JUMPING AT SHADOWS film, audience feedback Oct. 2025 WILDsound Festival Wildsound Festival 2026-09-25 | JUMPING AT SHADOWS film, audience feedback Oct. 2025 WILDsound Festival
IGGY short film, audience feedback March 2023 CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | IGGY, 5min., USA, DramaDirected by Anthony CuomoOverwhelmed with the pressures of high school. Iggy Fransisco attempts to make friends and is rejected. A classmate Abigail notices this and offers her friendship to Iggy. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt8078946/?ref_=m_nm_knf_i1facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066660212110
THE MISSING PIECE short film, audience feedback March 2023 CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | THE MISSING PIECE, 4min., USA, FashionDirected by Hitaali DharamshiA Fashion Film on an upcycled denim corset collection, which is a marriage between denim, silver and leather. A man who is set on finding out what lies within a house related to disappearances in lower Manhattan; ends up meeting 5 interesting women.instagram.com/themissingpiece_film
SENSE short film, audience reactions March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Fest Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | SENSE, 2min., Ghaziabad, ExperimentalDirected by Chitresh MishraSense is a dive into the unknown longing for someone that makes it all worth it. facebook.com/Chitresh.mishrainstagram.com/Chitresh.mishra
GUESS MY PET? short film, audience reactions March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Fest Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | GUESS MY PET?, USA, Drama/HorrorDirected by Grace CharlesA girl and her old friend our catching up after a falling out. Over ice cream and a guessing game it's revealed there's a more sinister plan to this friendly reunion.
INTIMACY SIMULATION UPDATE 76.43 short film, audience reactions March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Fest Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | Intimacy Simulation Update 76.43, 1min., USA, ExperimentalDirected by Neil SudhakaranIn the not too distant future, the senses are now simulated through brain-implanted chips, including touch. This micro short is inspired by After the Blast, stage play, by Zoe Kazan.
HALDI short film, audience reactions March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | HALDI, 5min., Norway, ExperimentalDirected by Ann HolmgrenThe film evolves around a Sámi underground world where you can get inspiration and power. In this world Háldi is all living being’s guardian helper. The film focuses on the unity and power of female relations in Sami tradition and mythology.
CLIMATE CHANGE: CAPE LOOKOUT short film, audience reactions March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | CLIMATE CHANGE: CAPE LOOKOUT, 5min., DocumentaryDirected by Hester SchellCreated for the 7th Generation Pano Mural Project's 5 minute film festival, July 2022. Assignment: Pick a section of the USA west coast to examine the effects of climate change on the region. Under 5 minutes. My film was chosen to screen at the festival last summer. I chose Cape Lookout to Cape Mears, Oregon, USA. http://hesterschellcreative.comfacebook.com/hester.schell
BLUE STONES short film, audience reactions March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | BLUE STONES, 1min., Sweden, Experimenta;Directed by Hannah MurphyBlue Stones is a 1 minute short that gives a voice to the silent inner turmoil that many can relate to and that we are seemingly forced to carry, especially as an adolescent. instagram.com/hannahmari1
JUMP SCARES: THE MOVIE short film, audience reactions March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | JUMP SCARES: THE MOVIE, 3min,. USA, Directed by Peter MastersonDo you like horror movies? Or do you just like being startled? If it's the latter, this is the movie trailer for you! urbanpebbleproductions.cominstagram.com/urbanpebbleproductions
FERMATA short film, audience reactions March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | FERMATA, 4min., USA, ThrillerDirected by Preston BoweA struggling pianist makes a peculiar discovery.
NANOSCAPES short film, audience reactions March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | NANOSCAPES, 4min., USA, AnimationDirected by Kristina DuttonImages of butterfly wings at the microscopic scale are stunning, and at the nanoscopic scale they become otherworldly.
THE 17 (LAS 17) short film, audience reactions March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | THE 17 (LAS 17), 4min. USA, DramaDirected by Alyssa CarterBased on a true story, a young and very pregnant Salvadorian woman finds herself handcuffed to a hospital bed after losing her child to miscarriage.alyssacarter19@gmail.comhttp://alyssancarter.cominstagram.com/las17shortfilm
ALMOST THERE short film, audience feedback March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | ALMOST THERE, 5min., Japan, ActionDirected by Chuck JohnsonTwo refugees from a broken land have to fight their way into civilization. http://www.quietflame.org/almost-there
THE TIME IS NOW short film, audience feedback March 2023 UNDER 5 MINUTE Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | THE TIME IS NOW, 4min., USA, DocumentaryDirected by Jason BorklandThe importance of Marine Protected areas. The need to support scientific research, to allow the preservation and expansion of these vital areas.
