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SHADOW, 5min., Austria
Directed by Timo Vogt
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-shadow
PIGMENT, 1min., USA
Directed by Clint Macy
Two dancers navigate an empty space and leave their mark
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-pigment
Forever Damned, 21min., USA
Directed by Julius Corbin
Two brothers born into slavery were given a choice of freedom but they had to pay the ultimate price… their own mortality. Now cursed as vampires, the brothers must fight for salvation and escape from the shadows.
https://instagram.com/foreverdamned.film
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-forever-damned
BLINK, 16min., USA
Directed by Trude Namara
Liana is trapped in this psychological thriller, an extended metaphor for how friends/communities can be monsters, forcing one to stay in a toxic relationship.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-blink-short-film
BEST KEPT SECRET, 12min., USA
Directed by Sarah Vansandt
Mattress shopping turns into a nightmare for a couple who find themselves trapped in a furniture store after hours, confronting the store’s dark secret.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-best-kept-secret
KRISIS, 11min., Italy
DIrected by Luca Mazzara
“Krisis” is a short movie that follows the emotional journey of a woman facing mental and physical illness and the isolation caused by painful events. Through the contact with nature, she transforms suffering into a new interpretation of life, discovering the inner strength to overcome pain and embrace joy. An ode to human resilience and the healing power of nature.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-krisis
Imbroglio, 15min., UK
Directed by Ian Sciacaluga
“Imbroglio” is set in a timeless and imaginary Italian world and is a loving nod to the arch Hollywood and European film noirs of the forties and fifties.
https://www.instagram.com/iansciac/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-imbroglio
A Familiar Criminal, 8min., USA
Directed by Claudia Parker
A Nepalese man is fleeing the shadow of a string of violent robberies that left a life tragically lost and several injured.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-a-familiar-criminal
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