New Releases

New Releases

New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.

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New Releases
  • THE EDGE short film, reactions Dance/Music/Experimental Festival

    THE EDGE, 5min., Turkey
    Directed by Recep Akar
    Some of us are aware, some of us are not, but we are all teetering back and forth on the edge of the same cliff, trying to keep our balance. Will a wind take us down, will a hand grab us and pull us over the edge, can hope sustain us in these uncerta...

  • ERASERHEAD short film, reactions Dance/Music/Experimental Festival (interview)

    ERASERHEAD, 2min., Czech Republic
    Directed by Denis Rustamov
    https://instagram.com/denysrustamov

    Get to know the filmmaker:

    1. What motivated you to make this film?

    Despite the declarative priority of ideas over technologies, because the latter are ultimately considered a product of the same ...

  • TRAFFICKED VOICES documentary, reactions from Toronto DOC Festival

    TRAFFICKED VOICES, 44min., Canada
    Directed by Viveka Melki
    The hour-long documentary reveals that human trafficking for sexual exploitation is at national crisis levels in Canada: The film tells the stories of two Canadian-born women who are survivors of this horrific world, and a third whose sto...

  • HELADO short film, reactions Under 5min., Festival (interview

    HELADO, 3min., UK
    Directed by Jimena Larraguivel
    HELADO is a short-film which reflects on how the choices we may or may not make are directly related to how truthful we are to ourselves. It does this through a clown exploration which alludes to our inner most honest feelings and emotions in contr...

  • STOP BEFORE THE SYSTEM FAILS short film, reactions Dance Festival (interview)

    STOP BEFORE THE SYSTEM FAILS, 4min., Russia
    Directed by Pavel Greenkevich
    The video contains a message about the devastating consequences of neglecting rest. The main character, while dancing, shows different aspects of work life and the constant need to impress. As the video progresses, her danc...

  • TARARUA S-K documentary, reactions from Toronto DOC Festival (interview)

    TARARUA S-K, 22min., New Zealand
    Directed by Andy Carruthers
    Have you ever wondered what it feels like to push your limits in the wild, facing the ultimate physical challenge? The Tararua SK Traverse is waiting for you.

    https://tararuask.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/TararuaSK
    https://www.inst...

  • THE FLOOD short film watch, 1min., France, Environmental/Comedy

    A political debate, broadcast live on a 24-hour news channel. As the speakers are arguing about social issues, water invades the set and floods the whole room. Nobody seems to notice ...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VLvj5gYyV8
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqDHfO7O_AH/

    Directed by David Te...

  • ARTIST DOCUMENTARY Showcase Festival - Feb. 26/27 event

    See the Full Lineup of Films:

    A SISTER'S PERSPECTIVE, 7min., USA
    Directed by Olivia Dabinett

    Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
    https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/a-sister-s-perspective-review

    SCULPTING THE GIANT, 87min., Indonesia
    Directed by Banu Wirandoko, Rheza Arden Wiguna
    A man promised t...

  • HORROR Shorts Festival - Feb. 25/26 event

    See the Full Lineup of Films:

    MASON, 12min., USA
    Directed by Sharena Sigmon
    As a Black pregnant woman suffers from medical complications and vicious hallucinations, she fears the visions are a warning of her and her unborn child's untimely demise.

    https://facebook.com/masonshortfilm
    https://in...

  • Screenplay Trailer: PUNCTURED, by SHARI GREWAL & KARL WILLIAMS

    PUNCTURED

    A FEATURE FILM by SHARI GREWAL & KARL WILLIAMS

    It's Splash and When Harry Met Sally meets Once Bitten and Annie Hall.....

    Rom/COM:

    TEASER:

    Herschel Hartman, an award winning horror writer, finds his world completely turned upside down when he realizes his "fictional" characters in...

  • Script Movie: THE FOUNDERS PLOT, by Frank Victoria

    A governor and the President of the United States jeopardize their political lives when they defy a Supreme Court ruling because they fear that judicial activism endangers the nation’s political and justice systems.