#LOOKATME feature film, audience feedback March 2023 LGBTQ+ Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | #LOOKATME, 108min., Singapore, Drama/FamilyDirected by Ken KwekWhen teenagers Sean and Ricky are invited to attend church with Sean’s girlfriend, they are treated to an Evangelical rock concert capped by a searing anti-LGBTQ sermon. Sean, a Youtuber, soon gets into trouble for dropping an outrageous video lampooning the megachurch’s pastor. He is widely condemned and prosecuted for flouting Singapore’s strict laws on public expression. As Sean descends into near-madness in prison, his gay twin brother, Ricky, gains prominence as a LGBTQ activist. Both find themselves at the heart of a culture war that spills out from social media into the real world.
KANNAGI short film, audience feedback March 2023 LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | KANNAGI, 21min,. India, DramaDirected by Ezhil Vinod SelvanA story of two best friends going through adolescence and trying to understand their own gender and those around them. In this process, society changes their course of life.
PHONETIME short film, audience feedback March 2023 LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | PHONETIME, 9min., UK, DramaDirected by Jordan ChandlerA transcendent tale of love following two seperated lovers as they navigate the difficulties of their past and the possibilities of their future. http://redhumanfilms.comtwitter.com/redhumanfilms
LILY OF THE VALLEY short film, audience feedback March 2023 LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | LILY OF THE VALLEY, 16min., UK, DramaDirected by Gary GrantA fading movie star, fresh from a rejection for a starring role, is drugged and photographed by her devious and self-serving girlfriend, an aspiring photographer she nurtured. The images, displayed at a high-profile London galley, shatter the actors’ dignity. She digs deep to turn the tables.
BLUE SQUARE HEART short film, audience feedback March 2023 LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | BLUE SQUARE HEART, 30min,. USA, DramaDirected by WIlliam Venus MeansA drag queen is forced to reconsider his shockingly violent art when his estranged, conservative mother makes a surprise appearance at his show in an attempt to reconnect. instagram.com/bluesquareheart_film
COMMUNICATION short film, audience feedback March 2023 LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | COMMUNICATION, 6min., China, ExperimentalDirected by Yuan MingqingMy good friend committed suicide because of her LGBTQ identity and I was feeling depressed and sad because of my LGBTQ identity. So I decided to give her in heaven a call.
THE DEVIL INSIDE ME short film, audience feedback March 2023 LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | THE DEVIL INSIDE ME, 5min., UK, ExperimentalDirected by Gabriel ArrahnioA grieving mother believing her son to be possessed by the devil, forces him through a spiritual-religious cleansing. ‘The Devil Inside’ is a poetic exploration of ‘Love’ and the grotesque mutations it can take. A surreal, horror-infused look at a Mother whose intense protective love of her child and innate belief in a deity incite her to take measures that will dismember her son’s trust in her and the world around him. Without acceptance there can be no trust, without trust there can be no love.
TOPLESS short film, audience feedback March 2023 LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | TOPLESS, 19min., UK, Drama/RomanceDirected by Patrick Jensen HanstedAfter a few years, being in his late 20s without experience building relationships, Anthony finds himself in a vicious cycle of heartbreak as he continues searching for true love. imdb.com/title/tt27044983instagram.com/toplessfilm
A BETTER PLACE short film, audience reactions March 2023 DOC Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | A BETTER PLACE, 33min., UK, DocumentaryDirected by Jennifer FearnleyA Better Place is an in depth look at the toxic legacy of British colonial-era laws, which criminalise consensual same-sex love, while at the same time allowing perpetrators of sexual violence to go unpunished. More than 70 countries still criminalise gay sex. In over 30, rape within marriage is still legal. Behind these statistics are the people whose lives are paralysed by these archaic laws. jenfearnley.com
DOWN RIVER JORDAN feature film, audience reactions March 2023 DOC Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | DOWN RIVER JORDAN, 60min., USA, DocumentaryDirected by Addie NavarroThe Jordan River has played a major role in shaping human society as we know it, providing freshwater and fertile soil for some of the earliest civilizations and witnessing the rise and fall of empires. For centuries, the lower Jordan Valley has served as one of the largest bird migration sites in the world, as well as the biologically diverse sanctuary where the flora and fauna of the East African and West Asian continents come together. riverjordanfilm.comfacebook.com/TheRiverJordanFilminstagram.com/theriverjordanfilm
Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America feature film, audience reactions March 2023 Wildsound Festival 2023-03-22 | Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America, 77min., USA, DocumentaryDirected by Laura Casey, Spencer ParkerSubstance use disorder kills more people every year than any other disease and yet only 1 in 10 people who need treatment get access to it. These are unheard stories of the addiction crisis from families whose lives have been forever changed by addiction and the experts dedicated to changing the outcome for those suffering from this fatal disease. It follows families on the frontline of America’s greatest public health crisis sharing their loss, frustration, and hope for how we can do better.
