A showcase of the best films in the world today!
AUDIENCE AWARDS:
Feature Film: The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
Short Film: Confession
Best Story: Career Stall
Best Performances: The American Trail
Best Micro-Short: Clothe Trouble
Best Animation: Meevil the Weevil: Breakfast of Champions
Best Direction: The Interrogation
Best Experimental Film: Withing the Flow of Existence
Best Thriller Film: Bluebottle Theory
See the full lineup of films:
The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia, 86min., USA
Directed by Chris Beier
A washed-up YouTube star blackmails an old rival in an attempt to reclaim her fame. But when things go awry, she finds herself ensnared by a drug trafficking ring. As Cecilia spirals out of control, she’s forced to confront her true place in society.
https://www.queencecilia.com/
https://instagram.com/wetdenimproductions
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-ego-death
CONFESSION, 10min., USA
Directed by Paul Schwartz
A desperate man has just ten minutes to prove he is a winner.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-confession
Career Stall, 8min., USA
Directed by Nima Nourani
A businessman’s routine bathroom break turns surreal when he’s trapped in a stall, witnessing a cascade of bizarre events.
https://www.nimzeeproductions.com/career-stall-film
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-career-stall
The American Trail, 21min., USA
Directed by Tomer J. Keysar
The American Trail follows two friends who embark on a journey to walk across the United States. It’s not as glamorous as it seems — they’re pitching tents on the side of the highway and trudging through mud for six months.
https://tomerkeysar.com/the-american-trail
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-american-trail
Clothe Trouble, 2min., Australia
Directed by Tony Zhang
Clothe Trouble depicts the story of a main character who lacks the motivation to clean the house, becoming increasingly distracted by social media apps while continuously adding dirty clothes to a growing pile. Suddenly, the pile collapses, and a mysterious entity emerges, confronting the protagonist.
https://runtomanto-folio-site.squarespace.com/
https://www.instagram.com/runtomanto/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-clothe-trouble
Meevil the Weevil: Breakfast of Champions, 4min., USA
Directed by Kyle Arneson
Meevil https://filmfreeway.com/submissions/32428116#ff_javascriptthe Weevil is a little bug with big dreams of being a stuntman. “Breakfast of Champions” mixes stop motion animation with live action footage where we follow Meevil’s thrilling ride across a 1970s breakfast table on rocket roller skates.
https://www.instagram.com/stunt.bug/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-meevil-the-weevil
The Interrogation, 5min., USA
Directed by Brady Jacquin, Kyle Riggs, Dylan Lighthall
A Russian mob interrogation goes awry when an over-eager enforcer tries to pitch in, but can’t get his mind out of the gutter.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-interrogation
Withing the Flow of Existence, 2min,. USA
Directed by Truth Tran
A short, surreal visual meditation that invites viewers to reflect upon impermanence and interconnectedness, the illusion of self, and our place within the universe’s grand cosmic interplay.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-within-the-flow
Bluebottle Theory, 10min., UK
Directed by John J. Sanders, Luke O. Roberts
Ever wanted to take the shot? Drew does. Every bloody day. Bluebottle Theory is a darkly comic noir-style nine-minute thriller with a twist.
https://instagram.com/Bluebottlefilm
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-blue-bottle-theory
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