WILDsound: The Film Podcast

Experimental/Animation short film.
From A Nightmare Of A Possible Not Too Distant Future....
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GIRLS NITE IN, 7min., USA
Directed by Sarah J Simon
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A prestigious attorney colludes with his impulsive brother to hide a manslaughter, but when an innocent is charged, their plans spiral out of control, leading to moral reckoning and inevitable judgment.
Conversation with the creative team of the award-winning Canadian feature film.
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Embrace the hustle., 4min., India
Directed by Aditya Janak Joshi
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An elf is transported into a retired wrestler's backyard, spiraling his life into a chaotic comedy of errors as they try to contain the chaos her world let loose on his.
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In the middle of night, a man’s quiet routine is disrupted by small, unsettling signs that something is sharing his space. As fear pushes him into hiding, the boundaries between safety and threat collapse. When help finally arrives, the house becomes a trap, revealing that whatever lurks within doesn’t leave witnesses.
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Florence is invited to Katsumi’s wedding ceremony in Tokyo. Excited for the opportunity to see Katsumi again & have time away with her boyfriend – she learns that not all is as it seems and that some changes will be made in order for her to be happy.
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Conversation with director Alex de Montbel, executive producer Albert Crane, and doc subject David Wagner, on the making of the short documentary film from the "Your Everyday Heroes” series.
David Wagner grew up as a natural athlete, always in motion, playing basketball, surfing, and chasing a dream of becoming a professional player. At 21, a day of surfing in Redondo Beach changed everything when a wave drove his head into the ocean floor, breaking his neck at the C5–C6 level and leaving him paralyzed. In the hospital, as doctors spoke of “permanent” chairs and “permanent” changes, David confronted the loss of his...

#FareLife gives us a peak inside the lives of Connecticut strangers from all walks of life as they ride from place to place with everyone's favorite FareRide driver, affectionately called “buddy”. From drag queens to estranged parents to drunk strangers, follow “buddy’s" adventures as he navigates the streets and the pitfalls of living, in this zany, touching and often times irreverent ride of a lifetime. 
Conversation with the creative team of the TV Web Series.
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The Redemption of Faust, 18min., USA
Directed by Genel Mejia
After making a pact with Mephistopheles, Goethe's Faust finds . . . redemption and transcendence in the ideal of the Eternal-Feminine.
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Peace Wilderness Man, 35min., Australia
Directed by Tim Millard
An Australian war veterans journey from trauma to inner peace in Norways remote Arctic Circle.
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For centuries, mathematicians chased an elusive dream: one formula that explains the mystery of Saturn's rings, rotating celestial spheres, and spinning tops. The puzzle was known as The Mathematical Mermaid. Many men tried and failed. Then, one extraordinary mind defied tradition and dared to solve it.
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CLOSURE, 9min., USA
Directed by Dainique Jones
In this dance film, we watch a couple unravel into a cycle of control, distance, and longing. Through movement rather than words, the film explores the weight of regret—the ache of what cannot be undone, and the haunting persistence of love that has turned toxic. A visceral portrait of connection and loss.
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Nanny Ivy, an English nanny, is hired to help an American family with their troublesome children but when she arrives, it becomes clear that the adults and other people in the children's life are the problem so she enlists her charges to kill them all. They return to England to start a new life as assassins.
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A grieving tourism commissioner and a physicist on probation rescue a relic of the Manhattan Project from the world’s largest landfill.
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The Demon Core of Fresh Kills is the story of a grieving tourism commissioner and a physicist on probation, who discover the reason for their failures and frustrations in life are tied to a supernatural relic of the Manhattan Project, which they have to rescue from Fresh Kills Landfill in St...

The Encarne Trilogy, min., USA
Directed by SI Reasoning
The Encarne Trilogy is a series of no-budget shorts regarding the creation of my son and his entrance into the physical plane. It won Honorable Mention for Best Experimental Film at the 2025 Paris Around Films International Film Festival (ARFF), Best Arthouse in the Absurd Film Festival Monthly (Milan) July 2025, and Bangkok Society of Film Critics Award for Experimental Film at the Bangkok Movie Awards for July 2025.
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A young woman in Chicago needs to make a decision through the course of a day in her life. This story is an attempt in feminist cinema as the main character acquires full agency at the end of the film to make her decision.
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In a future where fertility is rare and tightly controlled, an eighteen-year-old girl is publicly selected as a Miracle Maker after failing to comply with a mandatory wellness check. As she is celebrated and subjected to months of ritualized spectacle broadcast to the world, she comes to believe her pregnancy is a blessing meant for her alone. Only after the birth does she awaken to the truth: the celebration was a trial, the child was never hers to keep, and she has been absorbed into a system that forces fertile women to...

