A showcase of the best of new films from around the world today.
AUDIENCE AWARDS (from FEEDBACK Film Festival):
Best Feature Film: THE BIG BREAK
Best Short Film: NO MORE A VICTIM
Best Micro-Short Film: QUIET
Best Direction: THAT NIGHT
Best Visual Design: HAUNTED HERITAGE
Best Horror FilM: HALLOWEEN – A Fan Fiction Film
Best Story: LOVE/BUG
Best Comedy: OUT OF CHECKLIST
Best Cinematography: BLUE SUNBEAM
Best Relationship Film: DON’T FEEL SORRY FOR ME!
Best Performances: IT’S NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU
THE BIG BREAK, 86min., USA
Directed BY Avi Setton
Charlie, a struggling voice actor living with his AI husband Alan and their roommate Doug, finds his life disrupted when Doug’s social media-addicted friend Travis comes to stay with them.
https://www.instagram.com/thebigbreakfilm
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-big-break
THAT NIGHT, 15min., USA
Directed by Sina Mahdavi
An undocumented worker in a small restaurant tries to support her family back home. When a stranger arrives and the police get involved, her life takes an unexpected turn.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-that-night
HAUNTED HERITAGE, 14min., India
Directed by Surina Narula
“Haunted Heritage” reframes the haunted-house narrative as a power play between past and present, exposing how inherited privilege and unexamined racism persist across cultures and how the ghosts we fight often mirror the ones we carry.
https://www.instagram.com/newbornshortfilmagency
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-haunted-heritage
QUIET, 4min., USA
Directed by Lisa Dreher
A man stops by his Hispanic neighbors’ house only to find it abandoned and quiet.
https://www.instagram.com/lisa_dreher97
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-quiet
HALLOWEEN, 15min., France
Directed by Sacha Lafitte, Aurélien Cambriel
A psychiatrist starts a new job at a hospital. She leaves her daughter with a babysitter for Halloween night. But Michael Myers is lurking nearby.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-halloween
LOVE/BUG, 13min., UK
Directed by Barnabus Walsh
A couple, affectionately naming each other Love and Bug, test the limits of their love living with each other for fifteen months.
https://www.instagram.com/BarnabusWalsh
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-love-bug
NO MORE A VICTIM, 12min., New Zealand
Directed by Tanya M Wheeler
When the victim of a killer in the woods explains her final day, it turns out it was a different day to that experienced by her killer.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-no-more-a-victim
OUT OF CHECKLIST, 26min., Czechia
Directed by Roman Němec
Twelve-year-old, hyper-rational David pays an unannounced visit to his father’s Prague apartment. Following a coming out and a subsequent divorce, his father lives alone and already has weekend plans. In a pinch, he convinces the only person available – a hook-up from Grindr – to look after David for the weekend. What could possibly go wrong?
https://instagram.com/out.of.checklist
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-out-of-checklist
BLUE SUNBEAM, 39min., Hungary
Directed by Karoly Palfai
THALIA, a 6-year-old autistic girl, lives her happy days somewhat isolated from her peers. Her world changes when she receives an invitation that finally pulls her out of her familiar, safe comfort zone. This is how she meets Attila Halász, a special education teacher and karate master, and his inclusive developmental program based on karate. She also encounters a small, close-knit, accepting, and diverse community currently sharing their summer camp at HEGYEM „HEART CAMP”. The Peacefull Warriors Dojo’s spokesperson and contemporary troubadour, ANDI, a person with Down syndrome, warmly welcomes THALIA. Initially shy and reserved, the young girl is soon enchanted by her peers’ friendly community, where she can relax and be herself. Dr. Attila Gubacsi’s 15th Heart Camp provided an excellent space for selfless and supportive souls to embark on a journey toward genuine belonging.
https://instagram.com/myvisualfilms
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-blue-sunbeam
Don’t feel sorry for me!, 9min., Faroe Islands
Directed by Eir í Ólavsstovu
After ten years of marriage, Birgit is confronted with the ultimate betrayal. Her younger husband, Hanus, has left her and moved in with a new and younger woman, Maria. Hanus is the kind of man everyone falls for – charming, magnetic, and with a particular power over women. Even those he has left behind remain emotionally entangled in his invisible web.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-dont-feel-sorry-for-me-film
IT’S NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU, 14min., USA
Directed by Kate Compton
IT’S NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU follows Hannah, a woman who is feeling anxious about meeting the parents. She feels like a failure in every aspect of her life, but she desperately wants to be accepted by this new family. It takes every ounce of courage for her to get to the front door. When she finally does, a surprise is in store for everyone involved. This film is a story about resilience and the power of gifts.
https://instagram.com/katecomp10
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-its-nice-to-finally-meet-you
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