Today's Film Festival
Today's film festival showcasing new movies from around the world in various genres.
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Watch Today's FREE Festival: STUDENT UK ANIMATION Short Film Festival
COOL BEAN, 1min.
Directed by Furter Holman, Thomas Howe
Watch as the beantastic stuntsman- er, stuntsbean, Buster Bean performs some death-defying stunts while holding two very alive and very insured eggs above his head!HOT MESS, 3min.
Directed by Tortor Smith
Hot Mess offers an insight into AD... -
Best of STUDENT UK THRILLER Shorts Festival
RAT TRAP, 12min.
Directed by Emilia Stevens
Rat Trap follows Sarah, who wakes after a drunken night out to find herself abducted and imprisoned in a grim, windowless dungeon, watched constantly through a security camera. Disoriented and terrified, she soon discovers she is not alone. Sharing the ... -
STUDENT POLAND Live-Action Shorts
MOTHER, 29min., Drama
Directed by Sebastian Kwidziński
Paulina (35 years old) is out on parole after serving a prison sentence for the murder of her husband Andrzej. She returns to her hometown to meet her 11-year-old son Nikodem. Jadwiga (55 years old), Paulina's mother-in-law who takes care of ... -
STUDENT POLAND Animation Shorts
FROM PLUSH AND WIRE, 7min.
Directed by Elliot Adrianna WItkowski
In a world where everything is made from plush and wire, a dinosaur keeps itself entertained while the hand of the creator brings a friend to life.THEFT IN THE SHADOWS, 3min.
Directed by Anna Oleksandrivna Kovalchuk
"Theft in the ... -
Watch Today's FREE Festival: Best of STUDENT UK THRILLER Shorts Festival
RAT TRAP, 12min.
Directed by Emilia Stevens
Rat Trap follows Sarah, who wakes after a drunken night out to find herself abducted and imprisoned in a grim, windowless dungeon, watched constantly through a security camera. Disoriented and terrified, she soon discovers she is not alone. Sharing the ... -
Watch Today's FREE Festival: STUDENT POLAND Live-Action Shorts
MOTHER, 29min., Drama
Directed by Sebastian Kwidziński
Paulina (35 years old) is out on parole after serving a prison sentence for the murder of her husband Andrzej. She returns to her hometown to meet her 11-year-old son Nikodem. Jadwiga (55 years old), Paulina's mother-in-law who takes care of ... -
STUDENT ISRAELI Short Film Festival
THE TRAGEDY OF THE LADY, 14min., Drama
Directed by Doron Neeman
Hannah, a young actress, is forced to compete for the role of Lady Macbeth against her friend, whom she secretly loves.https://tportmarket.com/films/orbidden-holiness/?shareID=2902
sketchbook, 3min., Animation
Directed by Adam Jab... -
STUDENT NORDIC SHORTS FESTIVAL
IN YOUR HANDS, 9min., Sweden
Directed by Cassandra Isabelle Hedberg
After a traumatic event, Hanna begins therapy to make sense of what happened. When her therapist introduces an alternative treatment, she’s plunged into a hypnotic journey through the memories that shaped her—each more unsettling... -
Best of AUSTRALIAN LIVE-ACTION SHORTS Festival
UNDER THE WATER, 10min., Magic Realism
Directed by Isabella Andronos
An eleven-year-old girl, targeted by misogynistic taunts and violence, retreats into the pages of a picture book about the sirens of the sea. As strange events pull her toward the ocean, what begins as an escape into fantasy bec... -
Best of STUDENT Festival Canadian Live-Action Shorts
DREAMS IN TRANSLATION, 16min., Drama, Psychological
Directed by Onyemaechi Mervyn Ojukwu
Mgbeke, a 25-year-old Nigerian Igbo woman living in Newfoundland, returns from her mother’s burial in Nigeria carrying unresolved questions and re-experiencing childhood trauma. Her attempt to settle back int... -
Best of STUDENT Festival Canadian Animation Shorts
ONISM, 3min.
Directed by Farah Ma
Inspired by a conversation with my mom about a lonely fish in a big tank, this film explores the feeling of being stuck through the story of a middle-aged woman working in a goldfish store. When a whimsical and unexpected encounter breaks her routine, she begins ... -
Best of EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival
The Pomegranate Theory, 10min., Canada
Directed by Eliza Goodwin
The Pomegranate Theory is a 10-minute short film in the genre of fantasy realism. The film takes place in a society where people wear animal masks to represent their inner selves. Muyal, a young woman who bears the mask of a rabbit,... -
Best of DANCE Films Festival
CLOSURE, 9min., USA
Directed by Dainique Jones
In this dance film, we watch a couple unravel into a cycle of control, distance, and longing. Through movement rather than words, the film explores the weight of regret—the ache of what cannot be undone, and the haunting persistence of love that has ... -
Best of ENVIRONMENTAL Shorts Festival
Breaking Ice: The Making of Cracks In the Ice, 5min., USA
Directed by Jason Lindsey
“Breaking Ice” follows photographer Jason Lindsey as he creates his “Cracks in the Ice” series, prompted by his son's question about what the world will look like due to climate change. Unable to give clear answer... -
Best of WILDsound Shorts Festival
LUTEAL, 15min., Canada
Directed by Robert Morrison
Caught between intimacy and isolation, Abbie wants to move in with her partner when she’s at her best but retreats each month during the luteal phase of her menstrual cycle. Her partner, Kar, struggles to navigate these tumultuous waters, strivin... -
WILDsound EXPERIMENTAL Shorts Festival
The Encarne Trilogy, 16min., USA
Directed by SI Reasoning
The Encarne Trilogy is a series of no-budget shorts regarding the creation of my son and his entrance into the physical plane. It won Honorable Mention for Best Experimental Film at the 2025 Paris Around Films International Film Festival (... -
Best of FANTASY Shorts Festival
TEXAS STRANGE, 9min. USA
Directed by Justin Eugene Evans
After two months on a distant planet, John Thurston returns to his ragtag crew of criminals and thieves. He expects a heroes welcome...instead they've held themselves a vote.https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-texas-strange-...
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Best of CRIME Shorts Festival
HANDYMAN, 3min., France
Directed by Thomas Faccinihttps://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-handyman-crime-thriller
WHEN FIGHTING MONSTERS, 18min., USA
Directed by Sherill Quinn
A bereaved detective struggles to make sense of his daughter's untimely death.https://www.instagram.com/w...
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Best of THRILLER/SUSPENSE Short Film
THE HUNTED, 23min., USA
Directed by Josh Harum
A suspense thriller set in the world of doomsday preppers. John, a devoted follower, joins Gary, a conspiracy theorist Youtube personality, to establish an off-the-grid commune called the 'True Way.’ When nothing changes in the world, John’s commitme... -
Best of LGBTQ+ Shorts Festival
Ten Poem Project (Auntie), 4min., USA
Directed by Nakoa Taggart, Gabriel Vazquez
Ten Poem Project is a hybrid dance film that brings together poetry, movement, and lived testimony to explore migration, identity, and artistic resilience. Emerging from a larger practice-as-research monograph, the f... -
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... -
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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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... -
Best of CHICAGO Festival - Foreign Shorts
The Voice of Time, 5min., Italy
Directed by Carlo Guttadauro
The Voice of Time is a cinematic tale inspired by the essence of Opera, entrusted by the Consortium of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PDO to director Carlo Guttadauro and his studio Anam Cara Comunicazione, with the creative pre...