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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  • VIOLET AND JUNE, 7min., Canada, Romance/Comedy

    Violet & June is a short film about falling in love, the terror of being alive in a cold heartless universe, and butts.

    Written & Directed by Linnea Ritland

    Produced by Sean Lai, Mia Miller, Linnea Ritland

    Cast: Monica Bowman, Emily Lê

  • NATURE Documentary Festival - Feb. 20th Event

    SEE THE FULL LINEUP OF FILMS:

    COLD STUN, 5min., USA, Documentary
    Directed by Marvi Lacar, Benjamin Lowy
    On February 14, 2021, a winter storm hit Texas. Met with freezing temperatures combined with a disabled power grid, a small organization fought to save the lives of thousands of cold stunned...

  • LIT, 5min., USA, Romance/Comedy

    Two childhood friends agree to "get lit" and sleep together on New Year's Eve.

    Written & Directed by Sarah Schuessler

    Co-Writer: Thia Schuessler

    Cinematographer: Marisa DeMarini

    Composer: Benjamin Stanton

    Cast: Thia Schuessler, Al Rahn

    Director Statement:

    I’ve been directing my sister sinc...

  • CHIMICHANGA DAY, 3min., Russia, Animation/Comedy

    Indypolis lived peacefully and quietly until a van with Mexican food appeared in their lives. He turned the life of the inhabitants into a chimichanga day. The film "Groundhog Day" became the basis of this parody-humorous animated musical short film. In addition, you will also take away parodies ...

  • UNWOUND, 5min., UK, Animation/Fantasy

    Unwound follows an overworked woman who manifests a store full of her childhood plushies as a way to cope with the possibility of losing her job. The film explores topics such as mental health, burnout, nostalgia, and how women have been disproportionately affected by job losses during the pandem...

  • THE WEDDING SONG, 13min., USA, Romance/Drama

    When bride-to-be Mae hits a wall writing a song for her future husband, she solicits the guidance of her musician friend Johnnie, who helps her find the inspiration she was lacking.

    Written & Directed by Thia Schuessler & Rex New

    Produced by Rex New

    Cast: Thia Schuessler, Will Dickerson

    Cinem...

  • A TURBAN & A BEARD, 9min., Canada, Drama

    Witness three stories told over two decades shedding light on Sikh hate crimes in one nation. It doesn’t matter who’s in the White House. White supremacy is still all around us.

    Medium Film Synopsis:

    Respite is defined as a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant. ...

  • COFFEE WITH EXES, 10min,. USA, Comedy/Romance

    This female driven plot depicts a woman reconnecting with her former relationships as she struggles to figure it out romantically. From the "Here's Your Shit Back coffee" to the "Wanna Hook Up for Old Time's Sake coffee", Jess reconnects with all her exes over multiple cups of Joe. Ultimately, sh...

  • SNUB NOSE, 11min., USA, Thriller/Crime

    A coming-of-age crime story about a girl desperate to escape her circumstances, and a brother who will double-cross her at any cost.

    Written & Directed by Jacquelyn Ris

    Produced by Colin Mason

    Cast: Tyra Huckaby, Jalen Thurman

  • CALL COHO, 16min., South Korea, Drama

    Coho is a proxy driver who gets paid to drive other people's cars so that they can freely go drinking. His clients only think they see a man who is all out of luck but what mysterious past is he actually hiding?

    Director Statement
    This movie was inspired by the tragic Sewol Ferry accident that r...

  • THE COLOR OF ME, 20min., USA, Drama

    An adopted African-American named Lewis Clark, falls in love with a young woman named Lisa Adams, who has an unusual condition. Every hour, her skin magically changes color and she turns into 5 different races. Lewis and Lisa struggle with their relationship as Lisa continuously changes skin colo...

  • A QUICK LOVE STORY, 7min., Comedy/Romance

    Lovable but lonely Steve finally meets a woman who understands him. Unfortunately she is an online survey. A short rom-com for anyone who's ever given their email address away.

