A showcase of the best films in the world today.
AUDIENCE AWARDS (from Audience Feedback Festival)
Best Feature Film: JUMPING AT SHADOWS: ARMAGEDDON
Best Short Film: DON’T FORGET TO SMILE
Best Visual Design: COME THE NIGHTFALL
Best Story: SILENT PLAN
Best Documentary: DEFEND THE DEEP
Best Direction: NO KINGS
JUMPING AT SHADOWS: ARMAGEDDON, 51min., Australia
Directed by Locky Boaretto
In a world secretly at war with an ancient alien race, a teenage girl discovers a crash landed alien, and uncovers shocking truths about her estranged father… After teaming up with a pair of rebel brothers, she uncovers a galaxy-wide conspiracy and an impending alien invasion. When one of the brothers is captured, the team must risk everything to rescue him from the alien mothership before it can begin its invasion of Earth. Amidst explosive battles and impossible odds, she must face her family’s dark past and rewrite their legacy in order to save the future.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-jumping-at-shadows
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Come the Nightfall, 23min,. USA
Directed by Tom Michaels
A wealthy licentious offers a lift to a beautiful femme fatale in the middle of a deserted road with a shocking aftermath.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-come-the-nightfall
SILENT PLAN, 13min,. Turkey
Directed by Omer Yildirim
A groundbreaking new technology offers hope to the deaf: the ability to hear sounds once again. Four young individuals, chosen to be part of this revolutionary step, eagerly await the moment they will finally hear the voices of their loved ones—voices they have been recording for years. But just days before the official launch, they are quietly removed from the project. No explanation is given; their dreams are taken from them.
https://instagram.com/silentplanmovie
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-silent-plan
Don’t forget to smile, 8min., North Macedonia
Teacher that’s teaching kids to smile in a post a dystopic school.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-dont-forget-to-smile
DEFEND THE DEEP, 23min., USA
Directed by Richard Allen Charter, Liz Ruben
Documentary about the risks to our oceans from deep seabed mining,
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-defend-the-deep
NO KINGS, 16min., USA
Directed by David Tardiff
NO KINGS, by upcoming filmmaker David Tardiff, encapsulates the “No Kings” movement, march, and rally that took place on 14 June, 2025, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-no-kings
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