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ACT OF CONTRITION, 37min., USA
Directed by Nathan Clarkson
A beautiful movie-star walks into an old church to confess a dark sin to a complicated priest.
https://www.instagram.com/nathanjclarkson/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/act-of-contrition-audience-feedback
MONOLITH, 11min., USA
Directed by Brennan Tomas Haley
In a near-apocalyptic future, a son discovers the unsettling truth about his father’s creation and embarks on a reckless mission against his mother to reconnect with him in his catatonic state.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/monolith-audience-feedback
THROUGH THE ROOTS, 3min., Japan
Directed by George Komuro
A short poetic film depicting a conversation between two trees, reflecting on the past, present, and uncertain future of the natural world.
https://japanscreenhub.com/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/through-the-roots-audience-feedback
THE TRANSITION ROOM, 13min., USA
Directed by Aaron Penney
A grieving widower attempts to chase his late wife down in the afterlife only to be stopped by two extremely polite obstacles in his path.
https://instagram.com/onthesetfilms
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/the-transition-room-audience-feedback
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