A showcase of the best MUSIC films from around the world today.
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS (From Feedback Festival)
Best Music Video: LOW ROAR – FIELD OF DREAMS
Best Peformances: CLOSE ENOUGH TO HURT
Best Story: IS ANYBODY OUT THERE
Best Direction: CHERRY! (red)
Best Animation: SOUL KITCHEN
Best Visual Design: WHAT A LIE – Music Video for «Nonexister»
Best New Media: BUDDHAMACHINE=HMA
CLOSE ENOUGH TO HURT, 3min., USA
Directed by Drew Cullen Miller
“Close Enough to Hurt” is the first single and music video from Elli Perry’s forthcoming record, “GHOST TALKER.” It was filmed on a shoestring budget and utilized absolutely no AI- so yes, that means the roaches and tarantula crawling on Elli’s face are real.
https://instagram.com/elliperrymusic
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-close-enough-to-hurt
Low Roar – Field of Dreams, 4min., Ireland
Directed by Kim Saarinen
“Today I’ll be remembered
Tomorrow just a dream
It’s not what it seems”
https://www.instagram.com/lowroar/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-low-roar
Is Anybody Out There, 2min., USA
Directed by Susan May
In the animated short film “Is Anybody Out There,” the ethereal soundtrack from the album *Lim Cosmic Rhapsody* led by the haunting sound of the duduk, sets the tone for a poignant narrative that unfolds against the backdrop of Earth’s 2020 catastrophes, including devastating wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic. As humanity grapples with despair, we follow ALANaut, a brave astronaut sent into the depths of space on a mission to seek solutions that could save the human race. Inspired by NASA’s historic return to space aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon on 30 May 2020, ALANaut’s journey symbolizes a beacon of hope and optimism amid chaos. As ALANaut ventures into the cosmos, it embodies the universal question that lingers in the hearts of all: “Is anybody out there?” This film explores themes of resilience, exploration, and the enduring human spirit in the face of adversity.
https://www.instagram.com/cosmicrhap/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-is-anybody-out-there
Cherry! (red), 3min., USA
Directed by Tim DeKay
At the stroke of five, mechanic’s gear gives way to rented tuxedos for two young couples in Los Angeles. With keys to the shop owner’s cherished cherry-red convertible, the foursome embarks on a buoyant, Alternative EDM joyride. Mirroring the film’s self-aware, cinematic style, their “fancy” night out is a charmingly ironic detour to an In-N-Out Burger. The adventure culminates with a heartfelt homage: a surprise makeshift drive-in cinema, proving that life’s greatest nights require only young love, a borrowed car, and a little imagination. This is Ifsowhatfor’s stylish, tongue-in-cheek ode to youth and simple pleasures.
https://www.instagram.com/ifsowhatfor
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-cherry
Soul Kitchen, 4min., Japan
Directed by Hakhyun KIM
The head chef “Cookoo” awakens from his slumber and begins to cook.
He cooks, and cooks, and cooks—without pause.
He cooks endlessly, unceasingly, until death.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-soul-kitchen
What a Lie – Musicvideo for «Nonexister», 3min., Switzerland
Directed by Wouter Stoter
What a Lie visualizes the war between truth and deception — a world where meaning flips, and perception itself becomes unreliable. Inspired by the manipulative rhetoric of modern populism and fake news, the video uses literal reversals of reality to expose how easily truth can be distorted.
https://wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/audience-feedback-what-a-lie
BuddhaMachine=HMA, 11min., USA
Directed by Richard Hamilton
Music Video made entirely in Unreal Engine 5 for the song “BuddhaMachine=HMA” and based off of the short story “Rain Drops”
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-buddha-machine
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