SHORT Film Trailer: PSYCHE OBSCURA. Directed by Craig Oty Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | PSYCHE OBSCURA, 8min., USA, Experimental DanceDirected by Craig OtyA young woman, captive in a delusional state of mind, is drawn into the depths of a psychotic abyss.
Sizzle Reel A BEAUTIFUL OBJECT. Directed by Odette Wanda Sugerman Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | A BEAUTIFUL OBJECT, 6min,. USA, FashionDirected by Odette Wanda SugermanA girls obsession becomes out of control as to what she will do to get her hands on a Beautiful YSL purse…. http://www.odettesugerman.cominstagram.com/Odettesugerman
Short Film Trailer: SYPARIO. Directed by Fabio Selvafiorita Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | SYPARIO, 24min., Italy, MusicalDirected by Fabio SelvafioritaSypario is a film based on the music score of Sypario by Sylvano Bussotti.The Sypario's score and the mise en scene on film realized by Fabio Selvafiorita consist of 15 micro-operas. http://www.elenacasoli.come/facebook.com/ElenaCasoliinstagram.com/ElenaCasoli
Sizzle Reel THE GIRAFFE Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | THE GIRAFFE, 9min., Barcelona, Action/AdventureDirected by Alex Balcells QuerolThe first real action of the Mirage F1 was impressive. At the very beginning of its operational life, the Iraqi Mirage F1 entered the “hall of fame” by killing some Iranian F14 Tomcats, by using the new Super Matra 530F missiles and the “Giraffe” maneuver.youtu.be/up6KB95abHQ
SHORT Film Trailer: THE USELESS GLASSBLOWER. Directed by Holger E. Metzger Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | THE USELESS GLASSBLOWER, 15min., GermanyDirected by Holger E. MetzgerA fascinating short documentary on a traditional glassmaker deep in the southern German Black Forest, and his thoughts and feelings about what this 7000-year-old craft has taught him about life.Director StatementI am interested in personalities, concepts and visions that challenge today's norms and standards, as I feel that many people today have become walking cliches and stereoptypes of mainstream perceptions. Those who challenge the world as prescribed by the majority are the ones with the vision and ability to change the world into a better version of itself.
POETRY Reading: TO CHRISTOPH MULLER, by Ileana D Vasquez Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | TO CHRISTOPH MULLER, by Ileana D VasquezIn the wind drift sweet memoriesTender fragments of youTo the honey-colored moonThey travelA Radiant, bewitched moon.Arduously seeping out of our radiant heartA longing heart.Yet insideWe, enveloped by a glorious lightOur souls uniteIn one passionate embraceUntil infinity.
POETRY Reading: MAD CAT, by D. C. MacLean Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | MAD CAT, by D. C. MacLeanAfter Nemo the psycho cat disappearedThere was no one left to murder the birdsNeither the weeds nor the mossSci Fi worlds becoming real in our backyardRemembering the small monster on the roof of the shedHer howling angry and sublime, circling the earthBut Nemo decided death and madness could waitAnd padded down from from the mossAgain choosing the glory of owning a familyYou could terrorize with small clawsFeral forgivenesses written in the scratchesSteady blood flowing in underground riversIncontinent and cancerous she sat like stoneIn front of my wife’s car, daring her to driveOur Ford no match for Nemo’s mad cat eyesThis tiny lion becoming a ghost the next red dayHer soft feet disappearing into time
POETRY Reading: A Letter To My Unborn Child, by Badradeen Mohammed Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | ...
