New Releases
New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.
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THRILLER Festival Best Scene: DESERT SLAYGROUND, by Richard M. Kjeldgaard
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Shawn Devlin
Woman/Alexis/Rachel: Val Cole
Bellhop/Pilot/Nick: Steve Rizzo
Flight Attendant/Hannah: Hannah Ehman
Katie/TV Reporter: Julie Sheppard
Driver/Older Man/Marco: Geoff Mays
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7 YEARS AFTER. TV Screenplay Festival Scene. by Melissa Skirboll (interview)
Seven years after a religious-nationalist sect has taken over most of the country, as the last of the sanctuary cities begin to fall, a poet and her friends fight the forces of oppression.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Mischa: Hannah Ehman
Lili: Julie Sheppard
James: Shawn DevlinGet...
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THE ONE HIT WONDER. WILDsound Festival Best Scene. 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: Steve Rizzo
Lily: Hannah Ehman
Pete: Sean Ballantyne
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POLITICAL Shorts Festival (North American) - Nov. 30th/Dec. 1st event
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15, 20min., USA
Directed by Melody Brooke
When a 15 year old girl discovers she is pregnant in a state where abortion is illegal, hard decisions have to be madehttp://melodybrookefilms.com/
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DIVERSITY DOC Festival - Nov. 30th/Dec. 1st event
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UNCONQUERED, 28min., UK
Directed by John Parr
The true story of two elite soldiers severely injured in the line of duty. “Unconquered” charts their inspiring journey from the depths of despair to break the chains of life changing injuries to rise again.http://www....
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SHORT Script: F the M, by Charles Marks
Charlie Marks takes the train to work.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Charlie: Steve Rizzo
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SHORT Script: Mr Toad's Wild Ride, by Rick Karlin
Romantic Dramedy
This is the first scene from a longer play about a gay couple who's lives diverge and it tests the strength of their love.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Zander: Steve Rizzo
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SHORT Script: Look Out, it's the Lumber Man, by Kabrien J. Gathers (interview)
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Kimber: Val Cole
Klay: Geoff MaysGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
My screenplay is about two siblings facing the aftermath of their friend returning to their campsite but without his body intact. It also quickly shows the relationsh...
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ROMANCE Short Script: I Swiped the Wrong One, by Joe Fishel
A movie within the The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro feature film, I Swiped the Wrong One is the story of four people who discover dating in the physical world is much different than dating online. Their first dates begin and end in ways that they did not anticipate.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Shawn...
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SHORT Script: Love. Santa, by Jim Newton
Genre: Holiday
Synopsis: A Mall Santa is having a bad day, until a young boy shows him love.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Shawn Devlin
Marcus: Steve Rizzo
Store Manager: Geoff Mays
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SHORT Screenplay: Sasquatch Sprintin', by Ken Eason
Title: Sasquatch Sprintin'
Genre: Sci-fi/Comedy
Synopsis: Youth camp coaches use fake bigfoot footprints to scare out-of-shape preteen into sprinting only to find themselves sprinting from real sasquatch.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Les: Steve Rizzo
Ken: Geoff Mays
Steve: Sean Ballant... -
SHORT Script: 8 DAYS 'TIL THE END, by Ray Charles (interview)
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Shawn Devlin
Desmond: Steve Rizzo
James: Geoff Mays
Waitress 1/Danya: Val Cole
Waitress 2/Ada: Hannah Ehman
Bryan: Sean BallantyneGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
Well, to be completely honest, what I had submitted was a brand new project... -
Short Script: ENVY, A CURANDERO STORY, by Christine Longoria
DRAMA
A curandero dreams his grand-daughter's marriage is a subject of not only envy but a curse. He races to find and eliminate the curse before the wedding.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Delfina: Val Cole
Papa Mateo: Geoff Mays -
SHORT Script: I Might Have Something To Tell You, by Robert McCann
COMEDY
A quick scene about how technology has made conversation more complicated when we sometimes can't tell who is talking to us and who is listening.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Man: Geoff Mays
Driver: Sean Ballantyne
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SHORT Script: Free Tomatoes, by JT Tuttle
Narrator: Val Cole
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SHORT Screenplay: THE CHASE, by John Schlag (interview)
ACTION
A boy runs for his life, but gets the upper hand on his pursuer, in a very dark way.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
A man jumped out of a car and chased me when I was a kid. Spoiler alert: I got away. (I'm a fast runner!) I ... -
COMEDY Short Script: Postage Due, by Janna Jones
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Nancy: Val Cole
Stuart: Steve Rizzo
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ROMANCE Shorts Festival - Nov. 29/30 event
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HARRY AND MABEL: A LOVE STORY, 4min,. Ireland
Directed by Adam Kemp
Using a recorded conversation and combining 2D animation with stop motion, this film tells a simple, yet engaging story of Mabel and Harry Caroll recalling their younger days in Dublin.Watch the ...
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SHITSTORM 1st scene feature script reading. COMEDY Festival
Written by Adrian Cunningham
A Berlin-based plumber is forced to play a part in the final, chaotic hours of Hitler's Third Reich when he's summoned to unblock the toilets in the Fuhrer's bunker.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Female Officer: Val Cole
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Losing It TV Pilot screenplay reading. WILDsound Festival
Written by Victoria Wojick, Deborah Wojick
The Day/Wilson family, composed of siblings Breezy and Finn and their father Chris, recently moved to a small town in Maine where Chris will be working at the local police department.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Zander: Steve Rizzo
Luke: Geo... -
MUSIC Festival - Nov. 28/29 event
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WAYNETTE - DISTANCED AND HOLLOW, 3min., Germany
Directed by Zee Marla Osh
The official music video for Waynette - Distanced and Hollow.https://www.instagram.com/zeemarlaosh/
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/waynette-reviewMOM...
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PAINFUL FLAVOURS short film, Experimental Festival film review
PAINFUL FLAVOURS, 22min., UK
Directed by Julian Hand
There was no plan. I found some pages I had written over twenty years ago. I read the words whilst Oli and Joe slipped deep into an improvised, ambient jam - a cognisant, responsive soundscape conjured up to bring the prose to life. It was all ... -
BIG FREEDIA - JUMP film, Music Film Festival video review
BIG FREEDIA - JUMP, 5min., USA
Directed by Wilberto Lucci
A history of uber-successful New Orleans Bounce Music, narrated by New Orleans own LGBTIQA+ artist &Reality Show star "Big Freedia". -
A TACO short film, Under 5 Minute Festival film review (interview)
A TACO, 2min., Mexico
Directed by Antonio Rotunno
A young man walks through the streets of the city when a beggar child asks him for help to eat, will he help him or pass him by?
https://www.instagram.com/antoniorotunnofilmmaker/Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this ...