HIGHLIGHTS: September 2025 Music & Poetry Festival

A showcase of the best music & poetry films from around the world today.

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK:
Best Short Film: Cosmic Rhapsody : A Symphony for our Planet
Best Music Video: Ed Roman “I Found God” (illustrated)
Best Story: JP Cenzo – What You Want (It’s Not Me)
Best Visual Design: VICTORIA – We don’t get along (Crumbs of a Modern Tragedy),
Best Editing: Absolute Zero
Best Animation: Timeless : A Symphony in Motion
Best Sound & Music: Even After (Prelude)
Best Direction: Glistening Benevolence
Best Experimental Film: Demons
Best Poetry Film: 7 Veils
Best New Media Film: Happy Day

JP Cenzo – What You Want (It’s Not Me) Official Story Video, 4min., USA
Directed by Paul Cenzoprano
JP Cenzo band music video about the birth, life and death of romance, and the perils of wearing a mask in a relationship

https://www.instagram.com/jpcenzo/?hl=en

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-jp-cenzo-what-you-want-its-not-me

VICTORIA – We don’t get along (Crumbs of a Modern Tragedy), 6min., Bulgaria
Directed by Victoria Karakoleva
VICTORIA’s new music video reveals how social media’s beauty standards and the pressure for popularity create an illusion of perfection, emphasizing that true beauty comes from our unique differences.

https://www.instagram.com/victoriakarakoleva

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-victoria-we-don-t-get-along-official-music-video

Absolute Zero, 3min., USA
Directed by William Morris
Bruce Hornsby’s track “Absolute Zero” highlights this look into cold and the recesses of the waking mind.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-absolute-zero

Timeless : A Symphony in Motion, 5min., UK
Directed by Susan Mey Lee Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia
“Timeless : A Symphony in Motion”” is a captivating music video that seamlessly blends a live recording of the titular song with poignant animated overlays, creating a visual and auditory experience that resonates deeply with audiences. Filmed at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in April 2025, the video features the 82-member Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the extraordinary vocals of Tom Ball, a star from America’s Got Talent.

https://www.instagram.com/fantasyofcompanionship/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-timeless-a-symphony-in-motion

Even After (Prelude), 4min., USA
Directed by Anthony Leckie
An ancient realm awakens. Somewhere between the living and the dead, a long forgotten forest begins to blossom.

http://anthonyleckie.com/

https://wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/audience-feedback-even-after

Cosmic Rhapsody : A Symphony for our Planet, 5min., USA
Directed by susan Mey Lee Lim, Manu Martin, Christina Teenz Tan
In 2020, the world seemed to be on the brink. A global pandemic raged, wildfires scorched the earth, and anxieties soared. Yet, amidst this turmoil, a spark of hope ignited: NASA astronauts returned to space aboard SpaceX’s CrewDragon, the first mission of its kind in nearly a decade. This inspiring event, against the backdrop of a world in crisis, gave birth to “Cosmic Rhapsody.”

https://www.instagram.com/cosmicrhap/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-cosmic-rhapsody-film

Ed Roman “I Found God” (illustrated), 5min,. Canada
Directed by Paul Ribera
Illustrated music video from Canadian singer-songwriter

https://instagram.com/specialedroman

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-i-found-god

Glistening Benevolence, 6min., UK
Directed by Matt Cargill
Sly & The Family Drone Unleash ‘Glistening Benevolence’: Take the trip into slime-drenched folk horror and the cosmic unknown. . .

https://instagram.com/familydrone

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-glistening-benevolence

DEMONS, 5min., USA
Directed by Erin Cuellar
Poem about the battle with inner demons.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/poetry-movie-demons

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

7 Veils, 7min., Greece
Directed by Evi Tzortzi, Giorgos Alexakis
The essence of life is protected by seven veils. One after the other, all veils are lifted. Past is explained, faith in life is restored, the eternal spiral is still alive.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-7-veils