A showcase of the best of new films from around the world today.
AUDIENCE AWARDS (from FEEDBACK Film Festival):
Best Feature Film: SARIKA
Best Short Film: LUTEAL
Best Direction: THE FLESH PEOPLE
Best Experimental Film: THE ENCARNE TRILOGY
Best Documentary: PICK IT UP AMERICA: LIFE IS A BEACH
Best Visual Design: THE REDEMPTION OF FAUST
Best Horror Film: QUENCH
Best Story: PLUS JAMAIS (NEVER AGAIN)
Best Animation: Q 1
Best Music Video: EVERGREEN MISERY
Best AI Film: AVATARS OF DESTINY: THE SAGA BEGINS
Best Performances: $13
The Encarne Trilogy, 16min., USA
Directed by SI Reasoning
The Encarne Trilogy is a series of no-budget shorts regarding the creation of my son and his entrance into the physical plane. It won Honorable Mention for Best Experimental Film at the 2025 Paris Around Films International Film Festival (ARFF), Best Arthouse in the Absurd Film Festival Monthly (Milan) July 2025, and Bangkok Society of Film Critics Award for Experimental Film at the Bangkok Movie Awards for July 2025.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-encarne-trilogy
Pick It Up America: Life is a Beach, 10min., USA
Directed by Kimber Leigh
Filmed at Hawai‘i’s Hapuna Beach, one of the most beautiful and dangerous shorelines in the islands, Pick It Up, America: Life Is a Beach is a heartfelt call for stewardship, ocean safety, and respect. Through interviews with lifeguards, keiki, locals, and dive experts, this short documentary reminds us that caring for our oceans means more than picking up your trash it means picking up awareness, responsibility, and love for the ʻāina. A vital message for families, tourists, and communities everywhere.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-pick-it-up-america
The Redemption of Faust, 18min., USA
Directed by Genel Mejia
After making a pact with Mephistopheles, Goethe’s Faust finds . . . redemption and transcendence in the ideal of the Eternal-Feminine.
https://www.instagram.com/genelmejia
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-redemption-of-faust
Quench, 14min., UK
Directed by Ande Case
Thirst is a cruel mistress.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-quench
PLUS JAMAIS (NEVER AGAIN), 4min., Switzerland/France
Directed by Valérie de Montmollin
“Plus jamais” deals with the violence I have experienced. I want to encourage women who are still in situations of severe abuse not to lose hope, and to seek help to find a way out—because it is possible to get out.
https://www.instagram.com/valeriedemontmollin/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-plus-jamais
Q 1, 6min., Croatia
Directed by Silvano Perozic
Moving mandala what I started with a simple circle .
I was interested what are the possibilites of such simple basic programme as Windows paint .
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-q1
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-q1
Evergreen Misery, 4min., USA
Directed by Ryan Joseph
Music video about artist MOTHICA arriving at “Mothicorp” and discovering hidden truths within herself.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-evergreen-misery
Avatars of Destiny: The Saga Begins, 20min., South Africa
Directed by Ess-Jee Rautenbach
Step into a universe where ancient prophecy meets futuristic innovation, and destiny is not inherited it’s unlocked. Conceived by visionary author Ess‑Jee Rautenbach, Avatars of Destiny begins as a concept short film, a proof‑of‑vision that blends epic fantasy, spiritual sci‑fi, and techno‑mythic storytelling into a cinematic journey of transformation.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-avatars-of-destiny
$13, 8min., USA
Directed by Melissa Skirboll
When a long-time New Yorker introduces her niece to her beloved city, a doughnut and a waterfront view ignite memories of her greatest, but luckiest, loss.
https://www.instagram.com/melissadirectherfilm/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-13
LUTEAL, 15min., Canada
Directed by Robert Morrison
Caught between intimacy and isolation, Abbie wants to move in with her partner when she’s at her best but retreats each month during the luteal phase of her menstrual cycle. Her partner, Kar, struggles to navigate these tumultuous waters, striving to understand Abbie’s moods whilst questioning whether stability is possible amid the chaos.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-luteal
THE FLESH PEOPLE, 105min., USA
Directed by Keshav Srinivasan
Two roommates, desperate to feel successful in the milieu of New York City, turn to macabre money-making schemes by performing underground surgeries and serving human meat to unsuspecting customers.
https://www.instagram.com/thefleshpeoplefilm/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-felsh-people
SARIKA, 89min., Israel
Directed by Malka Shabtay
This is a story about a woman named Sarika, my mother – “the lady who records”…
“Addicted” to documenting her life in photos and video, and to the memories they bring up for her, over and over again.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-sarika
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