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The dark side of relationships and suburban life, where secrets amongst friends ruin lives and betrayal has deadly consequences.
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Forever Damned, 21min., USA
Directed by Julius Corbin
Two brothers born into slavery were given a choice of freedom but they had to pay the ultimate price... their own mortality. Now cursed as vampires, the brothers must fight for salvation and escape from the shadows.
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Directed by Eliza Goodwin
The Pomegranate Theory is a 10-minute short film in the genre of fantasy realism. The film takes place in a society where people wear animal masks to represent their inner selves. Muyal, a young woman who bears the mask of a rabbit, is beginning to lose herself by allowing her love for Holter, a young man with the mask of a fox, to engulf her.
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Don Scioli chats with Matthew Toffolo about this latest feature documentary.
Who Wants to Live Forever, the Wisdom of Aging is a one-hour documentary film about the myths, facts and contradictions in the never-ending battle for both longevity and healthy aging, produced by Zan Media. The filmmakers behind this movie offer no conclusions but suggest each viewer examine the information and decide for themselves whether living longer is a good thing or a bad thing. Is real progress being made in the field of healthy aging? Are folks being taken advantage of in the quest to remain young – and ho...

Maryjane Is One Word, 13min., USA
Directed by John Liang
A young adopted woman meets her biological mother for the first time.
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The Pomegranate Theory is a 10-minute short film in the genre of fantasy realism. The film takes place in a society where people wear animal masks to represent their inner selves. Muyal, a young woman who bears the mask of a rabbit, is beginning to lose herself by allowing her love for Holter, a young man with the mask of a fox, to engulf her.
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Conversation with the Humber College producer and DP of the award winning film.
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A Silent Scream, 7min., USA
Directed by Isabelle Kalkwarf
A short film following the perspective of a young girl, going through an anxiety attack.
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FAT BOI, 3 minute Music Video/Comedy
This is biig red couch's first professional music video! As a Washington Filmworks project, FAT BOI was filmed at Harbor Island Studios in Seattle Washington. biig red couch is thrilled to make his music video debut with Equinox Productions, especially beside his buddy and hype-man Antonio the capybara. Antonio surfs through biig red couch's journey from delusion to drab to FABULOUS!
Antonio the capybara makes a cameo with interview with the star and director of the award-winning film.
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Child's Drawing, 8min., Taiwan
Directed by David Liang
Ever since the younger sister's missing, the girl has been drowning in grief every night. However, she finds her younger sister's drawing book tonight. When she opens it, she discovers that something terror in childish drawings.
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The Dust of This Place, 20min., USA
Directed by Vanessa Van Wormer
Set in the high desert of California off of Historic Route 66, The Dust of this Place follows a couple lost in the limbo of a repeating moment in time, exploring absence, presence, and how a single difference in choice can affect their future.
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"Friend" follows the heading-for-divorce parents of a precocious nine-year-old who befriends an older, intellectually disabled man. Friend is in a great place—well written and with a strong premise.
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ANADROMOUS, 5min., USA
Directed by Ari Grubb
When they find themselves evolving out of their aquarium home, two fish set off on a musical journey of self-acceptance and queer joy, and find community in a freaky fish gay bar in the deepest depths of the ocean.
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HALF PAST, 20min., USA
Directed by Jonas Fryer
A group of con artists learn the importance of trust during a heist where everything goes wrong.
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Two roommates, desperate to feel successful in the milieu of New York City, turn to macabre money-making schemes by performing underground surgeries and serving human meat to unsuspecting customers.
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A young, ambitious journalist will have her first high-profile live interview with the President. The country is on the verge of a significant war, externally and internally. After a series of questions, the interview takes a dangerous course.
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Filmed at Hawai‘i’s Hapuna Beach, one of the most beautiful and dangerous shorelines in the islands, Pick It Up, America: Life Is a Beach is a heartfelt call for stewardship, ocean safety, and respect. Through interviews with lifeguards, keiki, locals, and dive experts, this short documentary reminds us that caring for our oceans means more than picking up your trash it means picking up awareness, responsibility, and love for the ʻāina. A vital message for families, tourists, and communities everywhere.
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Two Argentinian designers and lifelong friends, Sandra and Martina, are chosen at the last minute to travel to Milan during Fashion Week to present their collection in a competition for emerging Latin brands. Elated, they leave behind a Buenos Aires collapsed by floods, blackouts, and a deep economic crisis and set off for a city of dreams and catwalks.At first, Italy seems to be everything they imagined: attractive men, a rich culture, gelato... but the fantasy quickly crumbles when they lose their dresses and tension grows between them. Surrounded by haute couture, inflated egos, and unexpected obstacles, they must...

TEA TIME, 9min., USA
Directed by B.T. Goldman
A detective interrogates a strange elderly Englishman about a missing person in his neighborhood.
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Hannah Ehman chats with actor David Goldman on the making of the award-winning film.
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OUT OF YOUR STORY, 1min., Germany
Directed by Juliane Meyer Gregori
A woman faces her partner in a basement, caught in one last escalating fight. Between a bottle smashing and emotional gaslighting, she decides to step out of his picture. She leaves his frame and enters a new one, her own.
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The Dying Knight, 22min., UK
Directed by Andrew Gladman
A knight, found on the brink of death, embarks on a quest to determine his fate.
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Mindy and Tracey have to find a way to pay tribute to both their father’s in a way that feels appropriate to them.
Performed by Val Cole
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SHAMDEMONIUM, 6min., USA
Directed by Grace Ann Rathbun
SHAMDEMONIUM is a music video style narrative short film that follows young aspiring actor Barb as she leads up to her final moments alive and her time in the After Life.
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