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Watch the CHICAGO Shorts Festival Showcase (in case you missed it)

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Cloistergeist, 3min., France
Directed by Paige Hering
A monk’s quiet monastery life is upended by a playful ghost, and just when he’s about to exorcise the spirit, he discovers the ghost has a secret soft side.

https://www.instagram.com/cloistergeist.film/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-cloistergeist

Cast & Brew, 10min., Spain/USA
Directed by Priscilla Zanni Bertran
Cast & Brew is a comedy about an AD trying to manage a film set where coffee has been delayed, and the lead actor, Bruce, refuses to do any takes without his coffee first. Chaos erupts when Craft Services informs the AD and Producer about a worldwide collapse in the coffee supply chain. On the meantime, Bruce demands his detailed coffee order while the director pushes for rehearsals. The scene inside the film happens in a Western field where Bruce proposes to his girlfriend, Sara. He is grabbing her in his arms and as soon as she accepts his proposal, he lets her fall to the ground claiming he lacks the muscle strength without his coffee. The Producer then reveals the truth about the coffee crisis, leading to Bruce quitting the film. This sparks a huge chaotic montage ensues with crazy physical altercations.

https://www.instagram.com/priszanni/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-castnbrew

Mariposa, 5min,. USA
Directed by Brook Vitovsky
Mariposa’s world begins to unravel around her when she finds a mysterious butterfly.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-mariposa


Beg Yuh A Call, 8min., Jamaica
Directed by Mikey T Campbell
Omar is adjusting to life overseas. A call from back home changes everything.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-beg-yuh-a-call



What They Say About Carmen, 2min., Portugal
Directed by Eve Ferretti, Pedro Mota Teixeira
“What They Say About Carmen” brings to light the story of a 10-year-old girl who was born without arms, narrated by a voice that uses a “borrowed” discourse, typical of those who “say that…” This narrative, coming from someone who never knew Carmen, adopts a memorial tone that contrasts with the animated image, revealing the true essence of the protagonist. This confrontation between the visual narrative and the verbal discourse invites us to dive deeper into Carmen’s life.

https://spiceshipstudios.com/project/index.php?p=14

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-what-they-say-about-carmen

Watch AWAITING WONDER. 12min., Cyprus, Poetry film (new film on the platform)

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A poetic exploration of a love story, of a widower that is going through the lonely journey of coming to terms with the sudden loss of his wife.

Directed by Eleana Theophilou

Director Biography

She is a filmmaker and an artist. In her artistic practice, she engages with various disciplines including creative writing, drawing, painting, printmaking, field recording and deep listening. She is currently exploring the poetic relationship between text, moving image and sound.

Watch Today’s FREE Festival: CHICAGO Shorts Festival Showcase

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Cloistergeist, 3min., France
Directed by Paige Hering
A monk’s quiet monastery life is upended by a playful ghost, and just when he’s about to exorcise the spirit, he discovers the ghost has a secret soft side.

https://www.instagram.com/cloistergeist.film/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-cloistergeist



Cast & Brew, 10min., Spain/USA
Directed by Priscilla Zanni Bertran
Cast & Brew is a comedy about an AD trying to manage a film set where coffee has been delayed, and the lead actor, Bruce, refuses to do any takes without his coffee first. Chaos erupts when Craft Services informs the AD and Producer about a worldwide collapse in the coffee supply chain. On the meantime, Bruce demands his detailed coffee order while the director pushes for rehearsals. The scene inside the film happens in a Western field where Bruce proposes to his girlfriend, Sara. He is grabbing her in his arms and as soon as she accepts his proposal, he lets her fall to the ground claiming he lacks the muscle strength without his coffee. The Producer then reveals the truth about the coffee crisis, leading to Bruce quitting the film. This sparks a huge chaotic montage ensues with crazy physical altercations.

https://www.instagram.com/priszanni/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-castnbrew



Mariposa, 5min,. USA
Directed by Brook Vitovsky
Mariposa’s world begins to unravel around her when she finds a mysterious butterfly.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-mariposa



