New Releases
New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.
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LGBTQ+ Shorts Festival - March 7/8 event
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BARBETTE + FONTAINE, 14min., USA
Directed by John-Carlos Estrada, Zak Zeh
A century apart, two Texas icons unite through art, resilience, and a shared legacy of self-expression and freedom.https://instagram.com/barbette.fontaine
Watch the Audience Feedback Video...
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Short Film Trailer: HOLE PUNCHED EAR. Directed by Alan Yammin, Ben Tull
HOLE PUNCHED EAR, 8min., USA
Directed by Alan Yammin, Ben Tull
In a dystopian Chicago, a poet, bound by a strange countdown clock, struggles to finish a poem as her sister tries to free her.
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https://instagram.com/hole_punched_ear/https://www.wildsou...
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POLITICAL Festival (March 4-12) - United States Short Films
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EMERALD CITY, 21min., USA
Directed by Josef Steiff
Two young men cross paths on the back roads of the American Southwest and despite their different backgrounds, find common ground along the Border.https://invisibilitypro.com/
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POLITICAL Festival (March 4-12) - Feature Film CUBA, LIBRE?
CUBA, LIBRE?, 56min., USA
Directed by Dick Jordan
Using black-and-white archival film footage, it begins with “Voices of the Past,” a look back in time to the early decades of the 20th century when Cuba was a glamorous destination for American tourists. It then recounts the Castro-led revolution ... -
DIVERSITY Film Festival - March 5/6 event
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AT NIGHT YOU BECOME A MOTHER, 25min., Netherlands, DOC
Directed by Julia Roeselers
'At night you become a mother' is a poetic journey trough the night. Young single mothers share their stories and sorrows and show us how to get trough and welcome the morninglight a... -
POLITICAL Festival (March 4-12) - Under 5 Minute Film Showcase
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KOFI'S DREAM, 5min., Italy
Directed by Francesca Stangoni
The film talks about the hopeful journey of an African refugee from Chad, who goes to Europe passing through the African desert and the Libyan coasts, in order to reach Europe and realize his dream.https:/...
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ANIMATION Shorts Festival - March 4/5 event
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THE PLACE OF THE RETURN, 8min.,
Directed by Ati Maier
The Place of the Return for the SpaceRider is placed around an ancient castle, in which the SpaceRider encounters the Black Knight.https://vimeo.com/790548714
https://www.instagram.com/spacerider_in_the_sky...
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FASHION Film Festival - March 3/4 event
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JOI, 3min., USA
Directed by Caleb Viti, Alan Yammin
JOI is a showcase of unique collections portrayed by three diverse fashion designers. It combines film and fashion industry together and reveals artistic expressions of each designer. Emphasizing various mediums s... -
SPORTS Film Festival (March 1st-3rd) - Feature Film "MURKY WATER"
MURKY WATER, 109min,. Argentina
Directed by Guillermo Ruiz, Diego Crespo
Jony is a police officer who’s in jail for armed robbery. He lives in the same jail his dad works as a guard. He needs to survive no matter how, among the same inmates he used to chase. A priest and the technical director of... -
THE ULTIMATE BET, by Frank Victoria feature screenplay reading
Wealthy man is bored with life, and even gambling doesn't give him an adrenaline rush. He plays poker with the devil for his soul.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Jim: Sean Ballantyne
Various: Steve Rizzo
Various: Geoff Mays
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE 1st scene script read - Female Festival Winner (interview)
Set against the backdrop of the OxyContin crisis, ‘Leah’s Choice’ unravels the true tale of Leah, a young woman entangled in a poignant queer love triangle. Caught between her soulmate and her best friend amidst her struggle with addiction, Leah’s journey is a harrowing blend of deep love and int...
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SWEETENER Feature Script Read, by William Rush - Horror Underground (interview)
https://www.instagram.com/OriginalCinematic
https://ogcinpro.com/A woman home for college break must outwit a very dangerous intruder.
