New Releases
New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.
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WESTERN Short Story: The Last Bullet, by Joshua Cole
Performed by Val Cole
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FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival 1st Scene: Snowglobe, by Sheikh Jallow
In 3044, as war rages for the last remaining land of Africa, fierce warrior Satu turns fugitive to help 13-year-old Laura Winfield, the enemy’s daughter, return home.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Safu: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
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LGBTQ+ Festival Best Scene: The Two of Us, by Dianna M Ippolito
In the summer of 1971, Barbara, a devout Catholic and single mother, navigates a crisis of faith when her teenage sons, Ben and Charlie, reveal their desire to transition. In a time when transgender identity is barely acknowledged, let alone accepted, Barbara must confront her own beliefs and the...
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GRIEF Poem: Weddings & Funerals, by Cameron Crews
Performed by Val Cole
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DEATH Short Story: WE WERE FINE, by K.R. Moore
Performed by Val Cole
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DRAMA Festival Short Screenplay: Breadcrumbs, by Alexander Sikarevich
In Nazi-occupied Ukraine, a starving five-year-old girl risks everything for a handful of breadcrumbs, confronting the brutality of war and the fragile hope of survival.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Mother: Val Cole
Faina: Hannah Ehman
SS Soldier: Geoff Mays
Father Ilya: Shawn De... -
HORROR Festival Best Scene: Absent, by Ryan Thomas Hinriche
Agents Bryan and Lee investigate the disappearance of a young girl, Jasmine. With the help of James, they gain access to her home but find themselves trapped with an alien creature which absorbs James. However, they are aided by Thacker, Jasmine's father, who has held the alien captive to lead hi...
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DEATH Short Story: Beyond the Sargasso Sea, by Alicia Stephens Martin
Performed by Val Cole
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FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: Skinned, by Carlos Perez
A young director uses the cast of his horror film as bait to help him capture a pair of serial killers who murdered his parents; however, things go awry when the female lead in the film learns of his plan and decides neither she or the rest of the cast will be used for his personal vendetta.
CAS...
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HAIKU Poem: Tuesday, by Darryl Graff
Performed by Val Cole
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FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival 1st Scene: DEATH-CART DRIVER, by Tricia Tribble
A dying Salvation Army worker’s final prayer is answered when a cruel drunk becomes the last man to die on New Year’s Eve—and is condemned to reap the dead as the Midnight Driver, starting with the people he wronged most.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Geoff Mays
Sister Mary: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Moth... -
SHADOW LIKE, 13min., Iran, Action/Experimental
A lonely and anxious man with a mysterious past becomes consumed by a pathological suspicion toward those closest to him — a paranoia that drives him to the edge of violence, psychological collapse, and self-destruction
https://www.instagram.com/setareh.hasht8
Directed by saeed dadgar
Director...
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Podcast: EP. 1726: Filmmaker Vanessa Van Wormer (THE DUST OF THIS PLACE)
The Dust of This Place, 20min., USA
Directed by Vanessa Van Wormer
Set in the high desert of California off of Historic Route 66, The Dust of this Place follows a couple lost in the limbo of a repeating moment in time, exploring absence, presence, and how a single difference in choice can affec...
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Podcast: EP. 1725: Screenwriter Gordon Graveley (FRIEND)
Watch the best scene reading: https://youtu.be/EWGQUH6nsuk
"Friend" follows the heading-for-divorce parents of a precocious nine-year-old who befriends an older, intellectually disabled man. Friend is in a great place—well written and with a strong premise.
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FEMALE Festival: Best of North American Shorts
SMALL TOWN GIRLS, 4min., USA
Directed by Layal Hamdeh
Feeling confined by their small empty town and unambitious locals, Jasmine and Sarah entertain the idea of moving away to New York.https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-small-town-girls-female
BLINK, 16min., USA
Directed by Tru... -
Watch Today's FREE Festival: FEMALE Festival: Best of North American Shorts
SMALL TOWN GIRLS, 4min., USA
Directed by Layal Hamdeh
Feeling confined by their small empty town and unambitious locals, Jasmine and Sarah entertain the idea of moving away to New York.https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-small-town-girls-female
BLINK, 16min., USA
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FEMALE Film Festival: Best of FOREIGN Films
Friday Night Flop, 16min., UK
Directed by Simon Friedberg, Elliott Gerner
A mother tries desperately to reconnect with her estranged daughter.https://www.instagram.com/fridaynightflop
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-friday-nght-flop-female
DESERTION, 30min., Luxembourg
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Watch Today's FREE Festival: FEMALE Film Festival: Best of FOREIGN Films
Friday Night Flop, 16min., UK
Directed by Simon Friedberg, Elliott Gerner
A mother tries desperately to reconnect with her estranged daughter.https://www.instagram.com/fridaynightflop
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-friday-nght-flop-female
DESERTION, 30min., Luxembourg
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Podcast: EP. 1724: Filmmaker Ari Grubb (ANADROMOUS)
ANADROMOUS, 5min., USA
Directed by Ari Grubb
When they find themselves evolving out of their aquarium home, two fish set off on a musical journey of self-acceptance and queer joy, and find community in a freaky fish gay bar in the deepest depths of the ocean.
https://www.instagram.com/anadr...
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CHICAGO Festival Short Winners
How We Hamsters Die, 6min., USA
Directed by Phoebe Burdick, Mio Gribskov
A comedic 2D animated short film that tells the absurdly tragic stories of hamsters from the after-life. Built upon interviews & true stories, the film aims to entertain while promoting responsible pet ownership and proper t... -
Watch Today's FREE Festival: CHICAGO Festival Short Winners
How We Hamsters Die, 6min., USA
Directed by Phoebe Burdick, Mio Gribskov
A comedic 2D animated short film that tells the absurdly tragic stories of hamsters from the after-life. Built upon interviews & true stories, the film aims to entertain while promoting responsible pet ownership and proper t... -
THE GREAT HUMAN CRIME, 19min., Sweden, Comedy/Drama
Kaveh is an Afghan, non-violence activist who only wants peace for all mankind. But unfortunately the reality is not always what he wants. And fate forces him to face many challenges in his life. But in addition to all the difficulties, he will never give up until he reaches his final goal.
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Podcast: EP. 1722: Filmmaker Keshav Srinivasan (THE FLESH PEOPLE)
Two roommates, desperate to feel successful in the milieu of New York City, turn to macabre money-making schemes by performing underground surgeries and serving human meat to unsuspecting customers.
https://www.keshav-srinivasan.com/the-flesh-people
https://www.instagram.com/thefleshpeoplefilm
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Podcast: EP. 1721: Filmmaker/Journalist Siamak Dehghanpour (EXPOSED)
A young, ambitious journalist will have her first high-profile live interview with the President. The country is on the verge of a significant war, externally and internally. After a series of questions, the interview takes a dangerous course.
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