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Best of WILDsound Shorts Festival. March 1/2 event
See the full lineup of films:
Sowing the Seeds of Love, 18min., USA
Directed by Riley Young
Sowing the Seeds of Love explores the obscure and peculiar sex lives of animals through the eyes of Hulk Hogan (1980’s WWE wrestler icon), Joyce DeWitt (Janet Wood from the popular 1970’s sitcom Three’s ... -
Short Film Trailer: ROCK ISLAND PRISON 1864. Directed by Joy Shannon
Rock Island Prison 1864, 7min,. USA
Directed by Joy Shannon
Guarding Confederate POWS in a Civil War prison, a runaway slave now Union soldier, desperately fights for power, or faces returning to slavery.
https://www.rockislandprison.com/https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-rock-...
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Poetry Reading: Hinds County 215, by Elizabeth Curley
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
In pauper’s field, no flowers lie,
on our graves of chosen number.
How different is grief from public outcry?
There is no comforting answer.Is God or the state our true gatekeeper?
Both took away our chance to say goodbye.
But which one silently buried us here,
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Poetry Reading: Anastasia, by Murphy Carpenter
Performed by Val Cole
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FAMILY Short Story: Rif The Snow Dog, by Michelle Murray
Performed by Val Cole
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Poetry Reading: The Unelected, by David Lohrey (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the poet:
1) What is the theme of your poem?
political oppression in the form of suffocation
2) What motivated you to write this poem?
to draw an analogy between political harassment and the harassment of a mosquito
3) How long have you been writing poetry...
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DYSTOPIAN Short Story: A Garland of Things, Amy Stevenson
Performed by Val Cole
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Poetry Reading: Mother’s Warning, by Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
She told us, she warned us,
repeatedly through story,
through song and finally,
she showed us.Even with the showing,
we did not listen.
Even when chaos reigned down
on us from above.When fiery rockets of molten lava
spewed from below.
When oceans rose and dese... -
Poetry Reading: Stardust, by Karl Stand
https://youtu.be/m3VNkbFm6gc
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
I write my love to you
From the stardust
And the grains of sand along the beach
From the dew of the mountain air
An atom from within my soul
I write I love you
Using the drops of rain
I make a canvas of love
Written in the stars
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Poetry Reading: Can we talk, by Sara Pothmann Cullen
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
Talking endlessly and without reason,
I should have something to say,
something to tell you that would help you on your way,
I pause,
ready to speak,
yet nothing,
not even something little,
not even something great,
just silence,
silence so small,
so cogent,
it ca... -
ACTION Festival Best Scene: THE ULTIMATE QUESTION, by Steven C. Shaffer
When a young boy is found on a battlefield, it sets into motion a series of events that will have potentially catastrophic results unless that young boy - now a young man - can solve the puzzle that his mentor left him before he died.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Cyrten: Elizabeth Rose Mo... -
New York Festival Scene: The Movie Bro versus The Tormenter, by Joshua G. Eton
A young man named Joshua who develops a crush on a new but confused girl named Pam, must learn to become a true warrior in order to save her from the clutches of an evil and monstrous tormentor who she claims was once her insane and looked - upon father.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Mor...
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FEMALE Festival Best Scene: MR. HOLLYWOOD, by Karen Powell-Riggs
Summary: Molly wants to make it in Hollywood but cannot do so as a woman, she dresses up as a man and pretends to get a deal with an agent. This leads to ultimate success but still leaves her with one problem, she is a woman pretending to be a man.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
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FEMALE Festival Best Scene: WHAT'S A ZAYDE?, by Andy Epstein (interview)
Logline: A young woman struggles with maintaining her relationship with her grandfather as she prepares to go to college.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Becky: Val Cole
Lucille: Hannah EhmanGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
It's about an elderly man's loving r...
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FEMALE Festival Best Sceen: ROCK BOTTOM, by Kevin Barney (interview)
Summary: On the run from a job, Steph finds herself in danger and a target. She falls and lands under a Boulder which traps her for 2 days. While trying to survive as long as she can for help to arrive, she reaches an unpleasant realization.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Steph: Hannah Eh... -
ACTION Festival Best Scene: THE SHADOW KILLER, by Thad Alexander (interview)
In the heart of Bangkok, Detective Aran Chen, a defiant inspector haunted by his past, pursues the elusive "Shadow Killer," a ruthless serial murderer. Armed with his sharp instincts and lethal martial arts skills, Aran battles through the city's underworld, uncovering a chilling link between the...
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FANTASY Festival Best Scene: Alaric The Rising Knight, by Sammy Vogel-Seidenberg
In a realm where the balance of power is governed by the elements—Earth, Fire, Water, and Desert—the theft of the Elementarium by the ruthless Kael threatens to plunge the world into chaos. The Council of Elders, desperate to restore order, turns to Alaric, a young but gifted Earth Knight, to uni...
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HORROR Festival Reading: Something in the Water, by Mike Kelso (interview)
Poisoned drinking water turns the town into vampire zombies.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Barfly 1: Geoff Mays
Hunter: Shawn Devlin
Barfly 2: Steve RizzGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
It's about a small town that is suddenly struck by a strange disease and t... -
FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene Reading: NEANDERLAND, by Muli Glasberg
In a venture into an uncharted human civilization on Earth that evolved without sunlight, a checkered doctor must bridge - with a resilient local leader - science and ancient tradition to find a cure to a deadly disease, navigating together hostile landscapes, corporate grid, personal demons.
CA...
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FANTASY/SCI-FI Best Scene:RACE WARS: A EUGENICS EXPERIMENT, by Eric Faulkner
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Caucasoid: Geoff Mays
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FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: THE UNRAVELLING, by Susan Kelejian
"The Unravelling" follows Beth Carter, a young American woman who inherits a lighthouse on the remote Irish island of Inishenbarr. As she settles into island life, Beth begins experiencing visions of the past, specifically of her ancestors Brigid and Llewellyn, star-crossed lovers whose story end...
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SHORT Screenplay Reading: Bold, by Andry Platrites
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Harlen: Hannah Ehman
Audrey: Val Cole
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HORROR SHORT Screenplay Reading: Deep Red, by David Rogers
Little Red Riding Hood needs to defend herself against the big bad werewolf - but she has a surprise or two up her sleeve!
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Little Red: Hannah Ehman
Lumberjack #1: Geoff Mays
Lumberjack #2: Shawn Devlin
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FANASY/SCI-FI Fest Best Scene: THE RED ZONE, by Terry Luke Podner (interview)
Summary: An American footballer has the greatest super human strength and is undefeated on the field. What make him stand out even more is that he had a terrible car accident which could have killed him but surprisingly he survived and is now a force putting his underdog team back on the map. How...