New Releases

New Releases

New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.

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New Releases
  • BEST Scene Reading: A Better Hero, by Robert Feldges (interview)

    Based on the animated series "Teen Titans" and characters appearing
    in DC Comics.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Hannah Ehman
    Kid Flash: Geoff Mays
    Zoom: Steve Rizzo
    Jinx: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

    Get to know the writer:

    1. What is your screenplay about?
    On kid flash from the original Teen titans...

  • BEST Scene Reading: MAGGIE MAY, by Audrey Mosdell (interview)

    MAGGIE MAY - first 5 pages
    Narrator: Steve Rizzo
    Maggie May: Val Cole
    Chelsea: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

    Get to know the writer:

    1. What is your screenplay about?

    Maggie May is a story about falling in love with your best friend and the fallout of that experience. This theme is set to the b...

  • SHORT Script Reading: Human Liabilities, by Richard M. Kjeldgaard

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Val Cole
    Richard: Geoff Mays
    Homeless Man: Steve Rizzo

  • BEST Scene Reading: HAPPY YET?, by Laura M. Gray

    Summary: A group of women in their 40s find themselves navigating the next chapter of their lives by facing issues of cheating, menopause, building careers, becoming mothers and friendships.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Geoff Mays
    Isabel: Val Cole
    June: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

  • COMEDY Festival 1st Scene: Truth Falls, Jamie Latta & Cristen Coppen (interview)

    Amidst holiday chaos, Gaby and Fitz embark on a road trip to a spiritualist commune to confront Gaby's estranged Aunt Tibby, leading to family revelations, spiritual meltdowns awakenings, and unexpected bonding.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
    Little Gaby/Gaby: Val Cole
    FItz: St...

  • ROMANCE 1st Scene Reading: SEEING CHRISTMAS, by Lizanne Southgate

    Summary: A beautiful story about a race car driver losing his eyesight temporarily and a nurse who has a blind nephew helps him learn how to function as a blind man while he awaits surgery. Stepping into each other's world, they teach each other to appreciate the simple things in life while tryin...

  • BEST Scene Reading: Terran Tapes, by Gerard O'Neill

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Geoff Mays
    Billie: Val Cole
    Jez: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

  • THRILLER Festival Best Scene: The Presage, by Les Lahage (interview)

    Leisal Werster lived in the woodsy shadows of Marstons Mills, Cape Cod. A former clergyman with a mysterious past and even darker secret who’s now on the run. Jessica Stone is no stranger to seeing tragedy in her life. With one year of college left she’s more determined than ever to see her dr...

  • BEST Scene Reading: THE SWORDBEARER SAGA, by Tim Morell

    The story is the final chapter in the saga of a warrior’s journey from brutal conqueror to epic hero and of the love that led to his redemption.

    Narrator: Hannah Ehman
    Ravenwolf: Geoff Mays
    Elan: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

  • ANIMATION Shorts Festival - Nov. 21/22 event

    See the Full Lineup of Films:

    bodies that fight, 3min., Chile
    Directed by Catalina Ibañez
    The meeting between the performance and the crowd. The idea embodied in everyone's gaze. Happiness by own judgment carried out. The meeting of the ideal with reality, embodied in the woman's body.

    http://...

  • Relationship Festival Feature: 115, 81min,. Canada

    115, 81min,. Canada
    Directed by Dave Huynh Macon
    In the '80s, alien Emily crash-lands near the quaint town of Stony Plain, desperate to find the enigmatic fuel "115." Stuck in a reverse time loop, she relives her mission daily, struggling to blend in while searching for the elusive substance. Eve...

  • MUSIC & EXPERIMENTAL Festival - Nov. 20/21 event

    See the Full Lineup of Films:

    a film called black: King's Speech, 20min., USA
    Directed by Cam Be
    ‘a film called black’ is an evolving film. Each screening presents different elements to an ongoing conversation. Blackness. ‘King’s Speech’ is a short film that resides within the entirety of ‘a fi...

  • Watch WILDsound Festival Winning Feature: BROTHERS, Kazakhstan

    BROTHERS, 100min,. Kazakhstan
    Directed by Darkhan Tulegenov
    Akzhol - just a graduate of the orphanage, he is convinced that his father is alive and begins his search. He moves from these walls and begins his new and independent life. Having met their neighbor Dimash, they begin to earn a living b...

