DEMONS, 5min., USA
Directed by Erin Cuellar
Poem about the battle with inner demons.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/poetry-movie-demons

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-demons

7 Veils, 7min., Greece
Directed by Evi Tzortzi, Giorgos Alexakis
The essence of life is protected b...

A genius but jobless toymaker is tricked by Santa's archenemy, who's livid the Naughty List is at a record low, into working in the Elves' Workshop where his presence sets in motion a magical curse to destroy Christmas.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
Old Scratch/Geek: Sean Ballantyne -
Mr. Di...

LOSS, 14min., Israel
Directed by Sivan Levy Zakin
Nine-year-old Goni has always run faster than the boys, always scored more goals. Until the day they decide she’s gotten too good at winning. The beating that follows is methodical, almost ceremonial – childhood cracking along lines that were alwa...

Differently Water, 8min., Italy
Directed by Daniele Catini
Two Arab women meet underwater to express their love. The sea becomes an accomplice to a secret in which their eyes reveal that desire hidden from a world that cannot understand

https://www.instagram.com/daniele_catini21?igsh=andtdjNhMT...

Lossnord, 3min., Norway
Directed by Madelen Schønningsen
A fallen viking warrior is saved from
despair by a Nordic healer. Through
recovery they grow closer, but the
warrior is distracted, haunted by her
violent past.

https://www.instagram.com/mandeldraws/

ISS TARAF, 9min., India
Directed by Shrey Leena Shah
Iss Taraf offers a glimpse into the quiet struggles and momentary victories of a trans man living in a cisnormative world, navigating the journey of acceptance in daily life.

https://www.instagram.com/nazariya_hai_sab_kuchh?igsh=MTQ3czl4MWtwZ...

pink marker, 4min., USA
Directed by Bianca M Persicketti
a reflection of my first, strongest relationship--my queer discovery-- and it's ending. simple as that. my way of shutting the book.

Promises, Promises, 15min., USA
Directed by KC Simmons
When a closeted Brooke meanders into a 1980's underground party and meets wild-card Rio, the duo finds themselves in a week-long whirlwind relationship.

Stealing Ash, 13min., USA
Directed by Frances Capel
After their best friend dies, four best friends plan a heist to steal their ashes and take them on a final joyride for the send off they deserve.

https://instagram.com/campyatc

TELLING, 16min., USA
Directed by Sean Dugan
A previously estranged father and son spend a rare, unexpectedly fun weekend reconnecting — until something unspoken becomes spoken. Can their fragile bond survive the truth? And whose truth is it?

Stalling, 12min., USA
Directed by Jasia Ka
An unlikely queer love story unfolds when two women bond over a shared cheating ex, and they connect year after year in the same bar bathroom.

https://www.instagram.com/stallingshortfilm/

Stimulants & Empathogens, 25min., Poland
Directed by Mateusz Pacewicz
Antek (18), a a closeted teenage gay from a wealthy family, invites a drug dealer - Kuba (18) - he has a hopeless crush on - to his villa under the pretext of another drug transaction. However, he does not know that Kuba has a ...

JP Cenzo - What You Want (It's Not Me) Official Story Video, 4min., USA
Directed by Paul Cenzoprano
JP Cenzo band music video about the birth, life and death of romance, and the perils of wearing a mask in a relationship

https://www.instagram.com/jpcenzo/?hl=en

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/...

Performed by Val Cole

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Get to know the writer:

1. What is your short story about?
This short story was about my relationship with my mom and the way she
passed. I wanted to capture all the little moments I had with her, whether
it was in love or heartbreak, they were the moments that charact...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

“The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment may be our last.” ~ Achilles, Troy.

they said the gods once pointed out atmosphere,
days, imagination & then, they created love.
“a sturdy object, love” they said.

then they created poe...

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

written after the Syrian crisis

It doesn’t matter where we go
Or even where we stay,
We are all immigrants

Some leave home
To arrive as immigrants
Some stay in place
But feel displaced

Who is Turkish these days?
Who is American?
What is a Londoner?

i visit...

Poetry by Val Cole
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POEM:

you sometimes said.

We knew about your aneurysm for the last
twenty-five years, that bulge in your heart

and chest that could swell with blood,
and like a balloon, burst at any time,

killing you in less than nine minutes, you explained.
They told us it was inop...

Performed by Val Cole

Type of Story: Literary Fiction, 871 words

Synopsis: A little boy's words aren't enough to prove the abuse he endures, so he clings to the safe smell of a purple crayon - until silence becomes its own kind of evidence.

Performed by Val Cole

Type of Story: Creative Nonfiction / Literary Essay, 771words

Synopsis: A stepmother rejects the "wicked" myth and redefines motherhood, proving that love in blended families is boundless and unconfined by blood.

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Get to know the poet:

www.deidrepowell.com

1) What is the theme of your poem?

The poem explores justice, advocacy, and compassion — giving voice to the child whose story is often buried beneath legal arguments and adult conflicts. It reflects both the fragility and res...