WILDsound: The Film Podcast

CARDBOARD, 23min., USA
Directed by Diana Densmore
A neglected young girl builds a cardboard time machine and runs away to the future only to find her adult self in the throes of depression, as the two connect they remind each other of the joy of loving oneself.
https://www.instagram.com/flusshausfilms
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What motivated you to make this film?
Alice Prime, the lead actress, had been bugging me to make something with her and my daughter in it for years. So I was trying to write something that would...

A dancer and a violinist, isolated yet connected by sound, break and rise through the silence between them.
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Chat with the amazing creative team of THE DUET. (Director Gica Pucca. Producer Karyante Franklin. Writer/Dancer Kristina Perez)
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Emily, Abby, Dan and Jake, arrive at the remote cabin for a relaxing weekend. After settling in, Jake receives a call and leaves abruptly, expressing concern over a family emergency. Later that evening a hysterical woman, Amber, shows up in a panic pleading for safety. Unfortunately, Amber has led an dark, ominous cult right to their front door.
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Low Roar - Field of Dreams, 4min., Ireland
Directed by Kim Saarinen
"Today I'll be remembered
Tomorrow just a dream
It's not what it seems"
https://www.instagram.com/lowroar/
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A man keeps receiving strange phone calls from a supernatural presence whilst waiting at a bus stop.
What motivated you to make this film?
I took some time away from filmmaking, and when I decided to come back, I was very conscious about doing it in a sustainable, practical way. Instead of jumping into something ambitious, I wanted to make a contained, execution-focused short that I could bring from concept to completion. That's what motivated me to make Hello. It was also a chance to retrace my creative roots and reconnect with the kind of horror that first s...

The Ancient Time Piece, 5min., UK
Directed by Justin Walker, Islien Walker
Lily, a teenage girl is stuck in a monotonous cycle, perhaps this is connected to an old eerie clock she found in her family’s basement, a clock that was still ticking when she found it…. how long had this ancient Time Piece been ticking!
https://www.instagram.com/illy_pheebs_productions2012
Get to know filmmaker Justin Walker:
What motivated you to make this film?
My daughter Islien (co-director and lead actress) wrote the short story The Ancient Time piece when she was...

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Omar & a group of boys manage to escape the Sudan Civil War & make it to America after experiencing the most horrific fight for their lives.
What is your screenplay about?
It’s about the Sudanese civil war. The lost boys of Sudan and highlights the terror the orphans went through. Based on true events.
What genres does your screenplay fall under?
action/adventure also war if those count as one.
Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
a...

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Lee is hired to bring the seducer of a young woman to daddy for his particular vengeance. Daddy is an Arizona drug baron. The seducer works for daddy’s Mexican partner. Then too many people with guns and the wrong ideas intrude. And the job just got complicated.
Get to know the writer:
What is your screenplay about?
I will place the logline here for reference:
A down-on-his-luck enforcer is hired to bring a young woman’s seducer back to Dadd...

The world of a blissfully detached woman turns upside down when she’s forced to adjust to the ordinary life that exists beyond working at an off-the-wall lesbian bar, and its rivalry with the gay club across the street.
https://instagram.com/theboxtrapmovie
What motivated you to make this film?
Inside jokes between me and my friend Gabby, unfortunate life experiences and the uncontrollable urge I felt to make a feature-length film.
From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?
The idea was developed in 2023 an...

Vagabond in Red: Iquitos, 52min., USA
Directed by Tom Lonero
A recovering addict and filmmaker from Pittsburgh sets off across Peru on a personal healing journey in the aftermath of a global pandemic. Shot entirely solo with modest gear, Vagabond in Red: Iquitos blends raw handheld imagery and poetic narration to explore the human condition through history, culture, social issues, and resilience. Legendary Amazonian landscapes provide the backdrop, but it’s the people Tom meets along the way who reveal quiet truths about survival, faith, and connection. This is not a luxury travel film—it’s a lived-in journe...

