New Releases

New Releases

New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.

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New Releases
  • HORROR Stage Play Reading: Poor Players, by Ronald Kaehler (interview)

    Five actors are summoned to an empty theater at a late hour to audition for an eccentric director's production of "Macbeth." As the night goes on, they realize this is no ordinary audition -- and there's more at stake than just getting a part.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Hannah Ehman
    Sean's Voice/Tod...

  • FINGER short film, 6min., Canada, Horror/Thriller

    After killing his bride on the night of their wedding, a deranged man must come to terms with his guilt.

    https://www.instagram.com/brandon.wickson

    Directed by Brandon Wickson

  • FULL MOON, 5min., USA, Animation/Fantasy/Family

    Full Moon tells a story about a little girl and her big sister celebrating Halloween. The little girl wonders about the man who she believes lives on the moon, who she also believes might need her help. Her big sister helps the little girl carry out her well-intentioned deed.

    Logline: Love and i...

  • LOST AT SEA music video, 6min., Germany

    A fairy tale gone wrong: A woman between two men

    http://alexsebastian.de/
    https://facebook.com/alexsebastianmuc
    https://instagram.com/alexsebastianmuc

    Directed by Alex Sebastian

    Cast: Lisa Surmann, Manuel Köhler, Joseph Hehenwarter

    Director Statement
    Lost At Sea is another ambitious project w...

  • CAÑA short film, 14min., Dance/Experimental

    This film is an investigation of movement within a natural landscape, of rich textures and textiles in motion, and of the mystery of ritual. It provides a window into a private world of a group of women, dancing together unselfconsciously among natural landscapes and dressed in lusciously colored...

  • SCI-FI/FANTASY Shorts Festival. (In person showcase encore)

    See the full lineup of films:

    SAINT-SACRIFICE, 14min., Canada
    Directed by Jean-Claude Leblanc
    He had promised her love and faithfulness until death do them part, but Antoine, the widower, will be willing to lose his soul to be reunited with his wife on the other side.

    https://www.facebook.com/...

  • Film Trailer: DRAWN TOGETHER TORN APART. Directed by Kaden Cooper

    DRAWN TOGETHER TORN APART, 2min., USA
    Directed by Kaden Cooper
    In this whimsical tale, a young artist's fantasy becomes reality when he awakens to find the girl from his sketch has come to life. As he marvels at this miraculous creation, a sudden gust of wind snatches away the drawing, causing hi...

  • Film Trailer: ECTROPY. Directed by Jordan Schulz

    Ectropy, 20min., USA
    Directed by Jordan Schulz
    "ECTROPY" follows the Artist, a member of the Timeless Presence species who struggles to see his potential. Aided by the young Gaia, the Artist faces existential challenges and immense pressures as they paint the fabric of nature.

    https://instagram...

  • SCRIPT MOVIE: White Chocolate, by Cecil Harris

    The killing of a teenage basketball prodigy in New York presents a life-threatening challenge for a beautiful Latina detective and her partner.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Hannah Ehman
    Erika: Val Cole
    Sam: Geoff Mays
    Serrano: Shawn Devlin
    Milagros: Julie Sheppard

  • SCREENPLAY MOVIE: Geva's Way, by Rebecca Robinson

    Overbearing father! Complacent mother! Frustrated dreams! Watch how Geva, against all odds, makes her dreams come true.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Hannah Ehman
    Geoffrey: Geoff Mays
    Geva: Val Cole
    Hugh: Shawn Devlin
    Gruffudd: Steve Rizzo

  • UNDER 5 Minute Festival: Feb. 27/28 event

    See the full lineup of films:

    FOUR MOM, 2min., Israel
    Directed by Itay Semo
    "FOUR MOM" is a short animated film displaying an ordinary morning in the life of a single working mom of 4.

    https://www.instagram.com/semo16itay

    Watch the audience feedback video:
    https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/aud...

