A showcase of the best thriller/suspense films from around the world.
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK VIDEO:
Best Feature Film: THE DAUGHTER
Best Short Film: NO END LANE
Best Direction: THE COMMUTER
Best Story: DEVIL MAKES THREE
Best Performances: BAY FOR BLOOD
See the Full Lineup of Films:
THE DAUGHTER, 97min., Ukraine Directed by Egor Olesov
25 February 2022. War-torn Ukraine. Seventeen-year-old hearing-impaired Olga, along with her father Roman, stepmother Marina and younger brother Sashko, is about to embark on a dangerous journey to the west of the country to escape advancing Russian tanks. Tragedy strikes when Roman’s car is destroyed near their country house and the whole family is trapped amidst chaos and despair in the quiet town of Bucha near Kyiv. The Russians enter the house and effectively take the family as hostages, forcing Olga, who has been hiding to come out from her shelter.Roman is being beaten and interrogated. Marina and Sashko find themselves locked in the basement. Fleeing the violence, Olga establishes contact with a handsome young Russian soldier nicknamed Swan and negotiates to save the family in exchange for money.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26742888/?ref_=nm_flmg_unrel_1_dr
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-daughter-feature
THE COMMUTER, 11min., USA
Directed by Joseph Sauchelli
A protagonist struggles to cope with a rough commute in the only way she knows how.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-commuter
NO END LANE, 11miin., UK
Directed by Mikkie-dené Le Roux
In the aftermath of losing her closest friends in an accident in which she was the only one to survive, Michaela falls victim to prescribed antipsychotics to help her deal with the trauma. As she loses herself in the fog of her distorted reality, she can no longer identify the real from the unreal. Her subconscious haunts her as her memories become nightmares that she desperately tries to escape. Michaela finds herself at the scene of the accident, not knowing how she got there.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-no-end-lane
Devil Makes Three, 9min,. Canada
Directed by Loken Charon
When two punk bands are double booked to headline Halloween night, they must decide who will play before something else does.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-devil-makes-three
Bay for Blood, 18min., USA
Directed by Harry Waldman
James and Rob are hiding out in isolation to fix their mutual issues. As time progresses, the two reveal facts regarding their disturbing past relationship. An acquaintance of James’, Jessica, finds herself in an uncomfortable position as she contemplates the best way to handle the situation.
https://www.instagram.com/hwaldman18/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-bay-for-blood
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