A showcase of the best Under 5 Minute Films in the world today!
AUDIENCE AWARDS (FEEDBACK Film Festival):
Best Short Film: BLUE
Best Direction: THE QUIET NOISE
Best Vertical Film: DYNAMIC AIDLAND
Best Animation: THE SNAKE
Best Sound & Music: DOBRINA
Best Visual Design: PANTRY OF REGRET
Best Experimental Film: DUCK & COVER
Best Thriller Film: THE OTHER END
Best Story: RED THREAD
Best Performances: LOUDER THAN LATER
THE QUIET NOISE, 2min., Jamaica
Directed by Kurt Wright
In a time where insomnia has become the norm in order to survive, one voice connects the people while they fight for a new existence in a very changed and dangerous world.
https://www.instagram.com/kerrmeleon
https://wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/audience-feedback-the-quiet-noise
THE SNAKE, 5min., Canada
Directed by Elizabeth Lewis
The film is based on an Aesop Fable about a woman who takes pity on what she believes is a helpless snake. When the snake recovers from her care, the results are deadly. The visuals reflect the lively soul music which contrasts with the looming deadly climax.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-snake
DOBRINA, 5min., Germany
Directed by Hannes Rall
Lotte Reiniger meets Sergio Leone in this animated short,
where desire burns as bright as the desert sun. 22 awards, 6 Academy Award Qualifying Festivals, over 250 festivals (and counting) total.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-dobrina-under-5
BLUE, 3min., USA
Directed by Matt Walton
The color Blue meets with corporate to find out he is being replaced, over his dead body!
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-blue-under-5
Pantry Of Regret, 3min., USA
Directed by Byron Loxley Wolf
A teen looks for answers in an unexpected place.
https://www.instagram.com/palmanda_productions
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-pantry-of-regret
The Other End, 4min., USA
Directed by Ace Shu
Two men find themselves trapped together in a locked apartment with no explanation of how they got there. They claim not to know each other. But the more time passes, the less certain that feels. When an analog phone rings, it becomes clear that not everyone in the room is as lost as they appear. One man answers and says nothing of what he heard. The other grows desperate for answers he wished he had never sought.
https://www.instagram.com/milu_productions
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-other-end
Dynamic Aidland, 3min., Türkiye
Directed by Eray Dinc
Dynamic Aidland is a vertical short film in which the iPhone’s “Dynamic Island” becomes part of the cinematic frame. Set within a strict 9:16 composition, the film follows Catarina, a woman who discovers a mysterious black band capable of concealing imperfections. As her desire to erase every flaw grows, the interface itself begins to reshape her body, her image, and her perception of reality.
https://instagram.com/eraydinc
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-dynamic-aidland
Duck & Cover, 4min., USA
Directed by Vincent Truman
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wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/audience-feedback-duck-cover
RED THREAD, 5min., USA
Directed by Ella Jin Eckert
Red Thread is a personal short film inspired by the idea that an invisible red thread connects people who are destined to find one another. Through emotional visuals and intimate storytelling, the film explores themes of adoption, identity, family, and connection. As memories and relationships intertwine, the story reflects on how love and belonging can transcend distance, time, and circumstance. Inspired by the East Asian legend of the “red thread of fate,” the film highlights the unbreakable bonds that shape who we are.
https://www.instagram.com/ellajineckert
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-red-thread
LOUDER THAN LATER, 5min., USA
Directed by Matt Jenkins
The film follows Mara and Juno as they try to save their favorite punk bar, The Rusty Needle, only to discover that the real enemy isn’t a villain; it’s apathy. Their fight becomes a funny reminder of what it means to care loudly in a world that is too comfortable being quiet.
https://www.instagram.com/misfits_of_film
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-louder-than-later
