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DOCUMENTARY Shorts Festival - April 1/2 event
See the Full Lineup of Films:
OUR CROWN & GLORY, 29min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Ashley Brajaé
A group of friends explores their hair journey and what it means to embrace black hair joy!Listen to podcast interview with filmmaker: https://www.wildsoundpodcast.com/the-film-podcast-by-wilds...
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ACTION Festival 1st Scene: FRANKENSTEIN IN THE LAND OF OZ, by Mike Mann
20 years later, Scarecrow calls Dorothy back to Oz to save it from tyranny!
In order to return she must enlist the help of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, his Bride, and his Creation.
The first Science Fiction story meets America’s first Fairytale in an action-adventure fantasy for the books.CAST LIST...
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CRIME/MYSTERY Festival 1st Scene: QUASH, by John McCarney
Inspired by true events... A homeless Vietnam Vet loses custody of his children and to get them back is forced to take a job with a diverse group of community workers in the middle of a gang war.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
John: Allan Michael Brunet
Mo: Kyana Teresa -
WILDsound 1st Scene: The Hollywood'll Eat, by Jeffrey Riley Kazanjian
A dark coming of age satire about a young boy trying to break into Hollywood.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Old Man/Gepetto: Allan Michael Brunet
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TV Festival 1st Scene: SHADOWS, by Michael Angel Johnson (interview)
SHADOWS begins with Reverend Josie Strickland (late 40s, African-American) entering her office at St. Thomas Church and finding her mother, Violet Audrey, (60), standing over a dead body and holding the bloody murder weapon. Through a series of flashbacks, it’s revealed that Diana (21) , the gran...
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SCI-FI Festival 1st Scene: THE MOONSTRUCK, by Tanya Wheelock, Will Phillips
A military power couple suddenly finds themselves at the center of a lunar phenomenon turning ordinary people into zombies and must work together to save the world, their daughter, and their marriage.
http://www.chimericallotusco.com/
https://instagram.com/TanyaWheelockCAST LIST:
Narrator: ...
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1st Scene Script: THE EVIL THAT MEN DO, by Jeffrey van Davis (writer interview)
When a police detective, hunting a serial killer, gets too close, the killer murders his wife and two children, sending him into a downward spiral of alcohol, suicide, and a near-death experience where God tells him to become a priest. Years later the serial killer reappears - in his confessional...
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THRILLER Festival TV 1st Scene Reading: ZOOM HIT, by Laura Puccia Valtorta
When idealistic attorney Silvia Moretti watches her obnoxious doctor/lover get assassinated during a Zoom meeting, she travels to California with her housemate, Wyshonda, to find the killer.
https://www.twitter.com/laurapuccia
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Cedric: Shawn Devlin
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COMEDY Festival 1st Scene Reading: WHEN I SAY BLUE, by Kelly Perine
Set in a small Central Pennsylvania town, “When I Say Blue” is a short script that follows 2 aging former High-School football team-mates that haven’t seen each other in years. Will, Caucasian, was the quarterback of the team, while ‘A-Train’, African-American, was the running back and heart of t...
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ANIMATION Festival 1st Scene: GOING COMMANDO, by Adam Hopwood
After the loss of his wife, 1980's military hero Commando Dan moves to the suburbs to live with his daughter and her family.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Commando Dan: Shawn Devlin
Maskface/All: Allan Michael Brunet
Gunshow/All: Steve Rizzo
Bombshell/All: Kyana Teresa -
COMEDY Festival Best Scene: SERIOUS LAUGHS, by Aaron James Sutch (writer int.)
A struggling stand up comedian must literally and figuratively kill when a zealous heckler takes a comedy club hostage; threatening the lives of fans, comedians, and comedy itself.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Sylvester: Sean Ballatyne
Pascal/Gun Rang Boss:
Sanders: Geoff Mays
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HORROR Festival 1st Scene: THE FOURTH, by Gabriel Gervais (interview)
While undergoing fertility treatments, a budding psychotherapist becomes embroiled in a conspiracy involving kidnapped women, cryptic symbols, and shocking revelations about her troubled past.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehma
Boy: Shawn Devlin
Angie: Kyana TeresaGet to know the screenwr...