Shanaya's Path, 54min., Netherlands
Directed by Frank Röhrig
Shanaya’s Path follows the intimate journey of Shanaya, a young person from Darjeeling who identifies as a woman and dreams of transitioning despite immense social and familial resistance. Since gender norms are rigid and visibility for trans people is scarce in her home town, Shanaya leaves for New Delhi, but her desire to become her true self is met with hostility, shame, and fear.http://frankrohrig.com/
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He/She/Us Short Film, 19min., USA
Directed by Susan Kelejian
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Conversation with the creative team of the award-winning short film.
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When the fourth wall breaks, a young filmmaker must find his inner creative confidence and take control of his story before it takes control of the world around him.
Short film completed at Loyola Marymount University.
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Guillotine, 22min., Romania
Directed by Alexandru Hosu
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Hannah Ehman chats with actor Irini Katz on the making of the award-winning film. Her Instagram:
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Now it's better, 12min., Romania
Directed by Alice Ioana Nicolae
In a world where it is easier to tear down than to build, to blame rather than to take responsibility, there are still resources for a better life. Although very painful and seemingly unique to each couple, the stories of our protagonists are almost universally valid, or perhaps very relevant in our current social and political context.Will the protagonist couples save their relationships? We will see in the short film 'Now It's Better.'
www.instagram.com/alicenicolaehl
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Hannah Ehman chats with actor Adri...

Feet Don't Fail Me Now, 7min., USA
Directed by Fuzhi Zhao
The sun will erase your memory. If you don't want to become nobody, you have to keep running.
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In the forgotten corners of the city, a young homeless addict named JD drifts through nights haunted by silence, addiction, and disconnection. Alongside Max, a hardened street survivor, and Luna, a mentally ill woman caught in a cycle of delusion and innocence, JD stumbles through a grim urban purgatory. When tragedy strikes under the glow of streetlights and stars, JD is forced to confront the cost of invisibility — and the fragile spark of hope that may still exist.
"Under the Stars" is a haunting, poetic portrait of those society ignores, where even in the darkest moments, humanity flickers like a...

On September 22, 2025, Chef Matthew Biancaniello embarked on one of the greatest challenges of his life: a 21 mile swim from Catalina Island to Palos Verdes, CA. While his journey is inspiring on its own, he didn’t do it just for himself. The swim was a vehicle to raise money and awareness for Indivisible Arts, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching consciousness and creativity to kids.
https://instagram.com/frequency.creative  
What motivated you to make this film?
This is the 2nd film in a documentary series I’m directing called Rhythms, which is all about the unseen rituals of ins...

GHEE, 21min., India
Directed by Romi Banerjee
A quiet lunch turns upside down when a secret recipe sets off a chain of surprises.
https://www.instagram.com/ghee_theshortfilm
Director Statement
Ever since I could remember, I was obsessed with the idea of “control.”
Do we really have control, or is it just a trick of the mind hacking away at us, desperate to be seen, heard, and felt?
With Ghee, I wanted to make a film which touched upon the topics of control, power, and ambition.
While writing this short film, I as...

Our Threatened & Endangered Species: Allegheny Woodrat follows the Pennsylvania Game Commission and partners as they fight to save one of the state’s most elusive mammals. Once common across the Appalachian Mountains, the Allegheny woodrat has declined for decades due to habitat loss, disease, and the disappearance of its ancient ally—the American chestnut tree.
What motivated you to make this film?
Allegheny Woodrats is Episode II in a series on Threatened & Endangered Species. These films aim to educate folks on the challenges surrounding species conservation, and what people can do to get involved and actions they can take...

