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FINALE short film, reactions CHICAGO Festival
FINALE, 10min,. USA
Directed by Ryan Park
"Finale" tells the story of Antonio, an aspiring actor from Mexico facing the immense challenges of breaking into the industry. On the day of a crucial audition, Antonio receives a devastating call from his sister in Mexico, informing him that their mothe... -
CARVED IN STONE short film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival (interview)
CARVED IN STONE, 30min., USA
Directed by Porter Justus
Cast out by the academic community at her college for her extreme beliefs that artifacts belong with their cultures, not locked up in some museum, young historical photographer AMELIA SLOANE is shocked to learn a former and beloved professor ... -
BIRDS OF A FEATHER short film, reactions Under 5 Minute Festival
BIRDS OF A FEATHER, 5min., USA
Directed by Katie Cobos
A talkative parrot attempts to befriend a boy with Tourette's syndrome
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STAGE short film, reactions WILDsound Festival
STAGE, 5min,. USA
Directed by Angelika Poletaeva, Mark Limansky
"The Stage" - follows a young girl's visit to a theater, where she is enchanted by everything, from the grand entrance to the velvet seats. Her innocent perspective is challenged when she accidentally enters the performers' dressing ... -
THE BRIDES OF DRACULA short film, reactions WILDsound Festival (interview)
THE BRIDES OF DRACULA, 5min,. UK
Directed by Alexander Miguel
Introducing a new breed of vampires - More alternative, more sensual, more dangerous. Loosely based on the legends of Draculas wives, the good, bad and the evil bride inhabit an old misty graveyard set in the high mountains, waiting fo... -
CHAPTER XIII short film, reactions Female Festival (interview)
CHAPTER XIII, 20min., Italy
Directed by (Iris) Concetta Lombardo
Sergio is a writer who has isolated himself from the world. His publishing house puts him under pressure. Stopping at Chapter XIII, he goes into crisis and doesn't know what to do. A presence, close to him, will force him to "look" ... -
WHEN I'M WITH YOU short film, reactions Under 5 Minute Festival
WHEN I'M WITH YOU, 4min., Canada
Directed by Kanja Chen
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SOBER the struggle no one else can see short film, reactions WILDsound Festival
SOBER the struggle no one else can see, 12min,.
Directed by Pauli Janhunen
A once-promising boxer is haunted by his past mistakes and battling with alcoholism. His daughter watches from the sidelines - and fears losing him to his demons once again.
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SELF-CARE IN SECONDS short film, reactions CHICAGO Festival (interview)
SELF-CARE IN SECONDS, 15 seconds
Directed by Curtis Johnson
The film tells the story of a character's surprise visit from their future self, bringing a message of hope and redemption.
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https://www.instagram.com/createsourcemedia/Get to know the filmmaker:
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TRANSFORMATION short film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival
TRANSFORMATION, 12min., Germany
Directed by Marcel Barsotti
Only humans still live on Earth. Dangerous genetic experiments have wiped out the entire food chain. The only food which is keeping the last humans alive is the yellow Nova. In the far future, the last Drakzuls, highly intelligent beings... -
THIS IS THIS short film, reactions WILDsound Festival
THIS IS THIS, 12min., UK
Directed Keith Sargent
10 scenes from the micro-fiction world of the absurdist anti-soviet writer Daniil Kharms.
