Matthew Toffolo interviewed Jessica Elizabeth Davenport about her multimedia project “Terminal 9," which encompasses a feature-length film, a comic book, and a soundtrack. Jessica explained that Terminal 9 originated from an unrealized architectural project for a new terminal at LAX and evolved i...

Director Statement
In this short film, I highlight the nonprofit organization, Clean Up-Give Back, and how Donna Adam and the rest of the employees are working hard to reduce pliable plastic in the Chicagoland area.

Director Biography - Katy Coakley

Katy Coakley is a Chicago-based documentary f...

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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Ice Breath, 43min., Romania
Between 2015 and 2024, Leonard Alecu filmed the melting icebergs off Greenland's East coast. Sailing dangerously close to icebergs, Alecu handled his camera to record the ice masses yielding to the ruthless ocean. Filmed in black and white, Ice Breath is a cinematic po...

Matthew Toffolo interviewed Z Vergun about Z's horror screenplay "One More Time With Feeling," which explores themes of gender dysphoria and identity through a horror lens. Z explained their choice of the horror genre, describing how the visceral and tense nature of the experience lent itself wel...

Matthew Toffolo interviewed Edward Miskie about his documentary short film "Back to Normal," which explores the often overlooked experiences of cancer survivors after being declared cancer-free. Edward, a 14-year cancer survivor himself, explained that the film was inspired by the lack of narrati...

In a shifting, unstable world, a woman is led forward by a shadow. Bound and freezing, she stumbles, resists, and is repeatedly struck down. When the shadow fractures into countless gazes, she tears the ice from her own body, revealing the fire beneath. Each fall leaves behind red traces that gat...

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...

TRUTH IS DEAD, 4min., Australia
Directed by Martin Ryan
Messengers from the future try to give a warning.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-truth-is-dead

JUMPING AT SHADOWS: FORSAKEN FATHER, 40min., Australia
Directed by Locky Boaretto
Charlotte’s 18th birthday takes a dark ...

Follow You There - A War Bride Story, 55min., Canada
Directed by Brad Tuck, Stephen Green
Andrew Rodgers is a professional musician from St. John's, NL. As a songwriter, he is always on the hunt for new and interesting stories to write about. After discovering a remarkable story in his own family...

Hello, Humans., 14min., USA
Directed by Kimberly Henrickson