New Releases
New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.
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SHATTERED short film, reactions LA LGBTQ+ Festival (interview)
SHATTERED, 22min., USA
Directed by Kory Getman
In this suspense-filled drama dissecting the complexities of abuse through the lens of an LGBT relationship, "SHATTERED" exposes the chilling psychology behind love's darker shades.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28546517/Get to know the filmmaker:...
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DESTROY IMAGINATION short film, reactions LA LGBTQ+ Festival
DESTROY IMAGINATION, 12min., USA
Directed by Chris Adam Abercrombie
Ivan is a male student that has just been raped in his dorm room. This devastating incident has Ivan hanging on by a thread, and he fears that people will not believe he has been raped. All hope is shattered when monotone Detecti... -
KORDOVERO 22 short film, reactions LA LGBTQ+ Festival
KORDOVERO 22, 18min., Israel
Directed by Gal Primack Najari
Two men meet through a screen and struggle to get closer in an impossible pre-written reality
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WHERE TO PISS short film, reactions LA LGBTQ+ Festival
WHERE TO PISS, 8min,. UK
Directed by Karter Masuhara
A trans man wants to use the men’s bathroom for the first time, however, he’s hindered by his own fears and insecurities. He shares these fears to his friend shown through imaginary scenarios. -
FIRST YOU, THEN I short film, reactions LA LGBTQ+ Festival
FIRST YOU, THEN I, 3min., USA
Directed by Ashleigh Coffelt
A woman finds herself caught in a toxic relationship, struggling between fighting for herself or disconnecting from the one she loves.
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FASHION Film Festival - May 23/24 event
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FIRST YOU, THEN I, 3min., USA
Directd by Ashleigh Coffelt
A woman finds herself caught in a toxic relationship, struggling between fighting for herself or disconnecting from the one she loves.http://www.missashproductions.com/
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ICELAND, ON THE TRAIL OF DEMOCRACY short film, reactions Toronto DOC Festival
ICELAND, ON THE TRAIL OF DEMOCRACY, 58min., Switzerland
Directed by Steve Vihem
The Icelandic revolution, also known as the “Pots and Pans Revolution”, occurred in October 2008 in Iceland. It was rooted in the context of the subprime financial crisis when, in less than a month, the country’s thre... -
YARISHAYA ITIUMU: BLOOMING WOMEN short film, reactions Toronto DOC Festival
YARISHAYA ITIUMU: BLOOMING WOMEN, 17min., Canada
Directed by Tatiana Lopez, Danielle Khan Da Silva
This short documentary will take you into the daily lives of the Sapara women in Ecuador: their struggle to keep their identities and traditions alive, their resilience following years of destructiv... -
THE LOST LAKE short film, reactions Toronto DOC Festival
THE LOST LAKE, 12min., Canada
Directeed by Fatma Fahmy, Danielle Khan Da Silva, Sofia Mendoza
"The Lost Lake" recounts the stories of four fishermen whose lives are entwined with the destiny of Egypt’s ancient Lake Qarun. Derbala Khairallah, descended from generations of fishermen, stands at the ... -
WE ARE STARDUST: THE INTERCONNECTION OF ALL THINGS short film, Toronto DOC Fest
WE ARE STARDUST: THE INTERCONNECTION OF ALL THINGS, 15min., USA
Directed by Barb Barton
What connects all things on this beautiful and unique planet we call home? Can we reach deep into our collective universal past to understand that everything is carefully intertwined and dependent on everythin... -
TREE GROVE FOREST COMMUNITY short film, reactions Toronto DOC Festival
TREE GROVE FOREST COMMUNITY, 16min., USA
Directed by Sharon Harper
Tree Grove Forest Community unfolds in the Nijinomatsubara Black Pine Grove, Karatsu Bay, Saga, Japan. Two vertical videos run side-by-side. The vertical diptych allows a stereo vision of scenes, bringing different times and locat... -
Short Film Trailer: THE OLD LADY. Directed by Andres Romero
THE OLD LADY, 26min., Spain
Directed by Andres Romero
A lonely old lady is slowly dying in her old mansion when the arrival of the daughter of her caretaker mysteriously changes her future prospects.