Cassie, a young woman returning home during a college break makes plans with her hometown boyfriend for him to come visit her at her parents’ house while they ...
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DARK ARRIVAL, by John Berry, Ken Jones reading - Action/Adventure (interview)
A worldwide disaster is created when a cloud of dark matter, a mysterious and powerful relic from the Big Bang, collides with modern day planet Earth.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Woman/Karla: Julie Sheppard
Richard: Geoff MaysWriter Statement
With Dark Arrival we hope to delive... -
GREEN RUSH, by Matt Gallagher script reading - Crime/Mystery Festival winner
Out of work actors in LA plan a robbery of a marijuana dispensary in the middle of Covid lockdown.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Corey: Steve Rizzo
Blake: Shawn Devlin
Patty: Julie SheppardGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
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CHANCE MEETINGS, by John Woodard script reading - LA LGBTQ+ Festival
Two gay men seek to find each other again after a lost encounter on a busy street. While one turns the city upside down, the other places a "Chance Meetings" add in the LA Weekly newspaper.
CAST LIST:
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WOLF WATCHERS short film watch, 15min., Documentary
Braving the realities of the harsh Montana winter and changing hunting regulations, hobby and career biologists track and study wolves in the Northern Tier of Yellowstone National Park. While the fate of wolves remains uncertain, the devotion and passion of Yellowstone’s Wolf Watchers are always ...
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SPORTS Film Festival (March 1st-3rd) - BEST of SHORTS Lineup
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OLD GLORY, 21min., Chile
Directed by Eric Correa
Clemente, an old former athlete who yearns for his triumphs, competes every day with his old rivals to get there first to buy the bread and win the heart of Gloria, the saleswoman. A couple of children get in his way... -
DOCUMENTARY Shorts Festival - March 2/3 event
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BLOOD, SWEAT & FEARS: THE COMMUNITY OF JUST SCARE ME, 6min., USA
Directed by Jamie Gagnon
A short documentary on the film collective, Just Scare Me, where every other two months, you sign up to make a short horror film or you pay the group a $100.Watch the Audien...
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SPORTS Film Festival (March 1st-3rd) - EUROPEAN Shorts Lineup
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SUMMER RUN, 12min., Italy
Directed by Cecilia Brianza
A man, who loves running, is fascinated by a desperate girl who lives in isolation in a house in the Umbrian countryside. The encounter will leave a mark on both their lives.https://www.facebook.com/corsadesta...
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LGBTQ+ Film Festival - March 1/2 event
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THE BREAK UP, 9min. USA
Directed by Savonne Alexis Pearson
When Savonne gets dumped abruptly, she is forced to confront the truth about what really conspired during her breakup.Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
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SOCIETY DOC Feature Festival - HOW ARE YOU?, Ukraine
HOW ARE YOU?, 57min., Ukraine
Directed by Sia Titova
The war begins in the same way for inhabitants of any country. In 2022, Ukraine faced military aggression on its territory, putting its residents in various degrees of danger. This film was shot in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv regions. It portrays... -
BEST of SHORT FILMS Showcase - Feb. 28/29 event
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SALTED EARTH, 4min,. USA, Dance
Directed by Robin Lancaster Bisio
With the flooding from atmospheric rivers came a long awaited greening of California. Salted Earth follows dancer Kaita Mrazek into a superbloom near the alkaline Soda Lake on the vast Carrizo Plain ... -
Short Film Trailer: REHEARSAL. Directed by Allan Shen
REHEARSAL, 17min,. China
Directed by Allan Shen
If we will be facing a devastating human species crises in the future , can we do it better than 2020 ?
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ACTION/ADVENTURE Festival - Feb. 27/28 event
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ABOVE THE NOISE, 6min., UK
Directed by Adam De Silva
Above The Noise is a documentary short that explores how athlete Maja Kuczynska uses her sport to escape the chaos of the modern world.Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/above-th...