  • HONORABLE short film, reactions WILDsound Festival (interview)

    HONORABLE, 16min., USA
    Directed by Zachary Scott Clark, Mariah L. Richardson
    Two months after he denounces the Nation of Islam and nine months before his assassination, MALCOLM X SHABAZZ has a chance encounter with his estranged brother and mentee MUHAMMAD ALI.

    https://linktr.ee/Honorablefilm
    h...

  • HEALING FOR THE NATIONS short film, reactions WILDsound Festival (interview)

    HEALING FOR THE NATIONS, 3min., Canada
    Directed by Christopher Angus
    An animated vignette built on dreams and visions for the nation of Canada.

    http://www.attic-films.ca/
    https://twitter.com/attic_films

    Get to know the filmmaker:

    What motivated you to make this film?

    My experience of growi...

  • ALISHER'S GIFT short film, reactions WILDsound Festival (interview)

    ALISHER'S GIFT, 16min,. USA
    Directed by J Matt Wallace
    An Uzbek and Kyrgyz blended family learns there are more than ethnic issues behind their historic misfortune. The recent death of their uncle Alisher prompts the delivery of gifts to a nephew and niece who learn important truths about both th...

  • HOME SWEET HOME short film, reactions WILDsound Festival

    HOME SWEET HOME, 31min., USA
    Directed by Stephan Looney
    30 minute short-film documenting a group of close friends traveling to the director's home state of West Virginia. An intimate and nostalgic look into friendship and roots.

    https://www.youtube.com/@jpegstephan
    https://instagram.com/jpegste...

  • GROCERY SHOPPING short film, reactions WILDsound Festival (interview)

    GROCERY SHOPPING, 38min., USA
    Directed by Harry Roseman
    I am at the grocery store three to five times a week. It has become a ritual, picking out the items, going over the shopping list, interacting with the same people year after year. It seems to me, an important aspect of my and many other peo...

  • TRUE ROMANCE short film, reactions WILDsound Festival (interview)

    TRUE ROMANCE, 29min., Canada
    Directed by Katherine Costal
    A lovesick teenager tries to rekindle her relationship with a past boyfriend by inviting him to a surprise party, only to discover the harsh truth behind their romance and the love lives of the guests.

    https://www.instagram.com/kat_costa...

  • THE CYCLE OF FASHION film, reactions DOC Festival

    THE CYCLE OF FASHION, 5min., China
    Directed by Xiruo Jiang
    The documentary follows the curator, Katherine, as she intends to shed light on the environmental consequences of the fashion industry through her upcoming art exhibition and encourage viewers to rethink their relationship with clothing a...

  • WE ARE WE DANCE WE PAINT film, reactions DOC Festival

    WE ARE WE DANCE WE PAINT, 37min., USA
    Directed by Leslie Dektor
    For decades, the poor and dispossessed have been herded and confined to Skid Row. In Passing Through, the seemingly lost find a new sense of community.

  • SMOKE OR FAMILY film, reactions DOC Festival

    SMOKE OR FAMILY, 14min., India
    Directed by Jaswant Mintu
    The protagonist in the film "Smoke or Family" is a heavy smoker who visits a hospital for a teeth problem. There, doctors tell him to quit smoking, explaining that it's causing his teeth issues and could lead to lung cancer and other health...

  • THE LAST LION film, reactions DOC Festival

    THE LAST LION, 14min., UK
    Directed by Matt Campion
    'The Last Lion' is a thought-provoking short film that explores the heart-breaking possibility that lions could go extinct. This emotional story is told with the help of Kevin Richardson and Bobcat the lion's unique bond, the breath-taking beauty...

  • THE KENTUCKY COWBOY film, reactions DOC Festival (interview)

    THE KENTUCKY COWBOY, 58min., USA
    Directed by Mike Goldberg
    Despite becoming a success on the football field, a man struggles internally with mental health issues all his life, as he continuously tries to gain acceptance from his father and legendary football coach.

    Get to know the writer:

    1. W...