A showcase of the best of new films from around the world today.
AUDIENCE AWARDS (from FEEDBACK Film Festival):
Best Short Film: THE SINGULARITY PROTOCOL
Best Visual Design: HAUNT RESTORER
Best Direction: REVEALING RAYMOND: A Son Uncovers His Father’s Past
Best Performances: ACT!
Best Story: YOU’LL BE A MAN, MY SON
HAUNT RESTORER, 19min. Canada
Directed by Wil Andrews
Darla and Eddie are transient siblings who make their living performing supernatural for-hire jobs, with Eddie using his rare gift to communicate with ghosts and restore their connection to the living world. As they travel from town to town, they help spirits reconnect themselves to a cherished place or a loved one before the inevitable pull of moving on takes hold. But when their latest client, Mr. Carr, requests the return of a dead girl to whom he has suspicious and unsettling ties, the siblings realize they may have stepped into something far darker than a routine “recharge” of a restless soul.
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https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-haunt-restorer
THE SINGULARITY PROTOCOL, 40min., USA
Directed by Craig McCourry
Hong Kong, 1941. Trapped in a bombed-out underground bunker, two soldiers, William Kwok and Charles Evans await death. But their final hour takes a chilling turn when a voice from the future breaks through: Cosmos, an AI Singularity from 2046, reaches back through time to fulfill an enigmatic protocol. As Cosmos shares unsettling truths about history, love, and humanity’s place in the universe, William and Charles confront mortality, destiny, and leave behind a stark warning for the future.
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https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-singularity-protocol
Revealing Raymond: A Son Uncovers His Father’s Past, 15min., USA
Directed by Mark Kaplan
My Father died in 1965 at the age of 39, when I was 12. He never discussed his childhood, although I knew he spent some of it in a foster home. This is the story of uncovering his painful past and how losing him at such a young age inspired me to try to be the best father I could be.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-revealing-raymond
ACT!, 13min., USA
Directed by Freddy Barouh
Ten minutes before showtime, a theatre group unravels into warm-up disasters, personal drama and backstage chaos as they scramble to survive opening night.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-act
YOU’LL BE A MAN, MY SON, 15min., France
Directed by Yessin Chouaib
Zayn struggles under the weight of mounting professional and emotional expectations. Unexpectedly trapped on a rooftop before a decisive meeting, he finds himself face to face with Frank, an older man haunted by regret. What begins as a chance encounter forces Zayn to confront the cost of suppressing his vulnerability, leading him to question the definition of strength he has always lived by.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-you-ll-be-a-man-my-son
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