    可爱又寂寞的史蒂文终于遇到了一个懂他的女人。可惜她是一个在线问卷。

    Steve, garçon sympathique mais seul, rencontre enfin une femme qui le comprend. Malh...

  • Löffel, 21min., Germany, Drama

    Günther is planning his death. He´s living in an old-age-home and can´t move his fingers anymore. For a long time he was collecting tablets and right now he has enough to commit suicide - if there wouldn´t be Heinz. The new roommate easily takes away Günther´s tablets. Heinz annoys Günther hardly...

  • IMAGINARY FRIEND, 17min., USA, Thriller

    IMAGINARY FRIEND is a short film following a detective who reluctantly agrees to help her niece, a young girl experiencing vivid nightmares. While the 'help' begins as a lighthearted joke, strange details and events suggest something more ominous is at hand.

    Written & Directed by Jason Sanchez

    ...

  • TIED, 7min., UK, Thriller, Black & White

    When two Brothers double cross each other, can they survive?

    Written & Directed by Darren Doherty

    Cast: Peter Basham, David Schaal, Jack De Carle

  • YES DARLING!, 25min,. Russia, Thriller

    "People don't realize that murderers do not come out in the dark with long teeth and saliva dripping off their chin. People don't realize that there are killers among them. People they liked, loved, lived with, work with and admired could the next day turn out to be the most demonic people imagin...

  • WINDOWS, 9min., USA, Thriller

    A conflicted man about to commit murder desperately hopes a stranger can convince him otherwise before it's too late.

    Written & Directed by Timmy Walczak

    Cast: Anthony Consolo, Timmy Walczak

  • THE MONSTER INSIDE, 12min., USA, Thriller

    A woman, struggling with depression, fights with her own inner demon.

    Written & Directed by Ashley Hammelman

    Composer: Aaron Bonus

    Cast: Elia Mann, Brad Belemjian, Melissa Damas

  • THE SLEEP OF THE RIGHTEOUS, 17min., Mexico, Thriller/Crime

    In Mexico, where only one in every 100 crimes ends in a conviction, a group of men decide to wait no more and take justice on their own hands. Soon they discover that they’ve killed the wrong man, that two police detectives seem to be on their track and that a gang of real criminals want to make ...

  • LILI SEES YOU, 15min., Sweden, Thriller/Drama

    A seven year old girl finds a friend in her new computer. A virtual assistant challenges her to take up more space at home. It starts as a game but soon becomes more serious.

    What does a child reveal about private-life to an Ipad? What happens with the information? Can it be dangerous?

    Written ...

  • SOLITAIRE, 15min., USA, Thriller/Comedy

    In this dark comedy we follow a young woman who has secluded herself in her palatial estate from any human interaction. When she hires a handyman in the hopes of relieving her lack of companion ship, she finds herself overwhelmed with attachment to this man which quickly snowballs when he attempt...

  • THE DESECRATED, 8min., USA, Thriller

    A young morgue attendant working the night shift encounters an unwelcome visitor.

    Director Biography - John Gray

    John Gray is a New York based writer-director. He created the long running hit CBS series GHOST WHISPERER, as well as writing and directing many award winning and critically acclaim...

  • FULL BODIED, 12min, USA, Thriller/Crime

    In an industry over-run with critics, one struggling winemaker is pushed to the edge. To save his winery, and himself, he must work quickly.

    Directed by Matt Bayer

    Written by Matt Bayer and David Sherod

    Cast; David Sherod, Katie Calogero

    Director Statement:

    Most of the winemakers I know aren...

  • FOOD CART, 19min., USA, Thriller

    Ali is a talented chef and Food Cart owner in Portland, Oregon. After falling behind on rent, a tragic accident forces Ali to make a change in his father's recipe. He becomes an overnight sensation but finds achieving his dream of opening a restaurant means selling his soul.

    Director Statement
    F...