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The true story of the trials and tribulations of Dred and Harriet Scott’s fight for freedom and the Supreme Court decision that changed America.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
Taylor Blow: Shawn Devlin
Dred Scott: Sean Ballantyne

Alex Mercer just wanted a steady government job — dental, pension, and no explosions. Instead, he reports to the Department of Unseen Affairs: a crumbling bureaucracy where ghosts punch timecards, werewolves complain about overtime, and the coffee machine occasionally levitates. His new colleagues include Claude, a centuries-old vampire with the attitude of a jaded tax auditor; Lila, a caffeine-fueled witch running HR like a crisis hotline; Gary, a snarky werewolf perpetually one paperwork error away from a full moon meltdown; and Gail, a human receptionist who’s seen too much and stopped caring around 1958.

https://www.instagram.com/sarantosmelogia/

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
Gary: Shawn Devlin
Claude: Geoff Mays
Alex: Sean Ballantyne

A haunted Missouri musician searches for the cursed Paganini music that killed his parents — and uncovers a sinister plot involving Baba Yaga, steampunk vampires, and a psychopathic immortal to use it to summon the Devil and destroy NYC.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Flynn: Sean Ballantyne
Stone: Geoff Mays

After an accident leaves his wife in a coma, Marcos faces a heartbreaking decision when a mysterious company offers to preserve her consciousness inside him. How far is he willing to go to avoid losing her?

https://instagram.com/j_h_allely

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Marcos: Geoff Mays
Dr. Vega: Sean Ballantyne

When a successful HR professional realizes her soulmate is quickly marrying someone else, she must center her goals around the idea of truly being single forever.

https://instagram.com/cheja_tucker

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Mariah: Hannah Ehman
Dave: Geoff Mays

Rising tennis talent Sadie Taylor battles self-doubt and a manipulative rival, Carmen Lopez — the entitled daughter of Foxridge Athletic Club’s manager — in a high-stakes tournament where nepotism, betrayal, and psychological warfare threaten to derail both her reputation and her integrity.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morris
Umpire: Shawn Devlin

Today’s #FilmFreeway Testimonial: WILDsound FEEDBACK Festival (top 100 best-reviewed festival)

https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival

This has been one of the absolute highlights of my festival journey. I would recommend any filmmaker submit here because they do something truly exceptional. If selected, your film is screened for an audience, and you receive thoughtfully edited video audience feedback, which is an incredible gift to filmmakers. It moved me deeply and gave me renewed energy to keep going.

I was also fortunate to take part in both a written and podcast interview with the team, and the experience was genuinely enjoyable. The questions were thoughtful and supportive, allowing me to talk about the film holistically, including the team behind it and how we created it. I have followed WILDsound for years, so submitting felt like a natural choice. An absolute highlight of my festival journey.

#filmfestival #wildsound #festival

A showcase of the best new films from around the world today.

AUDIENCE AWARDS (from audience feedback festival):

Best Feature Film: MY FATHER AND QUADDAFI
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
Best Social Awareness FilM: LINES OF DETERMINATION | The David Wagner Story
Best Music Video: SHADOW

Best Micro-Short Film: PIGMENT

See list of films played:

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

SHADOW, 5min., Austria
Directed by Timo Vogt

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

PIGMENT, 1min., USA Directed by Clint Macy
Two dancers navigate an empty space and leave their mark.

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

My Father and Qaddafi, 88min., Libya/USA
Directed by Jihan K
When Jihan was six years old, her father flew to Cairo and never returned. Mansur Rashid Kikhia was the Foreign Minister of Libya, ambassador to the United Nations, and a human rights lawyer. After serving in Qaddafi’s increasingly brutal regime, he defected from the government and became a peaceful opposition leader. Kikhia was obsessively loyal to his country but ultimately, his determination to reason with Qaddafi led to his disappearance from a hotel in Egypt in 1993.

https://www.instagram.com/myfatherandqaddafi

During World War II in Germany, young American soldier Dirk Dawson is singled out as the weak link in his squad. Mocked and humiliated by both his peers and his superiors, Dirk survives a chaotic patrol that ends in injury and a hollow Purple Heart, an act meant to honor him but instead deepens his shame.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
Dirk: Shawn Devlin
Conductor: Sean Ballantyne