New Releases
New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.
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BALL AND THE CITY feature film review
BALL AND THE CITY, 60min., Canada
Directed by Filbert Wong
There is no other country in the world that has lived the saying ball is life more than the Philippines. Since the game of Basketball was first exposed to Filipinos, it has been adopted as a way of life. From the slums to the most elite c... -
THE NEVER ENDING NOW short film review
THE NEVER ENDING NOW, 3min,. Francee
Directed by Damien Krisl
With an extremely sharp imagery, this short directed by Damien Krisl treats elusively the adverse effects of media manipulation. The viewers face an empty room which immediately builds up like a metaverse environment or a sims game hou... -
EVERYTHING DIES OUT HERE short film review
EVERYTHING DIES OUT HERE, 10min., USA
Directed by CIAN + SEAN MALLERS
In a barren, oil-soaked wasteland after global catastrophe, a man clings to the last flower on Earth. As danger mounts from unforeseen forces, his connection to the flower proves a window to the past. -
WHO WE ARE.... short film review
WHO WE ARE...., 9min., USA
Directed by Noah Berlow
Who We Are..." is a heart-wrenching short documentary that addresses the social issues of how many young women fall victim to the influences of drugs, domestic violence, poverty, and self-harm, but Pathway to Independence, a non profit organizati... -
BONSAI short film review (interview)
Directed by Leslie Yusuke Watanabe
Many years ago, while my father was working on his Bonsai plants in the garden, my mother said to me "He made my life a Bonsai" The result, decades later was this extremely personal work intertwining the technically brutal creation of the beautiful bonsai tree w... -
WUNDERHEILER short film review
WUNDERHEILER, 8min., Germany
Directed by Niclas Hasemann
By means of a clothing collection and a film, 'wunderheiler' explores the concepts of rationality, spirituality and the spaces that lie in between. -
HOW DO YOU FALL OUT OF LOVE WITH COUNTRY MUSIC? short film review (interview)
HOW DO YOU FALL OUT OF LOVE WITH COUNTRY MUSIC?, 13min., USA
Directed by Shyamala Moorty
She just wants to sing country and western on stage, but it's not easy for a South Asian-American in the deep south where every audience is a hostile one. “How Do You Fall Out of Love with County Music” is a ... -
THE WEDDING EVE short film review
THE WEDDING EVE, 5min. China
Directed by Xinyao Wu
On the eve of the wedding, the girl decided to get away. -
DISGUISE IN NATURE short film review
DISGUISE IN NATURE, 2min., USA
Directed by Maya Marzuki Peters
This is an experimental fashion campaign for Sia Fang's newest art work collection consisting of wearable fashion sculptures with a focus on the styling, atmosphere and storytelling.
https://sia-fang.com/
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BETTER THAN A HARLEY DAVIDSON short film review (interview)
BETTER THAN A HARLEY DAVIDSON, 23min,. South Korea
Directed by Seung Yeon You
Young Joo's heart beats whenever she sees a motorcycle. However, it is not easy to ride a motorcycle in the atmosphere of the family that ignores Young Joo just because she is a daughter. One day, Yong Seok, Young Joo’s... -
DULCE short film review (interview)
DULCE, 4min., USA
Directed by Aleyda Ortiz
Dulce is a short 3D animated film that explores the loving relationship between mother and daughter while balancing the heavy concept of death.Get to know producer Lok Cheang:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
The motivation behind creating t...
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GUMMIES short film Latino Festival review
GUMMIES, 5min., USA
Directed by Renetta G. Amador
A tomboy transforms the gender trappings of her room to show her cruel mother how sugar and spice don’t equal nice.
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MIDDLE CITY short film review
MIDDLE CITY, 12min., USA
Directed by Airon Armstrong
In a city ruled by Orcs, Elves, and Men, the last of a band of sisters risk all for the life of one of their own. -
THE PENCIL short film review (interview)
THE PENCIL, 10min., USA
Directed by Thomas Calvin Schultz
Sara, a struggling artist who discovers a unique pencil that can solve all her problems. But her dreams turn into a nightmare when a malevolent demonic creature from Kazakh legends gets unleashed.
https://thepencilshortfilm.com/
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THE VENMO VANISHER short film review
THE VENMO VANISHER, 10min., USA
Directed by Greg Wolf
The Venmo Vanisher is an investigative crime mockumentary set in Los Angeles and centers around Greg who goes on a desperate search for Loine, after he goes missing but still hasn’t paid Greg back from brunch.
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THE ECLIPSE short film review (interview)
THE ECLIPSE, 12min., USA
Directed by Dmitriy Usov
Roy, a widower, seeks the help of a psychic, Donna, to uncover the reason behind his wife Esther's suicide. Donna suggests that he enter the spirit world and ask Esther herself. To do this, Roy must perform an ancient ritual at his old home, but w... -
LIKE GOING TO A HARDWARD STORE FOR BREAD short film review
LIKE GOING TO A HARDWARD STORE FOR BREAD, 10min., USA
Directed by Roque Nonini
New York City-based filmmaker Roque Nonini and downtown theater artist Kim Katzberg collaborate in Like Going to a Hardware Store for Bread, a darkly comic DIY film, developed, shot and set in Brooklyn, New York. In sp... -
HANNAH short film review (interview)
HANNAH, 13min., USA
Directed by Mingyang Li
This short film tells the story of a couple who dislike doing household chores. They purchase a robot to assist them with these tasks, but due to the robot's self-learning capabilities, it eventually develops the desire to replace the female protagonist... -
HOUSE OF MYSTIC MAGIC short film review (interview)
HOUSE OF MYSTIC MAGIC, 4min., UK
Directed by Alexander Miguel
In the House of Mystic Magic you will find all sorts. Creatures from Heaven to Hell and anything in between. Depicting a variety of scenarios all playing with the concept of the deadly sins, we showcase Mystic Magic’s fascination with ... -
TAKING FLIGHT short film review (interview)
TAKING FLIGHT, 11min., USA
Directed by Will Chehab
In an area where traditional education fails students, one Mayan woman starts her own school in order to rebuild her community from the ground up. Through er integral education, which includes meals for students and workshops for their parents, I... -
A'AI short film review (interview)
A'AI, 5min., USA
Directed by Kalie Granier
A discussion with a pelican on the shore who is announcing the funeral dance of its kelp forest to a Ohlone Costanoan Esselen Nation woman.
https://kaliegranier.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kalie_granier/?hl=frGet to know the filmmaker:
1. What m...
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TOXIC SHOCK short film review (interview)
TOXIC SHOCK, 9min., Canada
Directed by Jamie Norrie
Tatiana wakes up confused about where she is, what happened the night before, and why there's a gorgeous man sleeping next to her. She discreetly makes her way to the washroom to avoid disturbing her mystery partner, until she discovers an unwan... -
13 STROKES.... short film review (interview)
13 STROKES...., 7min., Greece
Directed by Ioulia Lymperopoulou
To write and create the short art experimental film “13 Strokes…” [Dark Traces (Collective), Publishing House Iliaxtida, Athens, September 2022] i was inspired by my short story “Thirteen Strokes”, concentrating on the heart of the na... -
VOICEMAIL short film review
VOICEMAIL, 12min,. UK
Directed by Lewis Evans
Through ignored and then forgotten voicemails, an up-and-coming filmmaker learns the personal cost of success.