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+ Festival 1st Scene: A HOLIDAY CAROL, by John Woodard (interview)
Modern day adaptation of Dickens “A Christmas Carol.” Evan Scrooge lives his life as a rich, greedy, bitter, closeted gay man, who despises the holidays. Until one Christmas Eve night, when his dead, ex-lover and business partner, Jake Marley, along with the three spirits of Christmas Present, Pa...
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BEST SCENE Reading: AHOY FOR JOY, by Keith Reilly
Amidst unrest in 1970s Belfast, troubled teenager Michael meets Dutch tourist Anna, and a whirlwind romance begins. Anna is enchanted with the Ireland Michael showcases in his letters, but he is shielding her from the truth. As Michael’s recovery from the trauma of his childhood progresses, event...
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COMEDY Festival Best Scene: The Favorite Haunt, by Edward Hicklin
With a bond formed from their shared love of scary movies, a group of young boys discover an abandoned mansion whose secrets surpass those of any film.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
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Short Script: COLUMBIA, by Pamela PerryGoulardt
GENRE: DRAMA
For the safety of her family, an exotic dancer agrees to steal an image of her Great-Great-Great Grandfather, a notorious officer in the Russian Revolution, before it goes on public display.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Columbia: Hannah Ehman
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SHORT Screenplay: TAKE THE PLUNGE, by Gabrielle WIlliams (interview)
Genre: Family
Synopsis: A son is scared to jump off of the diving board, so the dad helps him build up the courage.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Son: Geoff Mays
Dad : Sean BallantyneGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
My screenplay is about a fat...
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DIVERSITY Fest Scene: Heroes, Just For One Day, by Salvatore Riggio (inter.)
While on vacation with his family in Disney World, Johnny, a FDNY Firefighter (along with the rest of America) receives word of the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. He is not there with his fellow man and the guilt eats at him for years in the aftermath. Through a...
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Short Script: BEING JIMMY, by Mary Jeddore Blakney
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Melissa: Hannah Ehman
Olly: Geoff Mays
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LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene Reading: NOT TONIGHT, by Lisa Triano (interview)
A story of abuse and love.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Diane: Hannah Ehman
Tanner: Geoff Mays
Doris: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Frank: Sean BallantyneGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
My screenplay is about a young woman managing a life of abuse.
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LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene: THE WHITE FENCE, by Claudia Dato (interview)
It’s 1953 and Helen Parker’s husband has been MIA in Korea for 18 months. When a local bully graffiti’s her white fence, handy woman Lou Taylor shows up to paint the fence and steal her heart. In the end Helen must decide on which side of the fence to live.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyn...
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THE TOOL Mini-Feature DOC - Sept. 20/21 event
THE TOOL, 50min., Spain
Directed by Alvaro Mendoza
The way the different wild species use tools may help us to understand how the animal mind works... And it does not go exactly as we have come to believe!https://matthewtoffolo.com/2023/07/26/filmmaker-alvaro-mendoza-the-tool/
https://www.gen...
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I AM JUDIT Documentary Feature - Sept. 22/23 event
I AM JUDIT, 83min., USA
Directed by Christiane Arbesu
From award-winning documentary filmmaker Christiane Arbesu comes I AM JUDIT; a poignant depiction of Holocaust survivor Judy Sleed and her present day family. A fixture in the East Hampton community, Judy, at the age of 90, is finally lifting... -
ASIAN Filmmakers Shorts Festival - Sept. 19/20 event
See the Full Lineup of Films:
HOME IMMIGRATION, 3min., Norway
Directed by Haruna Inagaki
Home immigration is about the moment daily objects get through the immigration office when they enter a human home. The immigration officer tells each of them who is welcome and who is not. Objects are cons... -
DRAMA Shorts Festival - Sept. 18/19 event
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I Am Yours: The Moment Of No Return, 6min., Ukraine
Directed by Dmytro Koturanov
In a quiet corner of Ukraine, Sofia and Mykyta lived an ordinary life, filled with laughter, love and occasional arguments. They cherished each other and reveled in the simple pleasure... -
DANCE Shorts Festival - Sept. 17/18 event
See the Full Lineup of Films:
MEMORY PALACE, 10min,. USA
Directed by Mikko Timonen
Memory Palace is a story about love and the difficulty of loss. The film follows the journey of two dancers and their tumultuous relationship over the course of a lifetime.MERCY, 7min., Germany
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ELLIPSIS short film review
ELLIPSIS, 19min,. Ireland
Directed by Greg Purcell
Ellipsis is an Irish speculative science-fiction film based in post-event Dublin dystopia. A place where blind, hyper-violent fanatics known as 'Dak Boys' roam the streets preying on the vulnerable. Where the mega-corporation Retro Humanics creat... -
SPIRIT TRAVELER; Looking into the Past for a Better Future film (interview)
Directed by Sonja Grace
Mystic Sonja Grace looks at the breaking point of two ancient cultures on opposite sides of the world and how their history can help us today. Her ability to Spirit Travel back in time gives a new perspective on the Hopi Indians from Northern Arizona and the Celtic people...
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HOMELANDSICKNESS feature film review
HOMELANDSICKNESS, 85min,. Germany
Directed by Gülsel Özkan
One usually exchanges goods not people. The "population exchange" between Greece and Turkey 100 years ago affected more than 2 Mill. people. Until today only few know about this time. In the massacres and expulsions lie buried not only en... -
HOW TO SPOT A HETEORSEXUAL short film review
HOW TO SPOT A HETEORSEXUAL, 8min., USA
Directed by Adamson Novak
George Hughes (Kyle Dal Santo) informs the American public of the looming terrors of heterosexuality infiltrating our society. Through a series of examples, Hughes illustrates the best practices in How to Spot a Heterosexual. This s... -
CLOWN NOW CRY LATER short film review
Clown Now Cry Later: A Foos Gone Wild Docuseries Directed By Estevan Oriol
, 17min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Estevan Oriol
Introducing "Clown Now Cry Later," a captivating docuseries directed by the renowned Estevan Oriol and proudly presented by Foos Gone Wild. Delve into the intriguing wor... -
DANDELION short film review
DANDELION, 12min,. UK
Directed by Gillian Simpson
Today is the day Alice has decided to die. She lives alone inside a wind turbine, everyday these giant structures loom over her, constantly turning, breathing life into her world, a world where no life exists for her.
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YOUNG BOY short film review (interview)
YOUNG BOY, 8min., USA
Directed by Rachel Jacob
A young boy dealing with a hard family situation is offered an opportunity to find hope again in the form of a wish.
https://www.instagram.com/youngboyproductionsllc/Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
It was a...
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THE WALK short film review
THE WALK, 12min., Germany
Directed by Johnny Stern
The Walk is the story of a Jewish man stuck living in Germany to be with his only daughter. Everyday he is faced with reminders of the Holocaust as he walks his dog through the city which was known for antisemitism and was a beehive of Nazi activ...