Matthew Toffolo chats with filmmaker David Goog about his one-minute film, which has been accepted into multiple film festivals. David explained that the film, based on his personal feelings rather than a true story, centers on a first date where he judges his date based on her liking Ed Sheeran,...

Passage Home: Tulalip Tribes remove barriers to salmon habitat, 8min., USA
Directed by Charles Atkinson, Jeff Ostenson
Restoring fish passage to spawning habitat is one of the most cost-effective ways to recover salmon runs. The Tulalip Tribes are leading the way in the Snohomish watershed to rem...

The Battle of Red / Blue, 3min., USA
Directed by Law Jones
In the heat-soaked city of Kurogane, a wandering student named Kaine chases two things with equal obsession—perfect rice bowls and perfect fights.

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Professor Daniel Wexler, a brilliant but self-absorbed quantum physicist, is recruited into Nexos, a hidden crossroads between parallel branches of reality, after his research into many-worlds theory draws him into the discovery of Astral Flux, a rare force that can shape matter, energy, and even...

NASTY, 40min., USA
Directed by John Gerald Scaletta
Nasty tells the story of Lt. Col. Daniel Nash, an F-15 pilot who was scrambled from Otis Air National Guard Base at supersonic speed on the morning of September 11, 2001, to intercept what was believed to be a hijacked commercial airliner. Altho...

Matthew Toffolo chats with filmmaker Aaron Penney about his short film "The Transition Room," which screened at the WILDsound Festival. Penney discussed the film's genre-bending approach, blending comedy, drama, and fantasy to address the sensitive topic of suicide. He explained the film's origin...

ASHES & SIGNS, 25min., Singapore
Directed by Ian John Dixon
Torn between duty and desire, Ai Chen struggles to honor her mother while facing the shadow of impending loss. As filial piety binds her to a domineering grandfather, she must find the courage to confront both his toxicity and her deepes...

Performed by Val Cole

Editor & Visual Design: Kaitlin Manalili

Produced by WILDsound

Performed by Val Cole

Editor & Visual Design: Kaitlin Manalili

Produced by WILDsound

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POEM:

Fat.

Heavy.

Thick.

Chubby. Flabby.

Pudgy. Tubby. Chunky.

Healthy. Obese. Husky.

Plump. Portly. Beefy Meaty.

Fleshy. Blubbery. Rotund.

Paunchy. Stout.

Large.

Solid.

Gross.

Years spent...

Performed by Val Cole

Editor & Visual Design: Kaitlin Manalili

Produced by WILDsound

Performed by Val Cole

Editor & Visual Design: Kaitlin Manalili

Produced by WILDsound

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POEM:

The silence echoes through the room as our voices scream louder than ever before,
But our mouths remain frozen, listening to the two hearts weep,

But it doesn't mean that love was lost,
All it mea...

Performed by Val Cole

Editor & Visual Design: Kaitlin Manalili

Produced by WILDsound
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POEM:

Oblivion tells of a darkness,
A darkness without the spark of life,
A darkness carrying unwavering sorrow,
Only felt when one dies.

Eternity tells of a light,
A light so bright you become blind,
A l...

Kacy Boccumini chats with Matthew Toffolo about their short horror film "I'm Sure It's Nothing," which was played at the Under 5 Minute Film Fest. Kacy explained the choice to use French Creole for authenticity and to add an element of mystery, as the film is about internal monologue and fear. Th...

AWAKE, 2min., USA
Directed by Josh Andres
Awake is a retro-inspired sci-fi mystery set in the late 1980s/early 1990s. When a young woman wakes up in an unfamiliar bedroom with no memory of how she got there, subtle cracks in reality begin to appear. As strange glitches and impossible events escal...