Beg Yuh A Call, 8min., Jamaica
Directed by Mikey T Campbell
Omar is adjusting to life overseas. A call from back home changes everything.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-beg-yuh-a-call



What They Say About Carmen, 2min., Portugal
Directed by Eve Ferretti, Pedro Mota Teixeira
“What They Say About Carmen” brings to light the story of a 10-year-old girl who was born without arms, narrated by a voice that uses a “borrowed” discourse, typical of those who “say that…” This narrative, coming from someone who never knew Carmen, adopts a memorial tone that contrasts with the animated image, revealing the true essence of the protagonist. This confrontation between the visual narrative and the verbal discourse invites us to dive deeper into Carmen’s life.

https://spiceshipstudios.com/project/index.php?p=14

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-what-they-say-about-carmen

Watch Today’s FREE Festival: IRABŪ of the Kudaka Island, Okinawa (feature film winner)

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IRABŪ of the Kudaka Island, Okinawa, 102min., Japan
Directed by Kazuo Okada
　Kudaka Island in Okinawa is home to just over 200 people and holds a sacred cultural legacy centered on the grand IZAIHŌ festival, celebrated once every 12 years for more than six centuries. The island is renowned for its traditional production of IRABŪ, smoked Erabu sea kraits, revered as a divine gift from the gods and once presented at banquets for distinguished guests of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

https://tokyocinema.jp/irabu-E.html

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/intro-audience-feedback-irabu

　In the late 1980s, following the passing of key highest priestesses, both the festival and IRABŪ making were halted. This documentary seeks to revive that legacy by digitizing unreleased high-definition footage from the last 1978 IZAIHŌ and capturing new 4K testimonies from surviving practitioners.

　By exploring traditional craftsmanship, culinary heritage, and enduring faith, the film emphasizes the importance of passing on traditions across generations, making it essential viewing for those interested in Okinawan cultural history. This extraordinary profound journey into revered heritage.

Watch the ACTION/THRILLER Shorts Festival (in case you missed it)

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AN ANATOMY OF GRIEF, 15min., Canada
Directed by Anthony Joseph Spatafora
A mother grieving the death of her son while being haunted by his corpse.

https://www.instagram.com/ananatomyofgrief_shortfilm/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-an-anatomy-of-grief

Nothing happened in 2058, 30min., France
Directed by Charles Ritter
2058. France is part of the Greater Reich, winner of the Second World War. All the world’s documents have been digitized by GAMOK, which has become the sole reference in History.

https://charlesritter.fr/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audiece-feedback-nothing-happened-in-2058

WATERLOGGED, 4min., USA
Directed by Kent
A cop gets under water with her CI’s and needs to find a way out

https://www.instagram.com/spearheadstunts

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-waterlogged

Watch the SCI-FI/FANTASY Shorts Festival (in case you missed it)

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THE OUTCASTS, 15min., USA
Directed by Jenn Page
An unlikely team of gifted misfit kids battle against a corrupt government organization to save other kids like themselves. They must harness their powers and fight for justice, pushing the limits of friendship, family, and sacrifice.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-outcasts



The Adventures of Captain Atom: Chapter 7, 11min,. USA
Directed by Eli Hutchinson
An Atomic Age superhero and a rocket scientist’s daughter attempt to stop a sinister military junta from launching a missile strike on the Earth

https://instagram.com/elihutch_1138

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-adventures-of-captain-atom

2042, 18min., Italy
Directed by Alessio di Lallo
A man wanders through a deserted and ruined world, feeding on the only prey that is not extinct

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-2042

Watch Today’s FREE Festival: SCI-FI/FANTASY Shorts Festival

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THE OUTCASTS, 15min., USA
Directed by Jenn Page
An unlikely team of gifted misfit kids battle against a corrupt government organization to save other kids like themselves. They must harness their powers and fight for justice, pushing the limits of friendship, family, and sacrifice.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-outcasts



