Watch Film: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch-salt
Salt tells the story of a group of people who shed their fear of the elemental forces of nature and instead rediscover the power of nature, returning more to their own roots.
Directed by Dominik Hill
Cast: Sophia Friesen, Marika Welling, Rachel Rep, Lotte Kleihaue, Aminata Sanogo, Nicola Müller-De Ahna
https://www.instagram.com/hello_dominik
Watch Film: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch-saudade
A dancer faces a ghost of her past and has to come out victorious to find her true self once again.
Directed by Josie Hull
Cast: Gica Pucca, Constantin Augustinus Sieve
https://www.gicapucca.com/portfolio
https://www.instagram.com/gica.pucca/
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I am thrilled to share my experience with the LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival. The professionalism and communication from the festival team have been outstanding. From the submission process to the announcement of our win, they have been incredibly supportive and responsive. Their dedication to celebrating and showcasing diverse voices in film is truly commendable. It has been an honor to be part of such a well-organized and passionate festival. Highly recommend!
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I want to thank the LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival for selecting Somnium, and for the award for Best Student Film! I am very honored. What makes this festival stand out is the audience feedback, which was gracious and very appreciated. If you’re a filmmaker and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I highly recommend the folks over at this festival.
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival provided our short film, ‘Ave Marie’ online and in-person screenings with feedback, opportunities for further promotion and clear communication.
Thank you for the opportunity to showcase Fruit Loops. The audience feedback was so valuable.
Space Trash, 9min,. USA
Directed by James Jarosz
Short film and first installment of web series. A galactic garbage collector picks up a seemingly innocuous piece of space junk but it turns out to be more than he bargained for. This sci-fi action comedy will have you laughing, entertained and wanting more.
https://www.instagram.com/jimbrokenreelpics
Get to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?
Back in the mid 90s I read an article about space junk and how difficult it was going to be for shuttles and rockets to launch without hitting orbital debris. I was also very interested in the idea of taking an ordinary blue collar job and making it the most dangerous job in the future. The marriage of those two ideas along with my love for 70s and 80s sci fi films became the seed for Space Trash.
What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?
I was very pleased. It was great to hear what people outside of the project thought of the film and that they very clearly understood the world I was trying to create. I’m glad that the humer landed and that overall people found it entertaining.
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My Block My Hero, 25min., USA
Directed by Gina D’Onofrio
Jahmal Cole is the founder of My Block My Hood My City, a Chicago-based non-profit with a mission to inspire youth and empower local communities. He has been shot twice in his day-to-day life, an unfortunate reality that the teenagers and communities he has dedicated the organization to uplifting face on a daily basis in the murder capital of the United States. By leading community-driven efforts, Cole has made it his goal to build a better world one block at a time, while positively impacting the lives of the teens who grow up there. Through the Explorers program, My Block My Hood My City enables youth from Chicago’s divested neighborhoods to discover the world beyond their blocks, by taking them on enriching experiences across the city and the country that open the doors to new possibilities. In their latest adventure, the Explorers went behind the scenes at the Shedd Aquarium to learn how researchers are working to preserve the world’s endangered coral reefs.
http://www.youreverydayheroes.com/https://www.instagram.com/youreverydayheroes/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-my-block-my-hero
Beehold, 18min., USA
Directed by Ben Berry
From his work with local nuns looking for answers about their barren apple trees to his consulting with golf courses in natural habitat management to classrooms, and his own design workshop – he is a true beeliever in the good story – the gospel of abundance as taught by bees and he’s helping protect Wisconsin’s beloved pollinators. It’s called Behold and our story starts here. Humm Productions, in collaboration with Mtn Craft Productions, has pioneered a new media format called DocuPod™. It combines the power of short, immersive documentaries with engaging podcast audio to create a captivating 360-degree experience for audiences.
https://www.hummproductions.org/episodes/
https://www.instagram.com/impactually_show/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-beehold
More Than, 19min,. USA
Directed by Stephanie Strauss
After a year of aggressive treatment for metastatic breast cancer, Nina is processing her past trauma and her unexpected future. When a team of artists offer her a unique opportunity to explore healing through the performing arts, Nina is gifted a new perspective of her experience. “More Than” follows the creative process of translating a personal story into art, and the emotional impact it can have on the storyteller.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-more-than
Watch Film: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch-rogue-reflection
A tap dancer, discovering that her reflection refuses to mirror her movements, engages in a playful battle with herself.
https://www.instagram.com/julietmcmains/
Directed by Juliet McMains
Cast: Rachel Zuraek
Watch Film: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch-zarda
ARDA (Sweet-rice, a local desert in Pakistan) is a slice-of-life, Docufiction film.
We peek into the life of a young Pakistani teenage girl Shella who comes from a conservative, lower middle-class family but dreams with an open heart. Slowly stepping out into the real world, Shella is fascinated by the ever-changing aesthetic of the modern life. One such occurrence accounts to her looking at a girl getting hair dyed pink, leaving her utterly mesmerized and longing for something like that for herself. Unfortunately, her cultural norms and lack of bodily autonomy renders it impossible until she is forced to realize and challenge these norms and find her own way out.
Directed by Zainab Hassan
Watch Film: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch-a-state-of-bliss-film
A user goes on a virtual, blind date to meet an individual that challenges their process of life and death.
Directed by Abriana Blount
https://blountabriana.wixsite.com/filmfruit
Watch the Film: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch-eosphere
A grieving scientist struggles to accept help from his robotic creation; which is trying to address the cause of his guilt.
Directed by Kolton Alexander Nowaczynski
https://www.instagram.com/eospherefilm/
Director Statement
I love creating and telling simple narratives with complex characters that expose our perfect imperfections.
Watch the Film: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch-triggered-a-cinematic-superhero-fan-film
A brilliant madman known as The Director believes that Superheroes are a threat to humanity. With Captain Marvel and Blade in his clutches, their rivals Wolverine and Rogue must escape before they too are turned into one of his minions.
Directed by Mario Ricardo Rodriguez, Marcus Nel-Jamal Hamm
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