ISLE OF RUM, 52min., Germany, Documentary
Directed by Sarah Vianney
A glimpse into life on a remote Scottish Island, human inhabitants about 37 and counting...

LISTEN to podcast interview with filmmaker Sarah Vianney:
https://www.wildsoundpodcast.com/the-film-podcast-by-wildsound/2022/10/26/oct...

GLOBAL CITIES FREE OF SLAVERY, 52min., Brazil, Documentary
Directed by Luiz Eduardo Lerina
Global Cities Free of Slavery is a 52-minute documentary on modern slavery and the exploitation of labor in three different cities, located in different continents. Nottingham in the UK, Maputo in Mozambiqu...

Two false lovers -- in a dangerous time...

Produced by the WILDsound Festival.

Executive Producer by Matthew Toffolo

Editor and Visual Design by Steve Rizzo

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
JACKLYN LEWIS: Hannah Ehman
POLICE DETECTIVE: Sean Ballantyne

TEDDY HUGGER, 8min., USA, Fantasy
Directed by Maya Peters
Up way past her bedtime, a young girl overhears an argument between her parents occurring on the floors below. She hides in her bedroom closet until suddenly the door opens revealing her teddy bear who pulls her into a magical forest. Alth...

AITO HINE, 15min., French Polynesia, Experimental
Directed by Krysten RESNICK
On virgin lands devoid of any modern construction, we follow the character of a young girl as she begins a rite of passage within an army of aito hine, or women warriors.

https://www.aitohine.com/
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THE CHESHIRE ZOMBIE, 6min,. USA
Directed by Shawn Anthony Cockerham
Friendships during a zombie apocalypse are difficult to manage.

https://www.instagram.com/shawn_cockerham/

Director Statement
I directed The Cheshire Zombie because of the dynamic potential. The frenetic, eerie, goofy, and shoc...

TIGER MOM, 21min., Canada, Drama
Directed by Munara Muhetaer
A Chinese-Canadian teenager trapped under the suffocating direction of his severe and demanding mother rebels for the first time.

https://twitter.com/munaramuhetaer
https://munara.ca/

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1. What motivated you ...

ZARDA ( Sweet-rice) a local desert in Pakistan, 17min., Pakistan, Drama
Directed by Zainab Hassan
In this slice of life/drama we peek into the life of a young Pakistani teenage girl Shella who comes from a conservative, lower middle-class family but dreams with an open heart. As she is slowly ste...

THE SECOND HAND, 15min., Canada, Sci-Fi
Directed by Tristan Hamburgh
A scorned young woman gains access to a dark power that could wreak horrible revenge against her unfaithful lover. Though first she must use his own games, to lure him into her wicked trap.

https://www.instagram.com/screen_deni...

CLEAR, 5min., USA, Music Video
Directed by Jedidiah Roberson
Clear is about the clarity that our environment is in danger and understanding what side you are on. It’s proof that anyone can be changed to respect nature’s beauty, you just have to see it for yourself. It’s the urgency that something...

WAVES, 2min., Australia, Comedy
Directed by Katharina Keil
Two friends Sam and Ethel play a fun game to reconnect at their local beach.

Director Statement
Together with some of my friends in the industry I shot this sweet little film in one afternoon. "Waves" was filmed on Tamarama Beach in Sydn...

FOOD AS RESISTANCE, 27min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Keitlyn Alcantara
Set in Tlaxcala, Mexico, a tiny state with a legacy of resistance, this documentary short presents archaeology as a key tool for remembering food histories that predate capitalist, colonial worldviews. In the late 1400s, t...

VALUES FOR ME, 7min,. Philippines, Documentary
Directed by Mark Daniel De Castro
How does one self maintain his Filipino values when he currently stops doing projects and takes a break?

Director Statement
This film will always be special to me because this is an experimental project that always...

UMBILICAL CORD, 5min., China, Dance
Directed by Fan Mei
The thought of harmony shows great integration and inclusiveness, which is also reflected in the relations between people, between people and themselves, and between people and society.

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FIRST TO STAND, 81min., Canada, Documentary
Directed by Irene Lilienheim Angelico, Abbey Jack Neidik
First to Stand opens in the streets of Moscow with protesters chanting to bring Putin down and brings us to the streets of Iran, where women dare to wave their hijabs on sticks in the streets of T...

SURFACE TENSION, 6min,. UK, Documentary
Directed by Amanda Bluglass, Zena Holloway
What lies beneath the surface of Britain's rivers? Our relationship with our waterways is a romantic one, but England's precious chalk streams are as polluted as they were half a decade ago. Surprising discoveries ...

SPA SYBARITE, 3min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Joshua Ashish Dawson
The World health organization states that “Although it is unequivocal that climate change affects human health, it remains challenging to accurately estimate the scale and impact of many climate-sensitive health risks. In the...

BORN IN 1938 KIM HAN-OK, 105min., South Korea
Directed by 소리 이
Seunghoon-eun is deeply fighting for the philosophy that his mother, Kim Han-ok, suffered from hypoglycemia. The director directed the film for 10 years. He was also in charge of the older brother, and he must have been old this year....

https://www.instagram.com/aquaevitaefilm/
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AQUAE VITAE, 10min., USA, Fantasy
Directed by Jay William Thomas
A small, wooden box falls from the sky. The mystery of why is revealed over a campfire, while an older couple seductively allures a younger couple in...

THE STALL, 6min, USA, Comedy
Directed by Chris Meroia
A groom on the run from his wedding, a man in a wheelchair with a desperate need to crap - who will win the stall?

THE BEAUTY BETWEEN, 5min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Austin Smock
The Great Salt Lake is often overlooked and misunderstood. Through her passion for wildlife photography, Mary Anne Karren unexpectedly fell in love with the lake's unique landscape and the 10 million birds that rely on it. She n...

BEE THE SOLUTION, 9min., UK, Documentary
Directed by Charlotte Quintanar
Leading bee experts explain the causes for declining bee populations around the world and offer approachable solutions individuals can take to support their local pollinators.

SPOTLIGHT, 12min., Canada, Drama
Directed by Peter CS Lee
Cradling his newborn son in his home, Andrew is confronted by his father causing him to relive moments of trauma from his upbringing. Revisiting cruel lessons from his teenage years on avoiding cigarettes, respecting elders and controlling...

ENTANGLEMENT, 32min,. India, Fantasy
Directed by Yashaswini Nath
A couple struggles to make sense of the past, and their vastly different versions of the bizarre event that made their relationship spin out of control.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

I had be...