New Releases
New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.
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Watch the EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION Film Festival
BIRDS OF A FEATHER, 2min.
Directed by Amanda Rose Seda
One was born from the trauma of Princess Odette’s past. The other was born of the dark wizard's failure to curse both his and Odette’s families. Both descendants of opposite ends of the Swan Lake story, Oliver and Reigan, will discover that t... -
Watch the EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION Film Festival
BIRDS OF A FEATHER, 2min.
Directed by Amanda Rose Seda
One was born from the trauma of Princess Odette’s past. The other was born of the dark wizard's failure to curse both his and Odette’s families. Both descendants of opposite ends of the Swan Lake story, Oliver and Reigan, will discover that t... -
Podcast: EP. 1795: Poet Rhonda Yates (HANDS FREE)
Watch Poetry Movie HANDS FREE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dtiTChQVVI
Poem by Rhonda Yates
Voice Over by Val Cole
Visual Design & Editor by Kaitlin Manalili
Produced by Matthew Toffolo
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Podcast: EP. 1794: Screenwriter Zicheng Li (ESQUISSE OF AFFLICTION)
Watch Today’s Reading: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/esquisse-of-affliction
DANNY, a 23-year-old college graduate, returns to his childhood home in Monterey, California, following the sudden passing of his Mother, LORRAINE. After the funeral, Danny, his sister KATY, returned from LA, and their...
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EP 1793: Craig McCourry, Kathy Wen, Grace Yan-yan Mak (The Singularity Protocol)
THE SINGULARITY PROTOCOL, 40min., USA
Directed by Craig McCourry
Hong Kong, 1941. Trapped in a bombed-out underground bunker, two soldiers, William Kwok and Charles Evans await death. But their final hour takes a chilling turn when a voice from the future breaks through: Cosmos, an AI Singulari...
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Podcast: EP. 1792: Screenwriter Nathan Corpus (ON THE LINE)
Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnpDiGCQBd4
Get to know the writer:
What is your screenplay about?A professionally trained chef stuck in a dead-end diner job gets a shot at culinary stardom when he’s chosen as a wildcard contestant in a prestigious fine dining com...
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Podcast: EP. 1791: Filmmaker/Animator Ying Lei Zhang (WISHFEATHER)
WISHFEATHER, 3min., Australia
Directed by Ying Lei Zhang
A dancer wishes to soar beyond her eternal cage. But the key can only be found from deep within herself.
https://www.instagram.com/kila_ima/https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-wishfeather
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Best of CLASSIC ANIMATION Films
Watch the best of new filmmakers classic hand-drawn animation films.
FROM GROUND TO SKY, 2min.
Directed by Kevin McLean
A tiny grass man, Jingle, and his ladybug steed, Peeb, have their friendship tested when Peeb is called to the stars by a mysterious comet.https://www.instagram.com/kevinmcl...
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Watch Today's Festival: Best of CLASSIC ANIMATION Films
Watch the best of new filmmakers classic hand-drawn animation films.
FROM GROUND TO SKY, 2min.
Directed by Kevin McLean
A tiny grass man, Jingle, and his ladybug steed, Peeb, have their friendship tested when Peeb is called to the stars by a mysterious comet.https://www.instagram.com/kevinmcl...
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Best of SOCIETY DOCUMENTARY Shorts
LEAVES ARE WEIRD, 9min., USA
Directed by Mar Nester
Viewers learn about the incredible process of photosynthesis from a professional botanist, a puppet, a leaf, and a song!THERE'S NO PLANET B!, 3min., USA
Directed by Katy CoakleyHUNTING FOR THE SHAMAN, 14min., USA
Directed by Liu Sihan
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Watch Today's Film Festival: Best of SOCIETY DOCUMENTARY Shorts
LEAVES ARE WEIRD, 9min., USA
Directed by Mar Nester
Viewers learn about the incredible process of photosynthesis from a professional botanist, a puppet, a leaf, and a song!THERE'S NO PLANET B!, 3min., USA
Directed by Katy CoakleyHUNTING FOR THE SHAMAN, 14min., USA
Directed by Liu Sihan
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1min. REVIEW: Game #1 NBA Finals: Knicks defeat Spurs:28:09
Matthew Tofolo reviews Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals. Knicks storm back and defeat the Spurs.
Sports Storytelling Podcast
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1min. Review: Game 1 NBA Finals: Knicks defeat Spurs
Matthew Tofolo reviews Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals. Knicks storm back and defeat the Spurs.
Sports Storytelling Podcast
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STUDENT DOCS Film Festival - Human Interest
THE GHOST ON THE HILL, 5min., USA
Directed by Sean Garland Findley
Beckett, a high schooler whose house burned down in the Palisades Fire, visits the remains of his former home on a mission to find a work-in-progress art piece that he held dearly to his heart.https://www.instagram.com/seanfindl...
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Watch Today's Festival: STUDENT DOCS - Human Interest
THE GHOST ON THE HILL, 5min., USA
Directed by Sean Garland Findley
Beckett, a high schooler whose house burned down in the Palisades Fire, visits the remains of his former home on a mission to find a work-in-progress art piece that he held dearly to his heart.https://www.instagram.com/seanfindl...
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FAMILY Short Story: The Rhubarb Pie That Was Not, by Devora Kimelman-Block
Performed by Val Cole
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SHORT Story Reading: Going To Phoebe, by Linda Miller
"Going to Phoebe" details the challenge of watching a beloved parent diminish during her last weeks on earth.
Performed Val Cole
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EROTICA Short Story: The Orb Of Maya And The Essence Of The Flame
Performed by Val Cole
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MEMOIR Short Story: Legend of Moo Moo's Missing Birthday Cake, by Michael Almond
Performed by Val Cole
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SHORT Story: Foul Trouble, by Damon Yeargain
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BODY IMAGE Poetry Reading:My Reflection Has Notes, by Eden O
Performed by Val Cole
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POEM:
My Reflection Has Notes
The light in my life is my foe.
I look in the mirror
In the bewitching and treacherous gold of the afternoonAnd see the imperfections
I see every spot and pore
Created by ineffable voices
Of undoing in my headConjured from every sn...
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SPIRITUAL Short Story: The Man Born Blind, by Gerard Hogan
Performed by Val Cole
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SCI-FI/FANTASY Short Story: Liliths Creatures, by Lily McArdle
Performed by Val Cole
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PERSON Poetry Reading: Doppelgänger, by Henry Zizmor
Performed by Val Cole
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POEM:Doppelgänger
They say a name is just a word
until someone is hunted by it.
My great-grandfather carried Herman Jager
like a lit match
small, bright,
but dangerous if seen.In the camp,
an Aryan spoke it
Herman Jager
and for a second
the name split open.
Two me...