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NO WAR short film, reactions WILDsound Festival
NO WAR, 11min., USA
Directed by Steven Wright Clarkson
This video is a reaction to my original song "No War" off my "Speak the Truth" EP -- it is a post punk psychedelic track -- the video carefully uses AI animation -- there are many dozens of ai renderings edited together with additional effect... -
BENEATH THE SURFACE: THE FIGHT FOR CORAL film, reactions ENVIRONMENTAL Festival
BENEATH THE SURFACE: THE FIGHT FOR CORAL, 45min., UK
Directed by Ian Derry
A stunning one-off documentary exploring the corals of the Red Sea, where science and conservation are looking for ways to protect coral globally. Told through the eyes of a Saudi female free-diver, from Saudi Arabia to Me... -
MY TURN! short film, reactions Under 5 Minute Festival (interview)
MY TURN!, 5min., USA
Directed by Isabelle Maria Tumboimbela, Daisha Lin Sherman
One sunny morning in Jakarta, Indonesia, Beth and her younger sister Liz become fierce rivals in their race to the bathroom. Beth regrets unintentionally hurting her little sister during the scuffle, and they both rea... -
TEN (10) short film, reactions Under 5 Minute Festival
TEN (10), 4min., UAE
Directed by Iliya Hristov Atanasov
In the depths of the Cordilia Trench, a seasoned submarine pilot named Sam embarks on a seemingly routine mission to collect biochemical samples, guided by the voice of Linda from the base station, only to face a deadly encounter with a mons... -
LEARNING TO FLY short film, reactions CHICAGO Festival
LEARNING TO FLY, 3min,. USA
Directed by Samuel Alexander Slowik
Learning to fly is a stop motion film by Sam Slowik featuring the adventure of Lego man and his rig friend, as they set out to learn how to fly.
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THE STRATEGY feature film, reactions ENVIRONMENTAL Festival (interview)
THE STRATEGY, 79min., USA
Directed by Zied Kaf Alghazal
A man wakes with amnesia after an explosion. Unaware of his identity, he's a mafia boss targeted by a cartel. His past threatens their operations. As he regains memory, he confronts the dangerous crime world.Get to know the filmmaker:
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QUITTING DRUGS short film, reactions CHICAGO Festival (interview0
QUITTING DRUGS, 20min., USA
Directed by Ali Imran Ch, Fatima Mughal
Bumb Shah is a Pakistani rapper whose traumatic life experiences heavily influence his music. Like many artists, he began using drugs early in his career, hoping that they would fuel his creativity. Before long, he fell into a ra... -
THE COWGIRL short film, reactions Female Festival
THE COWGIRL, 6min., USA
Directed by Armando Hernandez
A cowboy at a bar about to order his very last drink at closing time meets his unexpected match: a cowgirl waitress who gives him the check (and a whole lot more). -
THE RHYTHMS NEVER END film, reactions ENVIRONMENTAL Festival
THE RHYTHMS NEVER END, 5min., USA
Directed by Leonard L. Eckhaus
“The Earth is Created. It is day number one.” A spiritual, self-reflective, series of short poems about creation - about all the gifts mankind has been given: the rhythms of night and day, of life, the seasons, the oceans and more. ... -
WEASEL short film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival (interview)
WEASEL, 2min., Mexico
Directed by Hisham Iyad HajirGet to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
I would like to get rid of a lot of the clutter in my house, but I don't know how. The film peers into an alternate reality where technology provides a solution to this probl... -
BRAISING short film, reactions CHICAGO Festival (interview)
BRAISING, 19min., USA
Directed by Bryan Ribeiro
Conroy –a crestfallen, fast food cook who dreams of becoming a chef– finds community with a peculiar “charity” organization, all while he strives to deepen his connection with his widower father.
https://www.instagram.com/braisingfilmGet to know...
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TENDU short film, reactions Under 5 Minute Festival (interview)
TENDU, 2min., USA
Directed by Sophie Power, Michelene Mallard Billy
What happens when you grow up in a world where there was only one projected image of what a ballerina “should look like” - down to the pink nude pointe shoes?
https://www.sophiepower.info/Get to know the filmmakers:
1. What...
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HEALING THE LAND short film, reactions ENVIRONMENTAL Festival
HEALING THE LAND, 9min., USA
Directed by Sue Williams
“Healing the Land” follows six months of animal life on Wild Harmony Farm, a 40-acre organic livestock spread run by Rachael Slattery and her husband Ben. As they describe their situation, young farmers today are inheriting tired land, land t...