    CAST: Val Col, Shawn Devlin, Silas Stevens

    Editor & Visual Design by Steve Rizz...

  • SCI-FI SHORTS Festival - Feb. 24/25 event

    See the Full Lineup of Films:

    TO THE MOONS AND BACK, 11min., USA
    Directed by Owen David Solomon
    Two prisoners in a dystopian society, try to escape from their past life and make it to a mysterious place called the Beyond.

    https://www.instagram.com/tothemoonsandbackfilm/

    Watch the Audience Fee...

  • BLOODLANDS feature film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival

    BLOODLANDS, 135min., Switzerland
    Directed by Luke Gasser
    2'300 BC. This old warrior never thought that he had to walk the path of war again. But when his world collapses, everything changes. It becomes a path of seduction, decisions and experience, when he puts his life on the line.

    http://www....

  • Short Story: Writing On A Ball, by Candy Grandpre

    Voice over by Val Cole

  • POETRY Reading: The Jubilant Journey, by Preston Mehr

    Voice Over by Val Cole

    Get to know the poet:

    1) What is the theme of your poem?
    Fantasy, adventure, humanity, optimism, recovery, inspiration, motivational, entertainment, healing, sanity, utopia and kindness

    2) What motivated you to write this poem?
    I first wrote a short fake humorous advert...

  • Short Story: CRIME, by Badradeen Mohammed

  • THRILLER/CRIME FESTIVAL- Feb. 23/24 event

    See the Full Lineup of Films:

    HENRY NEEDS A CAT, 16min., USA
    Directed by Kiernan Richard Doyle
    When a favor for a roommate puts Henry in contact with an unexpected force, he is given a chance to reflect on what he wants most out of life.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26403001/?ref_=nm_knf_t_3

    ...

  • THE SLATE short film, reactions from Toronto Female Festival (interview)

    THE SLATE, 8min., USA
    Directed by Katherine Connor Duff
    A struggling actress attempts to film a self tape.

    https://www.katherineconnorduff.com/

    Get to know the filmmaker:

    What motivated you to make this film?

    This film was based on a domestic argument I found recorded on my self tape camer...

  • TO DIE ALONE feature film, audience reactions LA LGBTQ+ Festival

    TO DIE ALONE, 88min., USA
    Directed by Austin Smagalski
    After suffering a terrible injury while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Irving must find a way to escape the woods alive and confront her inner demons with the help of a stranger.

    https://www.todiealonefilm.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/tod...

  • REHEARSAL short film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival (interview)

    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 ?

    Get to know the filmmaker:

    1. What motivated you to make this film?

    During covid period in China we had been locked down and obliged with hig...

  • THE ENTIRE LIFESPAN OF A MAYFLY short film, audience reactions COMEDY Film Fest

    THE ENTIRE LIFESPAN OF A MAYFLY, 13min,. USA
    Directed by Samip Raval
    When Jimmy gets stood up on a first date, to his surprise, the dating app sets him up with a substitute date who fills in for his no-show and saves his night.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30982663/?ref_=tt_mv_close

  • AWAKE short film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival

    AWAKE, 2min., USA
    Directed by Harrison Vincent
    A mysterious rider embarks upon a clandestine journey while battling with their own existence.

    https://www.harrisonvincent.com/work/awake

  • EARLY ADOPTER short film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fest (interview)

    EARLY ADOPTER, 15min., USA
    Directed by Matt Szymanowski
    After a tech junkie's addictive research into a new technology that probes the deepest realms of consciousness nearly kills her, her partner decides to do something drastic to prove just how fragile their relationship and life really is.

    ...

  • PREJUDICE & PRIDE - SWEDISH FILM QUEER feature film, LGBTQ+ Film Fest reactions

    PREJUDICE & PRIDE - SWEDISH FILM QUEER, 100min., Sweden
    Directed by Eva Elisabeth Beling
    Prejudice & Pride – Swedish Film Queer is a rainbow-colored rollercoaster ride through a stunning collection of films. From Mauritz Stiller's filming of the world's first gay romance in 1916 to Sweden's excit...