WILDsound is proud to showcase the best SCI-FI/FANTASY short films from the last year from around the world today.
Thursday, August 28th. 7pm SHARP.
The event ends at 9pm.
95 minute program of films. Followed by Q&A with filmmakers in attendance.
Carlton Cinemas in downtown Toronto.
20 Carlton St., Toronto, ON M5B 2H5
(College Street Subway)
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Tickets are FREE or Pay as you like. (Tickets generally sell out. First RSVP. First served.)
Email festival to RSVP tickets@wildsound.ca
Or, text the festival directly at 416-568-9046
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SEE THE LINEUP OF FILMS:
PORCELAIN, 16min., UK
Directed by Tim Wildgoose
Porcelain is the story of ‘Child’ – A street urchin who leaves behind the cold streets of a disparate city to discover mystery and wonder within the walls of the Porcelain makers mansion.
https://www.instagram.com/fnordcorps/
A Princess’s Plea, min., USA
Directed by Brooke Thornton, Madison Hubler
Princess Circe awaits in her tower when Vince Davenport, crown prince of a rich kingdom, comes to claim her as his wife. But with the beast left unslain and the princess left unimpressed, Vince’s quest takes a dark and unexpected turn.
https://www.instagram.com/aprincesssplea
Onámuh, 22min., Mexico
Directed by Miguel Ángel Vives Ponzanelli
Onámuh, a humanoid marked by past abuses, searches for resources to survive. Árret, a deity of the earth, helps him and takes him to her lair, where Onámuh finds the energy he needed. However, his need turns into an addiction, leading him to abuse Árret and make her his prisoner. As the environment rapidly deteriorates, Onámuh must make a fatal decision due to his accumulated guilt.
DWINDLE, 17min, USA
Directed by John M. Broadhead
A young woman, traveling alongside her blind father in search of a new life, discovers that his chilling stories about an ancient forest creature will threaten their relationship in unforeseeable ways.
http://www.reflectionfilmsllc.com/
Paraland: The Prologue, 4min., USA
Directed by Patrick McCarthy
Paraland is an animated fantasy series about a trio of heroes who must unite the 12 incredibly different races of the land to keep the nation from falling apart. All while battling terrifying monsters, otherwordly calamities, and enduring the Gods’ twisted sense of humor.
https://instagram.com/paralandrealms
Midnight Coachmen, 18min., Canada
Directed by Enrico Ferri
A reimagining of the classic fairytale of Cinderella, told from the perspective of a dog and mouse who live as humans until the stroke of midnight disrupts their world.
https://instagram.com/stanleywoodfilms
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