A showcase of the best new films from around the world today.
AUDIENCE AWARDS (from audience feedback festival):
Best Short Film: KRISIS
Best Story: FOREVER DAMNED
Best Direction: BLINK
Best Performances: BEST KEPT SECRET
Best Visual Design: IMBROGLIO
Best Human Interest Film: A FAMILIAR CRIMINAL
Best Documentary: JOY O’ DANCE
Lines of Determination | The David Wagner Story, 25min., USA
Directed by Alex de Montbel
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 old life with the support of a fiercely loving family that refused to let him give up.
Hey, You!, 9min., USA
Directed by NickyJoe Perez
A young woman in Chicago needs to make a decision through the course of a day in her life.
https://instagram.com/nickyjoe_perez
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-hey-you
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.
https://instagram.com/foreverdamned.film
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-forever-damned
BLINK, 16min., USA
Directed by Trude Namara
Liana is trapped in this psychological thriller, an extended metaphor for how friends/communities can be monsters, forcing one to stay in a toxic relationship.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-blink-short-film
BEST KEPT SECRET, 12min., USA
Directed by Sarah Vansandt
Mattress shopping turns into a nightmare for a couple who find themselves trapped in a furniture store after hours, confronting the store’s dark secret.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-best-kept-secret
KRISIS, 11min., Italy
DIrected by Luca Mazzara
“Krisis” is a short movie that follows the emotional journey of a woman facing mental and physical illness and the isolation caused by painful events. Through the contact with nature, she transforms suffering into a new interpretation of life, discovering the inner strength to overcome pain and embrace joy. An ode to human resilience and the healing power of nature.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-krisis
Imbroglio, 15min., UK
Directed by Ian Sciacaluga
“Imbroglio” is set in a timeless and imaginary Italian world and is a loving nod to the arch Hollywood and European film noirs of the forties and fifties.
https://www.instagram.com/iansciac/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-imbroglio
A Familiar Criminal, 8min., USA
Directed by Claudia Parker
A Nepalese man is fleeing the shadow of a string of violent robberies that left a life tragically lost and several injured.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-a-familiar-criminal
Joy O’ Dance, 20min., UK
Directed by Dawn Feather
Where ballet tradition meets Yorkshire spirit. Boys challenge expectations, choreography dazzles, and young performers take their final bow before a new chapter begins.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-joy-o-dance
Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival 