New Releases
New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.
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FEMALE Director's Film Festival - July 29.30 event
See the Full Lineup of Films:
NOT MY MOON, 10min., China, Drama
Directed by Yuping Zeng
Ran Zhou, daughter of a single parent family, wants to study fine art abroad, but the reality breaks the fantasy she formed since childhood.NOT TODAY, 10min., USA, Drama
Directed by Mingjun Zheng
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DOC Shorts Festival - July 28/29 event
See the Full Lineup of Films:
FROZEN HARVEST, 3min., USA
Directed by Mark Fleming
For centuries, the people of Maine have upheld the tradition of ice harvesting. Our team had the opportunity to join volunteers at the Thompson Ice House and witness firsthand this once-thriving industry's remarka... -
POETRY Reading: Edgar The Easter Rabbit, by Cindy Dold
Performed by Val Cole
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SHORT Short Reading: Emelin, by Oleg Bazylewicz
Performed by Val Cole
Genres: Mystery (the feature script is crime-mystery-thriller)
Short story logline:
This short mystic female-led story is about a young stewardess who talks to a friendly lady by the aft galley during the flight. Later, it reveals that the lady is a ghost as her body is i...
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SHORT Story Reading: Sea Creatures, by Virginia Youngren
SEA CREATURES
a horror storyPerformed by Val Cole
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SHORT STORY Reading: A Song for Andre, by David J. Rank (interview)
Genre: Science Fiction
Log Line: A childcare android has a secret to deal with its human masters.
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
A day in the lifespan of a childcare android.2. What genres would you say this story is in?
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SHORT STORY Reading: Bitter But Better, by Badradeen Mohammed
Genre: Politics
Performed by Val Cole
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POETRY Reading: City Portrait, by Massimo Avantaggiato
Performed by Val Cole
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POETRY Reading: The Darkness, by Nikki Rawnsley
Performed by Val Cole
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POETRY Reading: The Song Line, by Mark McQuown
Performed by Val Cole
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ENVIRONMENTAL Feature Festival - LOOSING GROUND - July 27/28 event
LOOSING GROUND, 45min., Italy, Documentary
Directed by Angelo Loy, Martino Mazzonis
"Loosing Ground" recounts the lives of climate refugees in Bangladesh, who every day leave the countryside of the North submerged by increasingly frequent and abundant floods, who abandon the villages of the South... -
TV Festival 1st Scene: In All But Blood, A. S. Templeton (interview)
On a colonized planet threatened by a solar storm, an Eagle Scout exploring the alien wilderness has a fateful encounter with someone thought long dead.
Narrator: Julie Shppard
Clark: Shawn Devlin
Jacob: Steve Rizzo
Tanner: Sean BallantyneGet to know the screenwriter:
1. What is your scre...
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HORROR 1st Scene: AT DEATH'S DOOR, by Matthew Catanzano (interview)
When his father dies, a small-time thief returns home and learns the family business—running a funeral home—includes guarding a Gateway to Hell. He’s not a great thief or a great son, but he’ll have to step up or there’ll be Hell to pay…literally, like, the apocalypse.
Narrator: Val Cole
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COMEDY Festival 1st Scene: THIS GUY'S NUTS,, by Max Lehman
In a small New England college town, a PhD biology candidate, Chester, is studying genetic code to domesticate wildlife by starting with the creature he fears most, the squirrel. Though he is a man of science, Chester can't be convinced otherwise that squirrels are after a particular pair of nuts...
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COMEDY Festival 1st Scene: JUST THE SIX OF US, by Jimmy Sanders (interview)
Four sisters, suddenly reunited, try to make a better future for themselves by reconnecting to their past.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Connie: Julie Sheppard
Stage Director: Shawn Devlinhttp://www.thelostepisodes.com/
https://instagram.com/the_lost_episodesGet to know the writer:
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1st Scene Script Read: THE INFINIPLEX, by Brian Murphy
An obsessed grad student trying to bring his brother back from the dead, finds his task complicated by two evil movie ushers from his nightmares and the one and only girl of his dreams.
Narrator: Val Cole
Dexter/Asinine Professor: Shawn Devlin
Frisbane/Terry: Steve Rizzo
Will: Andy Camp
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LGBTQ+ Festival: Good Pussy: The Anatomy of a Crazy Cat Lady, by Bree Wyrd
When a suicidal comedian is involuntarily hospitalized by her family, her ride-or-die drag queen BFF, and her unorthodox psychiatrist devise a plan to break her out, recover her eight cats, and help her to discover her reasons to live.
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LGBTQ+ Festival Best Scene: The Xenakis Family, by Spiro Skentzos
A mid-career stop-motion animator struggles balance his work with his family's demands to run their restaurant.
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Greg: Shawn Devlin
Theo: Steve Rizzo
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LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene: HERMANA, by Jordan Iver Broberg
Eden, a closeted Mormon, is called to serve a mission in South America, but when her best friend kisses her the night before she leaves, everything she has ever known to be true is now in question.
Narrator: Val Cole
God: Shawn Devlin
Eden: Julie Sheppard
Eric: Steve Rizzohttps://instagram...
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Short Film Trailer: THE PAGETURNER. Directed by Siubhan Ni Ghriofa
THE PAGETURNER, 10min., Ireland
Directed by Siubhan Ni Ghriofa
A page turner for some of the worlds leading classical soloists Tom has a secret that may end his beloved career.
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Short Film Trailer: DON'T WAIT UP FOR ME. Directed by Alain Alfaro
DON'T WAIT UP FOR ME, 18min., USA
Directed by Alain Alfaro
A lonely and troubled writer jeopardizes his own life when he hires a hitman on himself. -
Short Film Trailer: THE DAM, Directed by Andrew Sully
THE DAM, 7min., Australia
Directed by Andrew Sully
Flo likes Jesse, the boy at the neighbouring farm. Jesse is intrigued by Flo but is unprepared for the places where she wants to lead him. Down at the dam first love turns into a last rite. -
Short Film Trailer: THE SCULPTOR"S WIFE. Directed by Traci L Slatton
THE SCULPTOR'S WIFE: A LOVE STORY IN DOCUMENTATION, 25min., USA
Directed by Traci L Slatton
On September 13th, 2024, in the heart of Washington, DC—Pershing Square—a colossal tribute in classic sculpture will be revealed. The National World War I Memorial honors the courageous souls who sacrifice... -
Short Film Trailer: THE WEEDS. Directed by Gaofeng Tian
THE WEEDS, 12min., USA
Directed by Gaofeng Tian
The name of this film is Wild Grass, just like the fate of Chinese Americans.In 2004, the Philadelphia government promulgated the curfew law, mainly restricting the restaurants opened in residential areas to stop operating before 11 pm. In the follo...