly robotic creature. She comes across a castle which contains a network of information transfer which runs on an infinite army of rabbit-like creatures capable of running fa... -
A RIVERSIDE QUARTET film, reactions CHICAGO Festival
A Riverside Quartet, 3min., USA
Directed by Channing Christ
A stop motion short following four creatures as their paths intersect for but a moment at the riverside. -
Boysick Audience Feedback (interview)
boysick, 26min., France
Directed by Maël CARADEC
Milàn has a broken heart since his breakup with Gaëtan. In denial, Milàn makes one last attempt by following him on a dating app.Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
Like many of us, I went through a breakup that...
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Topless film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
TOPLESS, 9min., USA
Directed by Eric Bravo
A day-in-the-life of a character who desperately wants to chop off their breasts but is terrified to examine why. -
Bleach Burns film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
Bleach Burns, 10min., USA
Directed by Perry Feder
With yearbook photo day fast approaching, a teenage girl pressured to maintain a perfect image becomes obsessed with a blue-haired classmate who threatens everything she’s been taught to suppress. -
SWOLETARIAN film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
SWOLETARIAN, 2min., Canada
Directed by Kimmortal
Swoletarian is a gay anthem for queer and trans people to blast while working out. Salute the pride flag and get swole to this queer, Marxist weight lifting song.
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Death by Chocolate film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival (interview)
Death By Chocolate, 12min., USA
Directed by Marc Erdahi
When a glamorous chanteuse, the ex-mistress of the husband of a lonely Southern wife share a candlelight dinner, the lines of their relationship blurs between comfort and betrayal. What is told is a seductive tale of longing, manipulation, a... -
The Kiss of Judas film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
The Kiss of Judas, 14min., Canada
Directed by Daniel Mikla
Late on a winter night in Durham Region, three reluctant criminals are faced with a choice. One member of their group, Trent, has taken things farther than planned, and his partners must decide where they draw the line. Feeling betrayed b... -
Good Stuff film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival (interview)
GOOD STUFF, 3min., Hong Kong
Directed by Edwin Lai
Good Stuff is the lead single from Joya's third EP, "What If It All Works Out?", written just before her daughter arrived, when the world felt paralysing. The song is the moment of deciding to turn toward the small things instead, choosing hope a... -
LOVE REVOLUTION film, reactions Female Feedback Festival
Love Revolution, 90min., USA
Directed by Aleca King
A documentary about George Floyd, and the Black Lives Matter movement
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REALLY GOOD EXPOSURE film, reactions Female Feedback Festival
Really Good Exposure, 4min., UK
Directed by Megan Prescott
We watch a young woman as she gets ready for work. Her manager calls to tell her that she’ll be meeting a business associate at his hotel suite. The woman is well versed at role play, and desperate for success - will today finally be the ... -
SPINN film, reactions Female Feedback Festival
SPINN, 24min., Norway
Directed by Kristin Skivik
For a long time, Thomas has been caught in the destructive grip of gambling addiction. Behind the facade of an ordinary life, he has lost massive amounts of money on online casinos and slot machines. His wife, Sofie, remains oblivious to his gambli... -
I'm Dead to You (and that’s Ok) film, reactions Female Feedback Festival
I'm Dead to You (and that’s Ok), 4min,. UK
Directed by Clare-Louise English
Music Video for Chess Smith new release in May 2026. I'm Dead to you is about being pushed out by those around you and finding the strength to not care.
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DIFFERENT WORLDS film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
Different Worlds Summer Heat, 52min., USA
Directed by Patricia Lynn Hicks, Cheri Amor, Ryanne Tracey
From 1985 to 1990, American faced a duel crisis: The rising AIDS epidemic, and a wave of hidden violence. Detroit already strained by poverty and stigma was amongst the hardest hit.
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GETTING OFF THE WHEEL film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
Getting Off The Wheel, 49min., Singapore
Directed by Ming Kwang Hun, Jeremy Ho, Gary Thong
Ten Days. Ten Lives. One Take. In search of Freedom.Getting Off The Wheel is an intimate, vérité-driven documentary following 10 individuals from Singapore at a 10-day Innerwork Retreat set in the spiritu...
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BLUE SUNBEAM film, reactions WILDsound Festival
BLUE SUNBEAM, 39min., Hungary
Directed by Karoly Palfai
THALIA, a 6-year-old autistic girl, lives her happy days somewhat isolated from her peers. Her world changes when she receives an invitation that finally pulls her out of her familiar, safe comfort zone. This is how she meets Attila Halász, ... -
DONT FEEL SORRY FOR ME film, reactions WILDsound Festival
Don't feel sorry for me!, 9min., Faroe Islands
Directed by Eir í Ólavsstovu
After ten years of marriage, Birgit is confronted with the ultimate betrayal. Her younger husband, Hanus, has left her and moved in with a new and younger woman, Maria. Hanus is the kind of man everyone falls for – charmi... -
ITS NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU film, reactions WILDsound Festival
IT'S NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU, 14min., USA
Directed by Kate Compton
IT’S NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU follows Hannah, a woman who is feeling anxious about meeting the parents. She feels like a failure in every aspect of her life, but she desperately wants to be accepted by this new family. It takes... -
THE BIG BREAK film, reactions WILDsound Festival
THE BIG BREAK, 86min., USA
Directed BY Avi Setton
Charlie, a struggling voice actor living with his AI husband Alan and their roommate Doug, finds his life disrupted when Doug's social media-addicted friend Travis comes to stay with them.
https://www.instagram.com/thebigbreakfilm