New Releases
New videos from the WILDsound Festival. Daily MOVIES to watch. Plus, screenplay readings, poetry readings, audience feedback videos.
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A PRIEST WALKS INTO A BAR film, reactions, LGBTQ+ Festival
A Priest Walks into a Bar, 7min., Canada
Directed by Timothy Lenko
Scandal, grace, and mistaken identity collide when a priest approaches a man day-drinking alone.
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TIL' DEATH DO US PART film, reactions, LGBTQ+ Festival
Til' Death Do Us Part, 14min., USA
Directed by Miranda Wear
Allison falls terminally ill, only for her wife to suddenly file for a divorce.
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THE CLOSET film, reactions, LGBTQ+ Festival
The Closet, 5min., USA
Directed by Olivia Jean Hamilton
In 2025 we're no longer scared to come out as Bisexual to the straights, we're nervous to tell our judgmental gay friends. The Closet is a fun and quirky short about Olympia coming out to her closest friends. -
PITH film, reactions, LGBTQ+ Festival
PITH, 4min., USA
Directed by Olivia Tirol
This short film was initially adapted from a student poem. Pith, the white insides of an orange, reflects the author's personal relationship with the world around them and their own gender expression. -
HERFREQUENCY: A Conversation with Women of Color in Sound, LGBTQ+ Festival
HERFrequency: A Conversation with Women of Color in Sound, 44min., USA
Directed by Jae Gilyard
With stories that span from childhood inspirations to professional triumphs, HER Frequency is an intimate documentary that follows a deep and sometimes hilarious conversation between Black women and wom... -
MONYOVA film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
Monyova, 55min., Czechia
Directed by Zuzana Kirchnerová
Simona always defied the ideas of the perfect woman – she was too interesting. You would easily find just such a bon mot or paradox in the books of one of the best-selling writers in the Czech Republic after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. In... -
HE/SHE/US film, reactions, LGBTQ+ Festival
He/She/Us Short Film, 19min., USA
Directed by Susan Kelejian
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NEVER TOO LATE feature film, reactions ENVIRONMENTAL Festival
Never Too Late. 80min., Hong Kong
Directed by 蔡 瑞 琦
In Hong Kong, the boundary between city, mountain, and ocean is blurred. Four Hong Kongers, who are strangers to one another, each facing their own life challenges, simultaneously choose to delve into nature in search of themselves. In the depth... -
THE SEA TURTLE'S TOMORROW short film, reactions ENVIRONMENTAL Festival
The Sea Turtle's Tomorrow, 4min., South Korea
Directed by Jimin Kim
Set against the beaches and traditional culture of Indonesia, this short film explores the coexistence of humans, nature, and sea turtles. It opens with the serene beauty of sunsets and the quiet resilience of adult and baby turt... -
COSMIC RHAPSODY short film, reactions ENVIRONMENTAL Festival
Cosmic Rhapsody : A Symphony for our Planet, 5min., USA
Directed by susan Mey Lee Lim, Manu Martin, Christina Teenz Tan
In 2020, the world seemed to be on the brink. A global pandemic raged, wildfires scorched the earth, and anxieties soared. Yet, amidst this turmoil, a spark of hope ignited: NAS... -
NATIVE TO THE KLAMATH short film, reactions ENVIRONMENTAL Festival
Native to the Klamath, 13min., USA
Directed by Michael E Wier, Ben Galland
"Native to the Klamath" is a story told through the voices of the salmon people. The Klamath River is currently going through one of the largest transformations in history. Native to the Klamath intertwines environmental r... -
SCRIVEN short film, reactions THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival
Scriven, 17min., USA
Directed by David E Baugnon
Two strangers bond over traumatic experiences.
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MARY CHRIS MAX feature film, reactions THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival
Mary Chris Max, 87min., USA
Directed by Tatiana Sokolova
On Christmas Eve in the middle of nowhere two men meet an abandoned girl named Mary. Chris, Max must decide if she is a miracle or their curse. Shot entirely in Florida.
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XY short film, reactions THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival (interview)
XY, 12min., USA
Directed by Stephen Fleet
A repressed convenience store clerk named Y and a trans cam girl named X have their lives tragically intersect at a bleak strip mall in today’s America. A country where identity is regulated and guns are not.
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THE VACUUM SEAL film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
The Vacuum Seal, 24min., USA
Directed by Sara Bhatt
A customer orders a sandwich from the lone employee of a butcher shop.
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SAFE film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
SAFE, 20min., UK
Directed by Govind Chandran
When a compassionate helpline counsellor begins to grow concerned for the safety of one of her clients, she's forced to decide whether to trust her instincts or follow protocol. Safe is a tense, quietly powerful drama about the weight of responsibility... -
GINNY'S ENTERPRISE film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival (interview)
GINNY'S ENTERPRISE, 18min., Canada
Directed by Suzanne Marie Moreau
She boldly goes where no girl has ever been allowed before! How a young Star Trek fan foils her family's restrictive roles for girls by becoming the Captain of her own starship.Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you...
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REMINISCE film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
Reminisce, 12min., USA
Directed by Leslie Morris
25 years younger than her husband, a woman's world is turned upside down when her husband's college classmates come to visit.
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WALK WITH ME THROUGH THE FIRE film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
Walk With Me Through The Fire - The Curse of KK Hammond, 6min., UK
Directed by K.K. Hammond
Spaghetti Western meets horror music video from slide blues guitarist and friends.
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INVISIBLE film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
INVISIBLE, 4min., Hungary
Directed by Rozina Pátkai
In a quietly radical act of feminist performance art, Vienna-based artist Rozina Pátkai transforms an ordinary suburban zebra crossing into a stage for the unseen labor of domestic life. -
PIECES OF ME film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
PIECES OF ME, 1min., USA
Directed by Tzuyu Tung
My project, "Pieces of Me", is a self-reflection of my emotional journey from self-doubt to self-acceptance. There are always moments in life where we feel confident we can complete something, but then encounter an obstacle and feel self-doubt. Even... -
OCEAN OF MOTHERS film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
Ocean of Mothers, 27min., Brazil
Directed by Letícia Prisco
”Ocean of Mothers" follows the journey of three friends navigating the challenges of modern motherhood. United by the pressure to be perfect mothers and exemplary professionals, they find strength in their friendship to overcome dilemmas... -
FATHER DADDY film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
Father Daddy, 17min., USA
Directed by Mayrav Estrin
In a darkly comic exploration of faith, temptation, and redemption, a young priest, after hearing a congregant's confession of infidelity, finds himself spiraling into his own tangle of lust and hypocrisy. As he navigates a series of increasingl... -
RHYTHMS: AN INDIVISBLE MARATHON SWIM film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
Rhythms: An Indivisible Marathon Swim, 16min., USA
Directed by Zayde Naquio
On September 22, 2025, Chef Matthew Biancaniello embarked on one of the greatest challenges of his life: a 21 mile swim from Catalina Island to Palos Verdes, CA. While his journey is inspiring on its own, he didn’t do it ...