A showcase of the best of new films from around the world today.
AUDIENCE AWARDS (from FEEDBACK Film Festival):
Best Feature Film: MY MOVIE STARRING PAUL DANO
Best Short Film: CHASING DIESEL
Best Micro-Short Film: A SILENT SCREAM
Best Story: IN PLAIN SIGHT
Best Performances: IBLIS
Best Direction: TEXAS STRANGE
Best Music Video: BUDDHA WAS A RICH BOY
Best Comedy Film: THE BALLAD OF SLOTH SHOT
Best Student Film: THE SIX STAGES
Chasing Diesel, 11min.,
Directed by Graham Birch
In London’s gritty underbelly, Jayce, a luckless thug with a heart of gold, must retrieve his boss’s dog, Diesel, who unknowingly carries a secret that could save a life. As Diesel becomes bait in a chaotic chase through the city’s labyrinth of underground tunnels, Jayce navigates deceit, betrayal, and comedic mishaps in a madcap adventure. The race is on to see who will get Diesel first.
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https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-chasing-diesel
The Ballad of Sloth Shot, 20min., Canada
Directed by Simon Rasmussen
A sharp-shooting cowgirl must stop a time-travelling supervillain from destroying her town.
https://instagram.com/gadzooksproductions
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-ballas-of-sloth-shot
The Six Stages, 8min., Canada
Directed by Matt Santos
A young woman grieves the loss of her boyfriend. Unfortunately, grief isn’t always a smooth process.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-six-stages
A Silent Scream, 7min., USA
Directed by Isabelle Kalkwarf
A short film following the perspective of a young girl, going through an anxiety attack.
https://www.instagram.com/Isabellesfilms
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-a-silent-scream
IBLIS, 30min., USA
Directed by Jay Smith Ackerman
Noah is a young musician who can’t seem to catch a break. One day he discovers a device that allows him to manipulate time. He plans on using it to achieve his wildest dreams, but soon realizes the gadget is not what it seems to be….
https://www.instagram.com/iblismovieofficial
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-iblis
Texas Strange, 10min., USA
Directed by Justin Eugene Evans
After two months on a distant planet, John Thurston returns to his ragtag crew of criminals and thieves. He expects a heroes welcome…instead they’ve held themselves a vote.
https://www.instagram.com/evanswerkscompany
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-texas-strange
Buddha Was A Rich Boy, 3min., USA
Directed by Hunter Wayne
After a concert flyer turned paper airplane lands into the laps of two kid sisters, they infiltrate the venue to find a mindless mosh crowding a supernatural bathroom. Music video for ‘Buddha Was A Rich Boy’ by That Handsome Devil
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-buddha-was-a-rich-boy
In Plain Sight, 11min., USA
Directed by Alexander Maxwell
Two intertwined stories of cause, and effect. A story
highlighting the deep-rooted issues of silence, complicity, negligence, and unchecked cruelty that lead to a vicious cycle of violence doomed to repeat itself.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-in-plain-sight
My Movie Starring Paul Dano, 93min., USA
Directed by Joe Bartone
The famous actor comes to Herman in a dream, convincing him to make his feature “Bear Naked Amazonians from Mars.” If he makes the deadline, the film will take Best Feature at South by Southwest, making Herman an international celebrity.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-my-movie-paul-dano
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