Night security guard Tom monitors storage units in Chicago with only his chair and radio for company, until he witnesses regular tenant Mrs. Jones lead a man into her unit who mysteriously vanishes.
Conversation with writer/director of the award-winning feature film SHIFT, Max Neace
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Starring: Angela Alise, Cathleen Kaelyn, Rosanne Limeres
Written & Directed by Max Neace
Cinematographer: Robert Reed Altman
Composer: Crystal Grooms Mangano
Production Designer: Jevon Dismuke

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GINNY’S ENTERPRISE, 18min., Canada
Directed by Suzanne Marie Moreau
She boldly goes where no girl has ever been allowed before! How a young Star Trek fan foils her family’s restrictive roles for girls by becoming the Captain of her own starship.
Get to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?
I was motivated by my own coming of age experiences as a girl growing up in the sixties Cold War at a time when gender roles were strictly enforced by a generation traumatised by war. This origin story is a vers...

Guns in Paradise is a South Korea–set short film that blends fantasy, action, and romance through a metafictional lens. Trapped in routine, a DVD store clerk imagines a violent, passionate love story between two doomed assassins — unaware that the fantasy she’s creating might hold the key to rewriting her own life.
Get to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?
In my recent projects, I’ve been deeply hands-on, taking on nearly every imaginable role within the filmmaking process. Over time, I’ve worn almost every hat—except one: set design. That gap stayed w...

Reach for the Stars, 22min., Australia
Directed by Dylan Randall
After her mother’s passing, young Madeline is struggling with coming to terms with her grief. One night, when a small spacecraft crashes in her backyard, she meets B3R1, a stranded visitor from the stars.
https://www.instagram.com/outatimepictures
Director Statement
Reach For the Stars is a project that I hold very close to my heart, as the idea came after the passing of my Grandad, and how my family and I dealt with the grief that followed.
My film aims to be...

After Sunset, 7min., USA
Directed by Michael Blake Hudon
A man, reeling after a serious breakup, reflects on his past relationship and finds a new perspective.
https://www.instagram.com/aftersunsetfilm
Get to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?
I’ve loved movies for as long as I can remember. I finally decided to purse my passion and enrolled in The Los Angeles Film School’s online Digital Filmmaking program in 2021. I was entering my final six months with the school and had to produce my final project. Writing has alwa...

A rag tag trio of criminals are tasked by the devil, to hunt down an outlaw trying to outrun his debt.
https://www.instagram.com/nightielightie/
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What motivated you to make this film?
This was my college thesis, and my passion project I have been working on for several years. What motivated me was the characters I crafted along the way, and ths wonderful preformances the Voice actors gave to the characters.
From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?
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Conversation with writer/producer/actor Ashna Sharan & her acting team Wayne Jay & Roger Gutierrez on the making of the award-winning film REMINISCE.
As Monica gets ready to host her older husband’s college classmates, a phone call from her estranged sister puts her mind at unease. With the age gap and her questioning the one sacrifice she made for love, she feels like an outsider in her own home. As the evening continues, tensions run hot as truths come to light. After the friends leave, she questions the perfection of her marriage and the power imbalance as her loving hu...

BELONG TO YOU, 6min., Iceland
Directed by Ísak Magnússon, Óliver Sólberg
Belong to you follows a swimming pool employee who thinks about his relationship with his coworker on a quiet night.
Hannah Ehman chats with actor Guðsteinn Fannar on the making of the award-winning film.
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Inspired by true events. Faced with terminal cancer, a beloved acting teacher rallies his favourite students one last time to stage his final play.
What motivated you to make this film?
It began with a group of close acting friends in London who wanted a project to work on together, purely for the joy of acting together again.
The story itself is rooted in the loss of a dear acting teacher and mentor who passed away while we were rehearsing a play he had written for our troupe. At the time, none of us knew it would...

The famous actor comes to Herman in a dream, convincing him to make his feature “Bear Naked Amazonians from Mars.” If he makes the deadline, the film will take Best Feature at South by Southwest, making Herman an international celebrity.
What motivated you to make this film?
I was inspired by No Wave film  –  a movement from  NYC 1976-1982. In this style, you shoot it now. Before you even have a complete understanding of the story. You blast your way into the production and trust instincts. I thought this would be a great departure from my first narrative film, in wh...