  • CHEAT MEAL, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival

    Cheat Meal, 16min., USA
    Directed by Drew Bierut
    Suspicious that his girlfriend is cheating on him with her new personal trainer, Owen decides to take matters into his own hands. What he discovers is far more difficult to digest.

    https://www.instagram.com/drewbierut/

  • ORANGE BLUES 24, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival

    ORANGE BLUES 24, 5min., USA
    Directed by Alyssa Dann
    One man seeks refuge from the world's crazy in the arms of his muse -- the love of his life! Alyssa Dann has taken this tongue-in-cheek Blues piece and brought it to life in a charming manner.

    https://oledudesongs.com/

  • REVOLTE, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival (interview)

    REVOLTE, 3min., Germany
    Directed by Julia Klawonn, Alexander Resch
    In 1932, the author Klara and the journalist Friedrich meet in the artists' bar „Luise" in Berlin. Klara is involved in the women's movement and wants Friedrich to help her print leaflets with the text: "Against the degradation of...

  • SPACE TRASH, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival (interview)

    Space Trash, 9min,. USA
    Directed by James Jarosz
    Short film and first installment of web series. A galactic garbage collector picks up a seemingly innocuous piece of space junk but it turns out to be more than he bargained for. This sci-fi action comedy will have you laughing, entertained and wan...

  • MORE THAN, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival

    More Than, 19min,. USA
    Directed by Stephanie Strauss
    After a year of aggressive treatment for metastatic breast cancer, Nina is processing her past trauma and her unexpected future. When a team of artists offer her a unique opportunity to explore healing through the performing arts, Nina is gifte...

  • ROCK ISLAND PRISON 1864, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival

    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/

  • MY BLOCK MY HERO, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival (interview)

    My Block My Hero, 25min., USA
    Directed by Gina D'Onofrio
    Jahmal Cole is the founder of My Block My Hood My City, a Chicago-based non-profit with a mission to inspire youth and empower local communities. He has been shot twice in his day-to-day life, an unfortunate reality that the teenagers and c...

  • FOR ALL I KNOW, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival

    For All I Know, 10min., USA
    Directed by Sam Sabawi
    An unexpected visit from her estranged daughter throws a pharmacist with OCD into a maelstrom of her darkest fears. As a buried history of postpartum intrusive thoughts resurfaces, she faces a harrowing choice: confront them or risk losing the ch...

  • THE LITTERBUG, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival

    The Litterbug, 9min., USA
    Directed by Jesse Womack
    Park Ranger Charlie and her young recruit Ranger Casey track down a serial litterer, the Litterbug.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28315183/
    https://www.instagram.com/jessewoooooomack/

  • Jeff Hilliard - Abandon, 7min., USA, Music Video

    Dwight a 50 year old left over 80's metal rocker who's still holding onto his rockstar dreams while living at home with his mom and working as an Uber driver has a one night stand with Vivian a married lady who struggles with letting go of her wild side.

    http://www.jeffhilliard.tv/
    https://insta...

  • Winning Comedy Feature Film: COMIC IN COVID. Feb. 25/26 event

    COMIC IN COVID, 127min., USA
    Directed by Michael T. O'Brien
    An out of work comic, due to Covid-19, practices his routines in his car because the walls in his apartment are too thin and he doesn't want to disturb the neighbors.

    watch the audience feedback video:
    https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/...

  • THE LAST HOUSEBOAT, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival (interview)

    The Last Houseboat, 31min., USA
    Directed by Colin D'Amelio
    The Last Houseboat is a heartfelt short documentary that delves into the history of a unique wooden vessel, lovingly crafted by a family patriarch in 1970. Anchored on the Rhode Island coast for over 50 years, the houseboat became more th...

  • BEEHOLD, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival (interview)

    Beehold, 18min., USA
    Directed by Ben Berry
    From his work with local nuns looking for answers about their barren apple trees to his consulting with golf courses in natural habitat management to classrooms, and his own design workshop – he is a true beeliever in the good story – the gospel of abun...