New Releases
New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.
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DOC Feature Festival: IMPOSSIBLE TOWN.
IMPOSSIBLE TOWN, 90min., USA
Directed by Scott Faris, Meg Griffiths
When her father dies unexpectedly, Dr. Ayne Amjad is thrust to the helm of a decades-long struggle to aid a southern West Virginia town beset by cancer-causing chemicals. Haunted by her late father’s mandate to “help others” at a... -
LGBTQ+ Festival Feature Film: ART AND PEP. Documentary
ART AND PEP, 88min., USA
Directed by Mercedes Kane
Art Johnston took Pepe Peña home one night in 1972 and he never left. Together, they opened Sidetrack, a small bar that’s become a 16,000-foot pillar of Chicago’s gay business district. At Sidetrack, the community sings show tunes on a Sunday and... -
THE STAMP short film watch, 10min., Comedy
A satire on how to complete a task within government bureaucracy.
Directed by Sharon Mayo
CAST: Joe Hoenig, Gorby Mufan Shih, Katherine Burns, Nana Fobi Duffuor
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MK-ULTRA short film watch, 3min., Black & White/Experimental
A look into the MK-ULTRA experiments of the 1950's.
Directed by Andrew Hooper
Cast: Ian Foutz, James Frazee, Rick Boeck, James McGrath
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CRIME/MYSTERY Festival 1st Scene: VIEWING, by John C. Fitch III (interview)
After a supernatural experience, a street artist at the end of his rope goes to work for a billionaire as a psychic viewer but must fight his way out when he discovers that his shadowy employer is embroiled in a deadly conspiracy. Inspired by true events.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
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COMEDY Festival Best Scene: IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD SCRIPT, by Dale A Brandenburg
It's a story about a guy trying to write a movie script.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Pepe: Sean Ballantyne
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SCENE: Game of Thrones "The Rains of Castamere", by Anthony Hyatt (interview)
The iconic GAME OF THRONES ‘Red Wedding’ episode in the style of PARKS AND RECREATION: While a recently divorced wedding planner attempts to engineer the perfect day, a self-conscious groom tries desperately to discover who he is marrying, all while the realm’s most famous conflict mediator striv...
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BEST Scene Reading: The Walking Wounded, by Andrew Cahill-Lloyd
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Donna: Hannah Ehman
Dawn: Julie Sheppard
Noah/Monty: Geoff Mays
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HORROR Festival 1st Scene: When the Moon is Right, by Jacob Schmidt (interview)
Sam and his mother move to a small town in Ohio. As he tries to navigate high school and adjust to his new home, he learns the town is plagued by unexplained murders that happen every full moon. After coming face to face with the beast responsible, it's up to Sam and an unlikely group of new frie...
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COMEDY Festival Best Scene: Moonwalking, by Jillian Smart
When her parents demand rent money, Annie gives her dream of becoming a Michael Jackson Impersonator one last go, putting the threads of her personal relationships at risks as she hip-thrusts all the way to the top.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Frank: Steve Rizzo
Annie: Hannah Ehman
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THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival 1st Scene: RESERVOIR, by E.K. Gaylord
The family of the Antichrist unravels alongside the Biblical Apocalypse.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Alonso: Geoff Mays
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HORROR Festival Best Scene: STAG NIGHT, by Wenzler Powers (interview)
When Ian reluctantly plans a bachelor party for his awful college friends, confronting his past demons transforms into a desperate bid for survival when a group on their party bus has a very different definition of raising hell.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Alex: Hannah Ehman
Ian: Geof... -
BEST Scene Reading: The Hollow Earth, by Kenneth James
In the late 19th century, a young scientist embarks on an epic journey to a hidden, fabled land -- and to the darkest recesses of his own psyche.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Palmer: Geoff Mays
Sheppard: Steve Rizzo
Reed/Taylor: Sean Ballantyne
Bradshaw: Andy Camp -
1pg. Short Script: SAMANTHA AND THE CHRISTMAS CASTLE, by Jeffrey B. Wayne
Family, Christmas
Uncle Jeff tries one last ditch effort to help Samantha find a gift for her cousin Ava.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Uncle Jeff: Geoff Mays
Aunt Julia: Hannah Ehman
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COMEDY Festival Best Scene: The One Hit Wonder, by Bob Dawson
When his one and only hit song from the 80s unexpectedly becomes a viral hit on social media, a washed up rock and roller finds his family life turned upside down.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Abby: Hannah Ehman
Grace: Julie Sheppard
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Female Festival 1st Scene: LOWLIFE, by Alexandra Watson (interview)
Summary: AMELIA, a lawyer, returns home to visit her estranged father LIAM, whose health is rapidly declining. As she returns to their Texas land, she learns that the town has been ruined by fracking companies, which is starting to cause earthquakes, along with draining resources and money from t...
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1st Scene Reading: Barstow, by Brittany Scott Smith, Arjay Smith
Logline: It might seem like a quiet town, but don't get it twisted...Barstow's the new Vegas, and everyone wants a piece of the pie.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Don: Geoff Mays
Marc: Steve Rizzo
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1pg. Script: Burgerland, by Harold Taw
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Synopsis: A fast-food worker and a fastidious eater "meet cute" over an unhealthy meal.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Andy Camp
Sheena: Hannah Ehman
Dash: Geoff Mays
Genre: Romantic ComedySynopsis: A fast-food worker and a fastidious eater "meet cute" over an unhealthy meal.
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LGBTQ+ Festival Scene: THE PLANT THIEF, by Norm Fassbender, Katherine Holowach
Summary: Bellus and Invictus are royal siblings, Bellus the more inquisitive and caring and Invictus the rebellious and conniving sibling. Their mother has been missing, which their father forbids questions about, and she begins to explore whether her mother’s theft of a flower–a Draco Lily–could...
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1pg. Screenplay: Imposter, by Thariq Amir (interview)
Name: Thariq Amir
City and Country: Singapore, Singapore
Title of Story: Imposter
Type of Story: DramaSynopsis: This is a semi-biographical story about how imposter syndrome took hold of my life and how it communicated with me.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Person's Reflection: Hannah ... -
LA LGBTQ+ Festival Best Scene: BEGIN THE BEGUINE, by R.A. Modro (interview)
Two families from different eras, one White and one Black, are inextricably linked by a violent family legacy and a historic home that holds a haunting secret. The story unfolds across two timelines, intricately weaving their lives together through violence, love, acceptance, and the discovery of...
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DIVERSITY Film Festival - Feb. 4/5 event
See the Full Lineup of Films:
Inclusion: The Story of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Directed by Shelly Simmons
Lack of accommodation in buildings and streets is challenging for persons with disabilities; lack of awareness on the part of society, more so. Thirty years after the passage of... -
DOC SHORTS PEOPLE Festival - Feb. 3/4 event
See the Full Lineup of Films:
TIGHTROPE WALKER, 12min., Turkey
Directed by Faruk Bagkesen
"Cambaz" features mostly visuals captured from an attic, with most of the footage dating back to 2020. The documentary tells the story of a small family living in Sarajevo during the initial year of the gl... -
1pg Short Story: THE SNOW DAY, by Leonard Eckhaus