Music Video made entirely in Unreal Engine 5 for the song “BuddhaMachine=HMA” and based off of the short story “Rain Drops”
The plot of the music video pulls and expands upon the short story, whose plot is as follows: a worn out detective in future Beijing attempts to solve a series of bizarre murders that involve a street drug called ‘Rain Drops’, that purports to send people directly to heaven after use.
What motivated you to make this film?
After I finished my album, I planned on writing short stories for each of the songs. At the same time my...

When a compassionate helpline counsellor begins to grow concerned for the safety of one of her clients, she’s forced to decide whether to trust her instincts or follow protocol. Safe is a tense, quietly powerful drama about the weight of responsibility and the courage it takes to listen.
Get to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?
Honestly it started with the concept of showcasing our lead actress (Kelsey Cooke) and her talent – holding the audience attention and emotions as the sole person on-screen (supported by some incredible voice actors of course). Once we h...

An old man crosses the boundless Kazakh steppe, driving alone. Haunted by memories of a lost love, he stops by Bartogay Lake, flowers in hand. But as he tries to step out, his car door refuses to open, trapping him between past and present.
https://www.instagram.com/kitsuney/
Answers from filmmaker Katya Mokolo:
What motivated you to make this film?
It was made from opportunity, I was in Kazakhstan for another project and seeing the country I couldn’t miss this chance.
2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take fo...

ACT 1 - DISCIPLE: EPISODE I OF THE HARMONY SAGA, 26min., USA
Directed by Brad Reinhold
The first act, reinterpreted by the director, of the award winning feature film Saga screenplays. Disciple; Episode I of the Harmony Saga is set 80,000 years after the disappearance of Earth. A Galactic Church rules the galaxy, enforcing dogma. Freedom fighters seek liberation. Samantha Sacre, a disciple of the Church, encounters something that will change the course of history forever, and must reconcile what she has learned with how she was taught and raised. This is only the beginning, and, as Sam says, "The...

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A delightful blend of adventure and emotional depth, reminiscent of films like “Finding Nemo,” where the bond between characters drives the narrative through perilous waters. I thought of “The Shape of Water” as well, with its unique exploration of relationships between humans and extraordinary creatures, creating a sense of wonder and connection. Additionally, “A Monster Calls” came to mind, as it beautifully intertwines fantastical elements
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What is your screenplay about?
The screenplay is about Gilly, a decades old, extreme...

Wukong Couriers, 15min., USA
Directed by Peter Gabriel Gagnon
An unwitting bicycle messenger is chosen as the mystical hero to save the city from an ancient horror.
www.instagram.com/wukong_couriers
Hannah Ehman chats with actor Kage Yami on the making of the award-winning film. Instagram:
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A broken home, a broken mind. Will love overcome the difficulties Alyssa and Richard face?
Conversation with the Film Team of the Horror Film “TRIpolar”
Director Rogelio Robles, Actor Paul Fisher, DP Matthew Miller
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MARA, 18min., USA, Horror/Thriller
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.
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Hannah Ehman chats with actress Mindy Smith about playing Dr. Andi Howell in the award-winning Horror Short Film MARA.
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When a troubled teen’s wish to make everyone disappear comes true, she risks losing them permanently and must rely on an unlikely ally to save her town – the school bully.
Get to know the writer:
What is your screenplay about?
It’s about a teenage girl who gets bullied at school and is in a very dark place at the beginning of the story. She gets in a fight with her mother and in the heat of the moment, she wishes everyo...

Always and Forever, 22min., USA
Directed by Johnny Thames
An obsessive, controlling teenager kidnaps her boyfriend to play a bizarre, self destructive game. But things become complicated when the boy demands a stop. The film comments on how trauma if not confronted and resolved will lead to co-dependent and potentially destructive results, while providing enough empathy toward accountability.
https://www.instagram.com/alwaysnforever_film
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What motivated you to make this film?
In all honesty, it was a couple of things: the main reason was the way we perceive trauma...