The Adventures of Captain Atom: Chapter 7, 11min,. USA
Directed by Eli Hutchinson
An Atomic Age superhero and a rocket scientist’s daughter attempt to stop a sinister military junta from launching a missile strike on the Earth

https://instagram.com/elihutch_1138

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-adventures-of-captain-atom



2042, 18min., Italy
Directed by Alessio di Lallo
A man wanders through a deserted and ruined world, feeding on the only prey that is not extinct

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-2042

Watch Today’s FREE Festival: Winning HORROR Shorts Showcase

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STATIC, 10min., USA
Directed by Krista Michaels
A woman finds a free TV that turns out to be much more than she bargained for.

https://instagram.com/kristamichaels/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-static

Guillotine, 22min., Romania
Directed by Alexandru Hosu
https://www.instagram.com/hosu_de_biciclete/

wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/audience-feedback-guillotine



MARA, 18min., USA
Directed by Ben Harl
After years spent recovering from a botched exorcism, Jake prepares to reintegrate into society. However, the mounting pressures of everyday existence trigger a harrowing regression back into madness.

https://wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/audience-feedback-mara



MASK OF EVIL (A Halloween Fan Film), 16min., USA
Directed by Michael Brandon Wright
On Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers committed his first murder wearing his first mask. After he was committed, that mask was thought to be lost but it managed to find its way to different donation centers. Now, many years later, the evil inside him must claim his first mask, the original Mask of Evil, wherever it has managed to end up.

https://www.instagram.com/mbwvideos/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-mask-of-evil

Watch the Best of EXPERIMENTAL Shorts Festival (in case you missed it)

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Resonance in the Castle, 17min., USA
Directed by Brandon Katcher
A mysterious castle breathes with light and color, drawing all who enter into its shifting embrace. Stained glass spills vivid hues across ancient stone, golden reflections dance over strange artifacts, and ethereal performances flare up like living paintings. Surreal, electric, and unbound by space or time. Musicians, dancers, and performance artists bring their visions to life, each performance casting a ripple, before fading into the ether. A place of mystery and spectacle, this living museum exists only in the moment it is seen, leaving behind only echoes. Here, the castle is not a place but a state of mind, a dream in motion, inviting us to lose ourselves within its walls.

http://www.lostsummitfilms.com/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-resonance-in-the-castle

Stamino, 11min., Czech Republic
Directed by Marie-Anna Šulc
Stamino drifts through fatigue and the quiet rituals of nourishment and recovery, always accompanied by vulnerability, the urge to heal, and a wry gaze toward a culture obsessed with the body and its perfection. It moves between closeness and distance, frustration and renewal, tracing the edges of what it means to live in a body that aches, adapts, and resists. Beneath it all runs a longing for meaning, for connection, for transformation, within the slow and uncertain struggle of becoming.

https://www.instagram.com/galerie_tic/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-stamino



The Afternoon of a Faun, 2min., Japan
Directed by Fuyubi Kusamori
“L’Après-midi d’un Faune” emerges as a contemporary digital meditation on Debussy’s timeless masterpiece, itself born from Stéphane Mallarmé’s symbolist poem of 1865. This music video transcends conventional boundaries, weaving electronica and noise music into a sonic tapestry that honors the impressionist legacy while boldly venturing into uncharted territories of sound.

https://www.instagram.com/iammyowncliche/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-afternoon-of-a-faun



Café Kuba: Who Dared to Awaken the Dead Memory, 28min,. Congo
Directed by David Shongo
At its core, Café Kuba explores Kinshasa through the silent presence of a mobile coffee vendor navigating the vibrant streets of the Bandal district. Filmed after the M23 rebel group’s capture of Goma, as they threatened Kinshasa, the film portrays a city on the brink of conflict. David Shongo avoids framing the vendor as a conventional protagonist. Instead, his silence becomes his strength—absorbing and reflecting the city’s tensions, frustrations, and private conversations.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-cafe-kuba



