New Releases

New Releases

New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.

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  • Podcast: EP. 1867: Filmmaker/Musician Martin Ryan (TRUTH IS DEAD)

    Matthew Toffolo interviewed Martin Ryan, an Australian filmmaker and musician, about his 4-minute music video short film "Truth is Dead" under the umbrella of his music project Nemesis Legion. Martin explained that he created original trap and heavy metal music with political themes warning about...

  • Podcast: EP. 1866: Filmmaker Avi Setton (THE BIG BREAK)

    Matthew Toffolo interviewed Avi Setton on the experience making his first feature film, "The Big Break." Avi discussed the challenges and rewards of writing, directing, and producing the film, which was shot in just six days with a small crew and cast, including several non-actors. He shared insi...

  • Watch Today's Film Festival: DOC INSPIRATIONAL Shorts Festival

    Back to One - Return to Ground Zero, 26min., USA
    Directed by Sylvester P. Lukasiewicz
    An intimate and reflective documentary about a former Windows On The World restaurant employee and 9/11 survivor as he returns to the rebuilt World Trade Center site for the first time in 24 years.

    https://www...

  • Kam - Screenplay Reading

  • The Misconception of Life - Poetry Movie

  • The Glowing Lantern - Poetry Movie

  • Death Is All We Know - Screenplay Trailer

  • DOC Feature Winner: Follow You There -A War Bride Story

    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...

  • SHORT Film Trailer: MON AMOUR, 4min., France. Directed by Joan Marshal

    MON AMOUR, 4min., France
    Directed by Joan Marshal
    Mon Amour understands romances are defined less by what happened than by what almost happened. Through gentle performances, thoughtful color symbolism, and an affectionate portrait of Paris as both stage and witness, it captures the bittersweet fe...

  • Život je lutrije - Life is a lottery, 7min., Croatia, Crime/Comedy

    Two thieves, more clumsy than dangerous, wander through neighborhoods in search of easy money. Their attempts at breaking into houses consistently end in failure — from nosy neighbors to relentless dogs, nothing seems to go their way. But when they come up with a plan to get their hands on a winn...

  • Podcast: EP. 1865: Elvis Maleko (The Aloha Within)

    Matthew Toffolo interviewed Elvis Maleko about his first short film "The Aloha Within," which he wrote, directed, and acted in. Elvis explained how he was born on August 20th, 1977 - the same day Elvis Presley died - and was named after the iconic singer by his Hawaiian parents, who were big fans...

  • Podcast: EP. 1864: Filmmakers Jeff Poindexter & Ben Snedecor (BURNOUTS)

    Matthew Toffolo interviewed Jeff and Ben, the creative team behind the short film "Burnouts." They discussed the autobiographical nature of the film, which is about two friends in their twenties experiencing an existential crisis. Jeff shared details about the production process, including the ch...

  • ENVIRONMENTAL DOC Film Festival

    At the Turning, 20min., UK
    Directed by Graham Peebles
    We live in a time of tension and widespread uncertainty, marked by wars, division, environmental breakdown, deepening inequality. It is also a moment of opportunity and, if embraced, potential renewal.

    https://www.instagram.com/attheturningf...

  • Watch Today's Film Festival: ENVIRONMENTAL DOC Film Festival

    At the Turning, 20min., UK
    Directed by Graham Peebles
    We live in a time of tension and widespread uncertainty, marked by wars, division, environmental breakdown, deepening inequality. It is also a moment of opportunity and, if embraced, potential renewal.

    https://www.instagram.com/attheturningf...

  • Best of SOCIETY DOC Shorts Festival

    A More Colorful World: The Artistry Behind Rita Winkler, 4min., USA
    Directed by Mark Winkler
    An intimate short documentary about artist Rita Winkler, whose watercolor world reveals a creative process shaped by instinct, rhythm, repetition, and color.

    https://www.instagram.com/ritawinklerart

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  • Watch Today's Film Festivasl: Best of SOCIETY DOC Shorts Festival

    A More Colorful World: The Artistry Behind Rita Winkler, 4min., USA
    Directed by Mark Winkler
    An intimate short documentary about artist Rita Winkler, whose watercolor world reveals a creative process shaped by instinct, rhythm, repetition, and color.

    https://www.instagram.com/ritawinklerart

    ht...

  • Podcast: EP. 1863: Filmmaker Daryl Granger (THE SHOWMEN)

    Matthew Toffolo chats with Daryl Granger about his feature documentary “The Showmen”, which explores the world of traveling carnivals through the lens of World’s Finest Shows. Daryl explained his filmmaking approach, emphasizing authenticity, minimal pre-planning, and learning from subjects, and ...

  • Podcast: EP. 1862: Filmmaker Sucheta Sunku Gupta (TIGER)

    Matthew Toffolo chats with Sucheta Sunku Gupta about her experimental short film "Tiger," which was played at the Experimental Dance Music Festival. Sucheta described the film as exploring the experience of growing up with "tiger parents," a strict and high-achievement parenting style common in i...

  • CHICAGO Festival DRAMA Shorts

    CHASE 8, 2min., Armenia
    Directed by Hrant Yeritsian

    https://www.instagram.com/hrant.yeritsian/

    https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/chase-8-audience-feedback

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

    https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/hello-humans-audience-feedback

    SPU...

  • Watch Today's Film Fesival: CHICAGO Festival DRAMA Shorts

    CHASE 8, 2min., Armenia
    Directed by Hrant Yeritsian

    https://www.instagram.com/hrant.yeritsian/

    https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/chase-8-audience-feedback

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

    https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/hello-humans-audience-feedback

    SPU...

  • Podcast: EP. 1861: Singer/Songewriter Joya (GOOD STUFF Music Video)

    Matthew Toffolo chatted with the very talented artist JOYA, an independent singer-songwriter and actress from Hong Kong. Joya discussed her music video "Good Stuff," which was shown at the LGBTQ+ Film Festival and serves as her most explicit coming-out project, depicting the normalcy of a queer r...

  • EP. 1860: Writer Sabine Meyer (DREAM SEEDS & KING HAROLD AND THE HAIRLESS

    Matthew Toffolo interviewed Sabine Meyer, a psychiatrist and writer, about her wrtings and WILDsound converting her short stories into films. Sabine explained how her interest in using dreams for writing inspiration began after listening to a lecture by Robert Butler about accessing the subconsci...

  • Best of LGBTQ+ Festival DRAMA Shorts

    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.

    https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/bleach-burns-aud...

  • Watch Today's Film Festival: Best of LGBTQ+ Festival DRAMA Shorts

    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.

    https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/bleach-burns-aud...