Learning to Cuss, 4min., USA
Directed by Corey Foxx
Two young boys decide it is time to learn the ways of speaking like an adult.

https://instagram.com/austinfoxx11/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-learning-to-cuss

The Offering, 3min., Canada
Directed by Banpreet singh

https://www.instagram.com/banpreet_gill

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-offering

The Edge of Silence, 3min., USA
Directed by Maricar Bella
"The Edge of Silence" explores a woman's twenty-year journey to reconcile with her mother's suicide. Haunted by the consuming "silence of the deep," she navigates a bustling city whose overwhelming noise becomes a reflection of her internal chaos. This poetic film delves into the disorienting nature of grief and the fight to shed inherited despair, ultimately charting a path toward rewriting her own story.

https://instagram.com/maricarbellafilms

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-edge-of-silence

The Harpies, 4min., Canada
Directed by Rogan Lovse
The Harpies was written, filmed, and edited in 48 hours as part of the 2024 Run N Gun: Vancouver's 48 hour Film Competition. Winner of the Run N Gun's Best Cinematography and Best Art awards, as well as, being nominated for Best Picture, Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Direction.

https://www.instagram.com/the_harpies_horror_short_film/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-harpies-film

THE FRUIT, 5min., USA
Directed by Eric C Player
Ted Wilson has a chip on his shoulder about aliens. Space Aliens. What he doesn't know could kill him.

https://instagram.com/PantherPictures

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-fruit

Soul of a free woman, 1min., Poland
Directed by Magdalena Kołodziej-Olszewska
A personal transgression illustrating the universal oppression of women.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-soul-of-a-free-woman

TRAPPED, 4min., USA
Directed by Olivia Minn
Trapped is an award-winning short film by Olivia Minn, recipient of a Gold Key in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her memoir and an Honorable Mention for this film.

https://www.trappedfilm2026.com/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-trapped

OPPS, 1min., USA
Directed by Wallis Liu
Inside a crowded claw machine, an orange doll is rejected by his purple peers because of his color and an uncontrollable, embarrassing habit. When the giant metal claw drops, the group selfishly shoves the outcast into the center as a sacrifice. However, the plan backfires when the claw misses him and accidentally snags one of the bullies instead. Seeing his tormentor trapped, the orange doll must use his most awkward flaw to shake up the machine and try to save him.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-opps