Khimairas of the Kinesphere, 9min., USA
Directed by Eric Souther, Kelsey Paschich
Khimairas of the Kinesphere explores the extension of the mediated body. Human movement choreographed for digital avatars which work as sites for artificially generated images. The crises of climate change demands a hybridization and reexamination of the relationship between humans and nature, a redesign, a second nature. We are forced to reimagine our co-existence and our role in shaping the future.

https://www.instagram.com/phygital_dancelab/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-khimairas-of-the-kinesphere



The plaza of time, 11min., China
Directed by Xinyuan He
The Plaza of Time is an observational documentary directed by a teenage dancer, chronicling the lives of three elder performers—Auntie Yuan, Auntie Zhang, and Mr. Li—who each bring their own rhythm, resilience, and reason to dance on the public plazas of urban China.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-plaza-of-time-film

Watch Today’s FREE Festival: Best of EXPERIMENTAL Shorts Festival

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Watch today’s Festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/events/best-of-experimental-shorts-festival

Resonance in the Castle, 17min., USA
Directed by Brandon Katcher
A mysterious castle breathes with light and color, drawing all who enter into its shifting embrace. Stained glass spills vivid hues across ancient stone, golden reflections dance over strange artifacts, and ethereal performances flare up like living paintings. Surreal, electric, and unbound by space or time. Musicians, dancers, and performance artists bring their visions to life, each performance casting a ripple, before fading into the ether. A place of mystery and spectacle, this living museum exists only in the moment it is seen, leaving behind only echoes. Here, the castle is not a place but a state of mind, a dream in motion, inviting us to lose ourselves within its walls.

http://www.lostsummitfilms.com/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-resonance-in-the-castle



Stamino, 11min., Czech Republic
Directed by Marie-Anna Šulc
Stamino drifts through fatigue and the quiet rituals of nourishment and recovery, always accompanied by vulnerability, the urge to heal, and a wry gaze toward a culture obsessed with the body and its perfection. It moves between closeness and distance, frustration and renewal, tracing the edges of what it means to live in a body that aches, adapts, and resists. Beneath it all runs a longing for meaning, for connection, for transformation, within the slow and uncertain struggle of becoming.

https://www.instagram.com/galerie_tic/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-stamino



The Afternoon of a Faun, 2min., Japan
Directed by Fuyubi Kusamori
“L’Après-midi d’un Faune” emerges as a contemporary digital meditation on Debussy’s timeless masterpiece, itself born from Stéphane Mallarmé’s symbolist poem of 1865. This music video transcends conventional boundaries, weaving electronica and noise music into a sonic tapestry that honors the impressionist legacy while boldly venturing into uncharted territories of sound.

https://www.instagram.com/iammyowncliche/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-afternoon-of-a-faun



Café Kuba: Who Dared to Awaken the Dead Memory, 28min,. Congo
Directed by David Shongo
At its core, Café Kuba explores Kinshasa through the silent presence of a mobile coffee vendor navigating the vibrant streets of the Bandal district. Filmed after the M23 rebel group’s capture of Goma, as they threatened Kinshasa, the film portrays a city on the brink of conflict. David Shongo avoids framing the vendor as a conventional protagonist. Instead, his silence becomes his strength—absorbing and reflecting the city’s tensions, frustrations, and private conversations.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-cafe-kuba



Khimairas of the Kinesphere, 9min., USA
Directed by Eric Souther, Kelsey Paschich
Khimairas of the Kinesphere explores the extension of the mediated body. Human movement choreographed for digital avatars which work as sites for artificially generated images. The crises of climate change demands a hybridization and reexamination of the relationship between humans and nature, a redesign, a second nature. We are forced to reimagine our co-existence and our role in shaping the future.

https://www.instagram.com/phygital_dancelab/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-khimairas-of-the-kinesphere



The plaza of time, 11min., China
Directed by Xinyuan He
The Plaza of Time is an observational documentary directed by a teenage dancer, chronicling the lives of three elder performers—Auntie Yuan, Auntie Zhang, and Mr. Li—who each bring their own rhythm, resilience, and reason to dance on the public plazas of urban China.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-plaza-of-time-film