Making Emmie Smile, 5min., USA
Directed by Abby Vo, John Vo, Ken Yoffe, Ellen Weisberg
In "Making Emmie Smile," family members attempt to make the child happy by offering her different material things, only to succeed in getting the child to smile by offering personal attention. The basic them of...

How life can change in the blink of an eye (or from a bonk on the head).

Performed by Val Cole

Duties of My Heart, 10min., USA, Poetry
Directed by Judy Lieff
Originally shot on 16mm and remastered in 2024 with additional elements, Duties of My Heart breathes life into Barbara Barg’s poem through the expressive and evocative movement of American Sign Language and dance. It creates a visual ...

Performed by Val Cole

YEARNING FOR YESTERDAY, by Willie Carwell

Yesterday is gone and there’s nothing left that remains, besides the footprints of memories that are left in memories lane. Time after time I find myself drifting away, back to the days as a child when the world invited me to play....

After the Spread, 3min., Canada, Musical
Directed by Ash K Tysowski
A group of teenagers navigate their night-life, and their emotions, to the song "After the Spread" by "the Idea of machines"

https://www.ashtanimation.com/animation/after-the-spread

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SWAZA6 BlackBirds, 3min., USA
Directed by Fhedesh Drac'Haus
Three band members in the desert searching for inspiration discover a tape machine and curiously press play. This tape machine catapults them into a demonic dimension that mirrors the birth of their own demon.

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The Newlyweds: Blood At the Altar, 15min., USA
Directed by Lucien Christian Adderley, Richard "Byrd" Wilson
Tia and Akil are good people loved by their friends and family. However, no one believes they should wed because they love hard. They've had a dysfunctional, up-and-down relationship since ...

Midnight Coachmen, 18min., Canada
Directed by Enrico Ferri
A reimagining of the classic fairytale of Cinderella, told from the perspective of a dog and mouse who live as humans until the stroke of midnight disrupts their world.

http://enricoferr.ca/
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Another Saturday, 14min., USA
Directed by J.A. DellaRipa
A young teenager decides to enjoy a day of fun with her crush only to return home to find her worst fears realized.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-another-saturday

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Hover City, 22min., Canada
Directed by Stephen Angelo Puiia
Hover City is a prequel to the 2017 novella, Lucky Duck Cola. Everyone in Hover City is getting high-fived by their favourite celebrity, Blaine The Block Bronson--that is everyone except for his most devoted and loyal fan. This man will ...

Red Wins, 77min., Italy
Directed by A.M. Nonnis
Six people play a dark and ruthless gambling game in which every card can either grant significant rewards or decree a death sentence. With each turn, a mysterious red light selects the player, inexorably determining the fate of every participant.

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THE MERMAID, 105min., USA
Directed by Soudabeh Moradian
A mysterious girl is saved from drowning by a fragmented family living in a desolate beach house. Her strange relationship with them becomes intimate and complex until everything reaches to a point of no return.

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Until Death Do Us Part, 20min,. USA
Directed by Leonardo Daccarett
In technology advanced dystopian future of New Angeles. Detective Lucius Caine is assigned to the murder of Marcus Rhyne, high level agent of the Japanese megacorporation Yanasawa. With evidence alluding to his wife, Uma Rhyne, be...

Wild Horses, 3min,. China
Directed by Wenjie Lee, Zhengyang Yin
The film "Wild Horses" tells the story of the survival scenes of a group of wild horses in the future. This film is produced by AI generation technology and can be regarded as a science fiction suspense concept film made with the lat...

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Sequoia, 15min., Switzerland
Directed by Michelle Künzler
Sequoia, a diligent AI maid, works for the captivating yet mysterious Mrs. Terrance. Although not designed to harbor any emotions, Sequoia starts developing sentience, when a certain sound triggers a feeling...

Birthday Blues, 9min,. Luxembourg
Directed by Elisabet Johannesdottir
A couple on the rocks struggles with honesty, leading the woman to make a fateful decision.

https://www.instagram.com/eliisms/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-birthday-blues

Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke, 69min., USA
Directed by Vincent J. Roth, Jeff Rector, Mario DeAngelis
Enjoy the latest installment of the “Surge of Power” indie superhero movie franchise known for having lots of celebrities from the sci-fi and superhero genres! “Where There’s Smoke” follows...

Spider-Man: A Day in the Neighborhood, 3min,. USA
Directed by Michael Fernandez
Peter Parker deals with yet another work-life squall courtesy of his famous Parker luck. While it seems he can't ever catch a break, he'll never stop trying, even if that means swinging from a toilet.

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A LIFE BET, 2min., France
Directed by Marwan Tinhougga
As the game reaches its peak, a debate ensues between Amir and Seydou, while Franck, completely inert to the conversation, takes advantage of the situation. During this poker hand, both cunning and majestic, the discussion between the two fri...

The Light in the Dark, 6min., Taiwan
Directed by YuFeng Chiu
This story is about climate disaster survivor and his comforter/savior . I lived in Taiwan this small island, there were many typhoons and floods in my memory, earthquakes were also often happened in my dairy life. My works always focus...