New Releases
New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.
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HORROR Best Scene Reading: Echoes From The Veil. by Nicole Sell (interview)
Newly widowed father, Daniel Lambert, grapples with his skepticism of the supernatural as he moves into a charming old house with his four children, seeking a fresh start after the untimely passing of his wife. The family struggles to adapt to their new life, each of them finding their own way to...
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New York Feedback Festival Best Scene: DREME, by Ashok Reddy
Steven, a disillusioned neurologist, has quit his research position to practice as a clinician in the wake of his mother’s death several years earlier. He now grows alarmed when his wife, Diane, exhibits symptoms of, and is ultimately diagnosed with, a mysterious neurological condition called Sch...
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BEST Scene Reading: THE SUSURRUS, by Krista Amigone (interview)
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Lydia: Julie Sheppard
Charmilla: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Jilly: Hannah EhmanGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
The Susurrus is about a dollmaker who starts to date a year after her husband abandoned her. The jump back into the dating ...
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BEST Scene Reading: Dirty Kid, by Olga Klemesheva (interview)
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Molly: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Walter: Shawn DevlinGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
Selfish Walter is not ready for real family life and persuades a little person actor to play the role of an adopted child in order to discourage h...
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HORROR Stage Play Reading: Poor Players, by Ronald Kaehler (interview)
Five actors are summoned to an empty theater at a late hour to audition for an eccentric director's production of "Macbeth." As the night goes on, they realize this is no ordinary audition -- and there's more at stake than just getting a part.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Sean's Voice/Tod... -
FINGER short film, 6min., Canada, Horror/Thriller
After killing his bride on the night of their wedding, a deranged man must come to terms with his guilt.
https://www.instagram.com/brandon.wickson
Directed by Brandon Wickson
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FULL MOON, 5min., USA, Animation/Fantasy/Family
Full Moon tells a story about a little girl and her big sister celebrating Halloween. The little girl wonders about the man who she believes lives on the moon, who she also believes might need her help. Her big sister helps the little girl carry out her well-intentioned deed.
Logline: Love and i...
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LOST AT SEA music video, 6min., Germany
A fairy tale gone wrong: A woman between two men
http://alexsebastian.de/
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https://instagram.com/alexsebastianmucDirected by Alex Sebastian
Cast: Lisa Surmann, Manuel Köhler, Joseph Hehenwarter
Director Statement
Lost At Sea is another ambitious project w... -
CAÑA short film, 14min., Dance/Experimental
This film is an investigation of movement within a natural landscape, of rich textures and textiles in motion, and of the mystery of ritual. It provides a window into a private world of a group of women, dancing together unselfconsciously among natural landscapes and dressed in lusciously colored...
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SCI-FI/FANTASY Shorts Festival. (In person showcase encore)
See the full lineup of films:
SAINT-SACRIFICE, 14min., Canada
Directed by Jean-Claude Leblanc
He had promised her love and faithfulness until death do them part, but Antoine, the widower, will be willing to lose his soul to be reunited with his wife on the other side.https://www.facebook.com/...
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Film Trailer: DRAWN TOGETHER TORN APART. Directed by Kaden Cooper
DRAWN TOGETHER TORN APART, 2min., USA
Directed by Kaden Cooper
In this whimsical tale, a young artist's fantasy becomes reality when he awakens to find the girl from his sketch has come to life. As he marvels at this miraculous creation, a sudden gust of wind snatches away the drawing, causing hi... -
Film Trailer: ECTROPY. Directed by Jordan Schulz
Ectropy, 20min., USA
Directed by Jordan Schulz
"ECTROPY" follows the Artist, a member of the Timeless Presence species who struggles to see his potential. Aided by the young Gaia, the Artist faces existential challenges and immense pressures as they paint the fabric of nature.
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SCRIPT MOVIE: White Chocolate, by Cecil Harris
The killing of a teenage basketball prodigy in New York presents a life-threatening challenge for a beautiful Latina detective and her partner.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Erika: Val Cole
Sam: Geoff Mays
Serrano: Shawn Devlin
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SCREENPLAY MOVIE: Geva's Way, by Rebecca Robinson
Overbearing father! Complacent mother! Frustrated dreams! Watch how Geva, against all odds, makes her dreams come true.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Geoffrey: Geoff Mays
Geva: Val Cole
Hugh: Shawn Devlin
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UNDER 5 Minute Festival: Feb. 27/28 event
See the full lineup of films:
FOUR MOM, 2min., Israel
Directed by Itay Semo
"FOUR MOM" is a short animated film displaying an ordinary morning in the life of a single working mom of 4.https://www.instagram.com/semo16itay
Watch the audience feedback video:
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CHEAT MEAL, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival
Cheat Meal, 16min., USA
Directed by Drew Bierut
Suspicious that his girlfriend is cheating on him with her new personal trainer, Owen decides to take matters into his own hands. What he discovers is far more difficult to digest.
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ORANGE BLUES 24, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival
ORANGE BLUES 24, 5min., USA
Directed by Alyssa Dann
One man seeks refuge from the world's crazy in the arms of his muse -- the love of his life! Alyssa Dann has taken this tongue-in-cheek Blues piece and brought it to life in a charming manner.
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REVOLTE, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival (interview)
REVOLTE, 3min., Germany
Directed by Julia Klawonn, Alexander Resch
In 1932, the author Klara and the journalist Friedrich meet in the artists' bar „Luise" in Berlin. Klara is involved in the women's movement and wants Friedrich to help her print leaflets with the text: "Against the degradation of... -
SPACE TRASH, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival (interview)
Space Trash, 9min,. USA
Directed by James Jarosz
Short film and first installment of web series. A galactic garbage collector picks up a seemingly innocuous piece of space junk but it turns out to be more than he bargained for. This sci-fi action comedy will have you laughing, entertained and wan... -
MORE THAN, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival
More Than, 19min,. USA
Directed by Stephanie Strauss
After a year of aggressive treatment for metastatic breast cancer, Nina is processing her past trauma and her unexpected future. When a team of artists offer her a unique opportunity to explore healing through the performing arts, Nina is gifte... -
ROCK ISLAND PRISON 1864, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival
Rock Island Prison 1864, 7min,. USA
Directed by Joy Shannon
Guarding Confederate POWS in a Civil War prison, a runaway slave now Union soldier, desperately fights for power, or faces returning to slavery.
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MY BLOCK MY HERO, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival (interview)
My Block My Hero, 25min., USA
Directed by Gina D'Onofrio
Jahmal Cole is the founder of My Block My Hood My City, a Chicago-based non-profit with a mission to inspire youth and empower local communities. He has been shot twice in his day-to-day life, an unfortunate reality that the teenagers and c... -
FOR ALL I KNOW, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival
For All I Know, 10min., USA
Directed by Sam Sabawi
An unexpected visit from her estranged daughter throws a pharmacist with OCD into a maelstrom of her darkest fears. As a buried history of postpartum intrusive thoughts resurfaces, she faces a harrowing choice: confront them or risk losing the ch... -
THE LITTERBUG, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Festival
The Litterbug, 9min., USA
Directed by Jesse Womack
Park Ranger Charlie and her young recruit Ranger Casey track down a serial litterer, the Litterbug.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28315183/
https://www.instagram.com/jessewoooooomack/