POETRY Reading: THE BEACH, by Elliot Stanton Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | Dark, death, painful, philosophical, sad, and redemption. It's a real barrel of laughsPerformed by Val Cole
NOVEL TRANSCRIPT: The Kill Registry, by Brian Howlett Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | How would society, and human interactions, be different if we were each allowed one free killing of another? In this work of philosophical short story fiction, the narrator works as one of two designers at an athletic shoe factory. Ally, the other designer and a missed love interest, takes him to lunch to inform him their departments are being merged and she will be the head of the department. In effect, she will be his boss. After they leave the restaurant, the narrator decides to finally use his “one free kill” and shoots and kills Ally, not for love, he says, but for work.
NOVEL Transcript: LONDONS FALLING, by David Byerlee Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | goodreads.com/en/book/show/16000068-london-s-falling This is London if everything went awry and plunged into chaos as opposing, colliding forces explode to release a sleeping darkness.‘Michael is made an irresistible offer by an expansive man named Constantine Czerback. A gangster from Bulgaria, Con is seeking legitimacy and influence in his new, safer base in London. He seeks respect and finds a tool for this through his cultivation of the flamboyant and haughty Mayor of London.Michael is well pleased at first but soon finds himself in a raging sea of illegality, of fake passports, illegal immigrants and much, much more… all the while he rationalizes these actions and events as somehow humanitarian.’
NOVEL TRANSCRIPT: THE BUTCHER OF LYON, by Manuel Lasso Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | amazon.ca/Butcher-Lyon-Manuel-Lasso/dp/0985877022About the AuthorManuel Lasso, a Peruvian novelist, short story writer and playwright, studied Literature at the City College of New York, where he became a winner of the Floral Games in the narrative category. His work has been published in magazines and newspapers from Europe and America and has readers in five continents. Visit his blog http://manuellasso.blogspot.com or follow him on Twitter @Manuel_Lasso.
NOVEL Transcript: Elephant in a Safeway Bag, by Roderick E. Stevens Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | Name: Roderick E. StevensTitle: Elephant In a Safeway BagGenre: Crime thriller / DramedySynopsis: "Elephant in a Safeway Bag" follows the adventures of River, a feisty young man with Down syndrome determined to get to the Grand Canyon in spite of his scatterbrained brother, a tenacious lawman, an escaped convict, a runaway bride and Elvis Presley.
Novel Transcript: I SWIPED WRONG, by Mariani Coito Wildsound Festival 2023-03-21 | Galavanting around an online dating world in which people ghost, lie, and cheat, Mariani Coito recounts her experiences with men in South Florida. Each chapter demonstrates a glimpse into the common complications of modern day dating.While she swipes through the men around her, hoping to find love with a man of her dreams, she discovers how to love herself.Performed by Val Cole
Feature Film Trailer: BLACK UNIFORM. Directed by Robert Darwell Wildsound Festival 2023-03-15 | BLACK UNIFORM, 90min., USA, HistoryDirected by Robert DarwellIn the early 1900s, African Americans struggled to have the honor to fight in World War I, but a century later minorities are disproportionately called up to serve, defend, and die for their country.The United States cherishes the hard-fought glories of soldiers battling for the land they feel entitled to by right, but too often overlooks the hardships of the Black men and women who have put their lives on the line for a country that hasn’t always afforded them their civil rights.Director Biography - Robert DarwellRobert Darwell is an acclaimed entertainment lawyer with a global practice.Over the course of his career, he is proud to have worked one such films as "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", "Lord of War", "Brokeback Mountain" and "A Hidden Life".In 2022, Darwell's first documentary, "The 90s Club" (featuring interviews with a dozen men in women in their 90s) screened at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival before going on to screen at approximately 20 other festivals and winning several awards.
Short Film Trailer: PERSISTENCE. Directed by Krista Barzso Wildsound Festival 2023-03-15 | PERSISTENCE, 12min., Canada, DramaDirected by Krista BarzsoPersistence is a story about what happens when romantic intentions cross over into stalking. The ?lm explores what happens when trusts are broken but laws aren't, and just how much damage can be done to someone's life in that space between. persistenceshortfilm.comfacebook.com/PersistenceShortinstagram.com/persistenceshortfilm
Short Film Trailer: TED THE SHARK. Created by Nathalia Rojas Wildsound Festival 2023-03-15 | TED THE SHARK, 12min,. Columbia, AnimationDirected by Hector Acosta, Nathalia RojasTed is a six-year-old hammer shark with a big secret: His mind is connected to a human girl. This uniqueness often makes Ted alienated from his world (a feeling many of us are familiar with) however, little does he know how special this connection is. http://www.tedtheshark.cominstagram.com/tedeltiburon
We are Gurung short film, audience reactions March 2023 DOC Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-14 | WE ARE GURUNG, 40min., Japan, DocumentaryDirected by A Gurung village at the foot of the Himalayas in Nepal.In that village, there is a custom that marriage is decided by parents.A marriage proposal comes to a girl...Director StatementThe theme is old customs and views on marriage.A story about a girl in a village where it is customary for parents to decide who to marry.It's been 7 years since I started coming to this village after the 2015 Nepal earthquake, and the small children in the village have grown up.Surrounded by the Himalayas, the village lives in harmony with nature.This project started 3 years ago when I received a message that a girl I've known for 7 years had committed suicide due to a failed romance.From there, I started thinking about village customs and views on marriage, which led to the shooting.Developing countries, including Nepal, are changing at a tremendous speed.Technology, culture and people's way of thinking.I thought that now was the turning point between the past and the future, and that I should leave behind what I can only shoot now.
GEARHEADS short film, audience reactions March 2023 DOC Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-14 | GEARHEADS, 7min. USADirected by Dan AbrusciGearheads follows the story of Browner Sound, a company that has been producing high-quality audio gear for over 10 years. Through interviews and conversations with the founders, We get an inside look into the development process and the passion of the people behind the product. Gearheads offers an engaging story of how an idea became a reality, and how the business has grown and become what it is today.Gearheads follows the story of Browner Sound, a company that has been producing high-quality audio gear for over 10 years. Through interviews and conversations with the founders, We get an inside look into the development process and the passion of the people behind the product. Gearheads offers an engaging story of how an idea became a reality, and how the business has grown and become what it is today.vimeo.com/manage/videos/794167446/f5cf380070
I CAN FLY short film, audience reactions March 2023 DOC Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-14 | I CAN FLY, 12min,. USADirected by Leslie DektorFormerly Homeless, Fannie Mayfield speaks for the speechless and gives us pause to feel and think in perspective.
The Useless Glassblower short film, audience reactions March 2023 DOC Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-14 | THE USELESS GLASSBLOWER, 15min., GermanyDirected by Holger E. MetzgerA fascinating short documentary on a traditional glassmaker deep in the southern German Black Forest, and his thoughts and feelings about what this 7000-year-old craft has taught him about life.Director StatementI am interested in personalities, concepts and visions that challenge today's norms and standards, as I feel that many people today have become walking cliches and stereoptypes of mainstream perceptions. Those who challenge the world as prescribed by the majority are the ones with the vision and ability to change the world into a better version of itself.
BRING BACK THE WHISTLE DOG short film, audience reactions March 2023 DOC Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-14 | BRING BACK THE WHISTLE DOG, 18min., CanadaDirected by Bob SimpsonFast food menu items come and go, but none have ignited lasting passion quite like Canadian restaurant chain A&W’s Whistle Dog. This “hot dogumentary” profiles diehard fans fighting the good fight to bring back the iconic dog.
CNTRL short film, audience reactions March 2023 DOC Film Festival Wildsound Festival 2023-03-14 | CNTRL, 6min., CanadaDirected by Marco Ciardullo, Alex LaframboiseMusical evolution and cultural development have worked in tandem for decades. Electronic music and its subgenres represent the idea of unification through a single art form, orchestrated by a Disc Jockey (DJ). This documentary explores the sonic journey of Michael Medeiros, a Toronto born newcomer to the DJ scene and the community that surrounds electronic dance music. Michael’s position in the scene highlights his personal pursuit to promote the core values of Electronic music, while beginning a new chapter in his career through his efforts to produce and release Electronic music. Through conversation with his mentor, Patrick, an involved member of the club scene in the early 90s, an understanding of this genre's roots and the growing impact it has on different communities, can be contrasted with Michael’s current presence and where he feels he lies. This is CNTRL. bftv-docs.com/2022-cntrl.htmlinstagram.com/cntrl_documentary
The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan feature film, March 2023 DOC Film Fest Wildsound Festival 2023-03-14 | The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan, 78min., Japan, DocumentaryDirected by Rionne McAvoyThis documentary depicts the theme of "hidden poverty" that has occurred in-spite of Japan's rapid economic growth in such a short period of time immediately following World War II. The film covers the suffering and hardships of single mothers, which has never been depicted before, from various angles, and unravels the causes of the unequal social background that people are unaware of.http://onesleftbehind.cominstagram.com/onesleftbehind