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Short Film Trailer; AWAITING WONDER. Directed by Eleana Theophilou
AWAITING WONDER, 12min., Cyprus
Directed by Eleana Theophilou
A poetic exploration of a love story, of a widower that is going through the lonely journey of coming to terms with the sudden loss of his wife.
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Feature Film Trailer: CHANCE ENCOUNTERS. Directed by Hasi Eldib
CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, 75min., Canada
Directed by Hasi Eldib
Chance Encounters documents a one-person show of the same name by Juno award-winning musician and interdisciplinary artist Jesse Stewart. Combining storytelling and innovative music performed on a variety of unusual instruments, the film ex... -
EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC Festival - May 22/23 event
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ELM, 15min., USA
Directed by Kay Qiao
An abandoned doll and a scarecrow scared of crows form an unlikely bond when they work together to overcome their fears and heal their mutual painhttps://www.instagram.com/ohayo_sea/
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MAKE A MOVE short film, reactions Toronto DOC Festival (interview)
MAKE A MOVE, 20min., USA
Directed by Dalia CaudleMake A Move is a docuseries about a national and international speed chess tournament with players from all walks of life and different levels of experience.
http://www.makeamovela.org/
https://www.instagram.com/make.a.move.la/Get to know Exe...
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GET ME TO 21 - THE JENNA LOWE STORY feature film, reactions Toronto DOC Festival
GET ME TO 21 - THE JENNA LOWE STORY, 88min., South Africa
Directed by Diana Joy LucasThe extraordinary story of a young South African girl, her battle to get to 21 and the lasting impact she has had on the world around her. A riveting and inspiring story of advocacy, rare disease, organ donati...
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SOMETHING CHANGED IN THE ROOM short film, reactions Toronto DOC Festival
SOMETHING CHANGED IN THE ROOM, 15min,. USA
Directed by David Stubbs
Something Changed in the Room is the story of how music therapy helps patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia transcend their condition, improving their daily lives.Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to m...
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RED SEA Brother Islands a Scuba Dive Adventure short film, Toronto DOC Festival
RED SEA Brother Islands a Scuba Dive Adventure, 60min., Germany
Directed by Christian Wehrle
"RED SEA: Brother Islands A Scuba Dive Adventure" takes you on an exhilarating journey beneath the waves of the Red Sea to explore the enchanting underwater realms of the Brother Islands. This documentary... -
CARRYING A DREAM PERU feature film, reactions Toronto DOC Festival
CARRYING A DREAM PERU, 88min., Canada
Directed by Frederick Schuett
Two men embark on a life-changing journey in the breathtaking mountains of Peru, where they push themselves to their limits on a nine-day unsupported trek to explore unrestored Inca trails and ruins that few people have ever seen... -
CANADA'S UNCHECKED RACISM short film, reactions Toronto DOC Festival
CANADA'S UNCHECKED RACISM, 6min., Canada
Directed by Zoe Davidson
Growing up as a non-white Canadian, you experience racism every day. What makes Toronto’s racism so unique, is that you almost don’t notice it.
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REMEMBERING CHINESE BACHELORS short film, reactions Toronto DOC Festival
REMEMBERING CHINESE BACHELORS, 13min,. Canada
Directed by Daniel Chen
Canada's 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act was a dark period in Canadian history. It lasted almost a quarter century and had a devastating impact on one community: the Chinese. Even after the law was repealed in 1947, the impact conti... -
MUSIC Film Festival - May 21/22 event
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ETERNAL LINES: William Shakespeare’s Verse in Music and Motion., 5min., USA
Directed by Yazan Al-Hajari
Eternal Lines: William Shakespeare’s Verse in Motion and Music” is the second part of a series where I delve into Shakespeare’s vast Canon, handpicking songs and... -
LUNGS short film, reactions HORROR Underground Festival
LUNGS, 20min,. UK
Directed by Adrianna Ewa Polcyn
This is a tale about a young woman driven to the edge of heartbreak, who is visited by a ghoul in her sleep and awakens in the mythic woods. Being thrown into swirling turmoil of her own soul, she flounders through the forest in search of truth, f...