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SCI-FI Festival 1st Scene: UNDER VANISHING SKIES, by Gregory Fields
After a solar flare nearly destroys Earth, a man who's lost the will to live must battle rapacious scavengers to give a young boy a chance to survive.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Rick: Shawn Devlin
Monica/Sri: Kyana Teresa
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DIVERSITY Fest Best Scene: D.D.S- Drama of Dental Surgeon's, by Steph Gallagher
An intelligent young woman regrets her hookup with an ex. Her co-workers suggest she get back in the dating game, but her studies stand in the way. Work place drama distracts her and a budding relationship with a new man threatens a situation where personal and private life overlaps and is sure ...
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DIVERSITY Festival 1st Scene: NO RULES, Ashley Gianni (interview)
In 1992 New Jersey, at the boom of drag culture and amidst the raging AIDS epidemic, drag queen Visa Declined and best friend Angela Caruso find themselves at a standstill in their creative endeavors while desperately trying to build a community to call their own. Their dream of one day owning th...
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LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene: KILL YOUR DARLINGS, by Neil McNeil (interview)
When a group of queer friends in East LA try to turn their struggling weekly party into the hottest spot in town, they seek out unconventional methods to bring success.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Kori: Val Cole
Tony: Allan Michael Brunet
Beth: Kyana TeresaGet to know the screenwrite...
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Winning THRILLER Fest SHORT Script: INKWELL, by Dante Mathias (writer interview)
An unskilled artist discovers a pen that will draw whatever he wants at the cost of his talented friend.
https://www.instagram.com/inkwell_film/
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Rose: Kyana Teresa
Foster: Allan Michael BrunetGet to know the screenwriter:
1. What is your screenplay about...
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LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene: BLOOD ON THE SADDLE, by Olivia Marguerite Fouser
Robin Hood of the Wild West Ray Robinson makes trouble for herself wherever she goes, defending women and conning men. Now four of these men want revenge, and if she’s to survive she’ll have to confront her past, outrun her present, and race to reach the love of her life before it’s too late.
CA...
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WILDsound 1st Scene: CLEANSING ACTS, by Carlos Perez (writer interview)
A young man contemplating suicide calls a prostitute to keep him company before he commits the act.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
William: Allan Michael Brunet
Maxine: Kyana TeresaGet to know the screenwriter:
1. What is your screenplay about?
Cleansing Acts is about a young man who ...
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FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: THE PAINTED MUSE, by Farah Merani
A brilliant art restorer is commissioned by a big fancy British museum to track down and restore a series of rare miniature masterpieces scattered around
www.farahmerani.com
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Curator: Val Cole
Samara: Kyana Teresa
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DRAMA Festival 1st Scene: BILLIE THE KID, by Tom Michael Jennings
The day before she is to be sent to boarding school, a rebellious teenager named Billie steals a million-dollar horse from her father and rides off into the New Mexico desert to find the grave of her namesake, Billy the Kid. Along the way, she learns the truth about her past and how she and her f...
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COMEDY Festival Best Scene: REVOLVING DOORS, by Jim Falletta (interview)
Two down-on-their luck wannabe musicians moonlighting as karaoke "stars" at a bar that caters to senior citizens must overcome a host of obstacles on their road to music stardom, including their overbearing landlord, a divorced parent who moves in unexpectedly, and most importantly, their own pro...
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ANIMATION Festival BEST Scene: ANIMARIA, by Michael Van Patten
Miss Mona takes her students on a great adventure to Animaria so they can learn the value of teamwork, but she learns as much about herself along the way
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Federico (M): Geoff Mays -
LA Festival 1st Scene: BLOCKHEAD, by Garrett Nicholson
When a mid-30’s concrete truck driver injures himself at work, he partners up with some friends to pursue his passion as a magician in order to separate himself from the constraints of his father’s business.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Roy/Lou: Allan Michael Brunet
Jill/Lucky: Kyana Ter...