New Releases
New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.
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THE STORY OF MARJAN THE BUNNY short film, reactions WILDsound Fest (interview)
The Story of Marjan the Bunny, 3min., Slovenia
Directed by Mitja Man?ek
Marjan the bunny was the first pet of little Mitja, which was named after his dad. One day boy found an empty cage and he didn't know where the bunny had disappeared.
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ELDRITCH KARAOKE short film, reactions WILDsound Festival
Eldritch Karaoke, 5min., Ireland
Directed by Joe Loftus
A young woman on the road to escape her past is hit by a car and descends into a chaotic musical after-life. She must decide whether to join the song or die.
https://joeloftus.art/
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SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE short film, reactions WILDsound Festival (interview)
Sowing the Seeds of Love, 18min., USA
Directed by Riley Young
Sowing the Seeds of Love explores the obscure and peculiar sex lives of animals through the eyes of Hulk Hogan (1980’s WWE wrestler icon), Joyce DeWitt (Janet Wood from the popular 1970’s sitcom Three’s Company), and Robert Picardo (kn... -
ICE BREATH short film, reactions WILDsound Festival
ICE BREATH, 42min,. Romania
Directed by Leonard Alecu
Between 2015 and 2024, Leonard Alecu filmed the melting icebergs off Greenland's East coast. Sailing dangerously close to icebergs, Alecu handled his camera to record the ice masses yielding to the ruthless ocean. Filmed in black and white, Ic... -
ECHOES OF THE ICE short film, reactions WILDsound Festival
Echoes of the Ice (Indigenous Geographic), 18min., Canada
Directed by Matt LeMay
In Echoes of the Ice, Inuk filmmaker & Indigenous Geographic Co-founder Crystal Martin embarks on a journey to Iqaluit during late spring to delve into contemporary Inuit life and the profound impacts of climate chan... -
HORROR Shorts Festival: Feb. 21/22 event
See the full lineup of films:
ELDRITCH KARAOKE, 5min., Ireland
Directed by Joe Loftus
A young woman on the road to escape her past is hit by a car and descends into a chaotic musical after-life.https://joeloftus.art/
https://www.instagram.com/brokenmotor/Watch the audience feedback video:
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SCi-FI Short Story: I'M NOT AFRAID OF THE DARK, by Kenneth Moore (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
I'm Not Afraid of the Dark is about 9-year-old Andy Watkins trying outrun a fear nearly every child his age has, the dark.
2. What genres would you say this story is in?
Horror and Suspense.
3. ...
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Poetry Reading: SLEEPOVER, by Erik Rosales
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
We were just boys,
and we had spent
the best hours
of the day,
committing ourselves
to children’s parades
and folly crusades
and lost causes.
And we came home,
hungering and ravenous,
and ate amongst ourselves
candies and red meats
and angel cake, till,
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POETRY MOVIE: RACE, by Paula Maria Rodriguez
Editor & Visual Design: Steve Rizzo
Narrated by Val Cole
Produced by Matthew Toffolo
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Poetry Reading: THE SILT OF GRIEVING, by Natalie Haynes (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
—For my mother
while night scoops down to transform silt in the veins
spilling into day a slow drowning in songs from the waters of life
stretched fraying before day breaks
to dying embers of temporariness
wind blows like candle flames struggling,
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ACTION/ADVENTURE Novel Transcript: DANFORTH, by Christopher Michael
BUY the book: https://www.amazon.ca/Danforth-Eldritch-Tales-Black-Pharaoh-ebook/dp/B0DHSWFRJC
The Cthulhu Mythos continues in series Danforth: Eldritch Tales of WWII.
In this Lovecraftian tale of horror and espionage, Tomb of the Black Pharaoh follows Robert B. Danforth, a former Miskatonic Uni...
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POETRY MOVIE: Conflagration, by Ryan Rahman
Editor & Visual Design: Steve Rizzo
Narrated by Val Cole
Produced by Matthew Toffolo
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POETRY MOVIE: THE FINAL FIGHT, by Justin Prine
Editor & Visual Design: Steve Rizzo
Narrated by Val Cole
Produced by Matthew Toffolo
From the writer:
The Theme of the poem is about how a person is fighting with something whether it is physical or mental, but hopefully they can find the courage within to face those problems head on even th...
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FEMALE Festival Short Story: DEXTERITY, by Joy Dorai
Performed by Val Cole
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Poetry Reading: SOMETHING HAPPENED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, by Gayle Baldwin
Narrated by Val Cole
POEM:
People disappeared.
Not just people but our neighbors. All five of them. Momma, Poppa and the three kids with
thick black hair who played with our kids, wispy blonde blue-eyed, all three.When they moved in, I remember
You were a little uneasy.
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POETRY Reading: Death Row, by B. Scott Boring
Narrated by Val Cole
POEM:
Got in a bit of trouble
A few years back.
It cost me very dearly.Grew up in a Godly home
Never missed a service
Or a summer church camp.
My parents’ faith it was,
Not mine.A rough crowd lured me away
A little at a time.
Innocent enough it began,
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Today's Feature Fim: SURGE OF POWER: Where There's Smoke. Action/Fantasy Fest
Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke, 69min., USA
Directed by Vincent J. Roth, Jeff Rector, Mario DeAngelis
Enjoy the latest installment of the “Surge of Power” indie superhero movie franchise known for having lots of celebrities from the sci-fi and superhero genres! “Where There’s Smoke” follows ... -
Today's Feature Film: GUNNER. Starring: Morgan Freeman, Luke Hemsworth
GUNNER, 105min., USA
Directed by Dimitri LogothetisStarring: Luke Hemsworth, Morgan Freeman
Lee Gunner tries to save his sons, Luke and Travis, from a dangerous drug gang.
https://www.instagram.com/gunnermovie/
RSVP Feb. 27th Event: https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/sci-fi-fantasy-toronto-...
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DOC: Human Nature Festival. Feb. 19/20 event
See the full lineup of films:
Kath Duncan -The untold struggle for civil rights, 40min,. UK
Directed by Ray Barron Woolford FRSA
A Documentary film about the life and activism of LGBTQ Scot Kath Duncan The most important Uk Civil rights leader past 100 years but almost forgotten in time until m... -
Feb. 2025 ROMANCE Festival Filmmaker Q&A after screening
Question & Answer session after festival screening with filmmakers from the February 2025 ROMANCE Festival at the Carlton Cinemas, in downtown Toronto, Canada.
Filmmakers on stage:
ATLS film
Director: Mishka Balilty
Actor: Rosie Wysee
Producer: Enrico FerriRACHEL AND RAHA film
Director: Nedd... -
Feature Film Trailer: Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke.
Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke, 69min., USA
Directed by Vincent J. Roth, Jeff Rector, Mario DeAngelis
Enjoy the latest installment of the “Surge of Power” indie superhero movie franchise known for having lots of celebrities from the sci-fi and superhero genres! “Where There’s Smoke” follow...
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DOC Society Festival: Feb. 17/18 event
See the full lineup of films:
We See Music!, 30min., Armenia
Directed by Arsen Arakelyan
The film “We See Music!” is about a unique educational institution in the world where young men and women with visual impairments – ranging from the visually impaired to the completely blind – live and stud... -
Feature Film Trailer: THANK YOU FOR HER. Directed by Peyton Savington
THANK YOU FOR HER, 150min., USA
Directed by Peyton Savington
When aspiring fantasy novelist Anna Drake accidentally runs cyclist Lance off the road, she has no idea this chance encounter will change both their lives. As their romance blossoms, Anna finds herself falling for Lance's free-spirited ...