WILD WILL
horror | thriller | 12min | 2019
When the neighbourhood dogcatcher William Page is found wandering the streets disorientated and mute,
he is brought back to the local police station for assistance. However the situation soon disintegrates into
hell on earth.
horror | thriller | 12min | 2019
When the neighbourhood dogcatcher William Page is found wandering the streets disorientated and mute,
he is brought back to the local police station for assistance. However the situation soon disintegrates into
hell on earth.
Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Cinematographer | Sound Design - Alan King
Executive Producer - Angela Ling
Musical Arrangement - Alexander L'Stange & Ben Parry
cast
William Page/Sarg - Alan King
James Hale - Brett Cousins
technical specs
Language - English
Shooting Format -HD Digital
Sound - Stereo
Aspect Ratio - Scope 2.39:1
Black & White
Running Time - 11min
director's statement - alan king
I was challenged to look at new ways to approach the telling of this film (Wild Will), primarily born from the
fact that I shot the film by myself in the kitchen of my apartment (ironically pre-Covid in 2018, before this technique would somewhat globally take off, due to lockdowns that many filmmakers experienced during the pandemic). Through the many challenges that came with shooting Wild Will solo, I also found this process allowed some interesting new ideas to come to the fore. I kept 'Wild Will's' shot and production design selections, stark and finite, whilst increasing the audio presence within the film's narrative. This somewhat un-conventional approach skewed the film's perspective, which in turn hopefully allowed the audience to fill in what is 'not seen' with their own mind.
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festivals | awards
41st Clermont Ferrand Int'l Short Film Festival | Clermont Ferrand, France | Official Selection - Lab Competition | WORLD PREMIERE ©Academy qualifying
49th Tampere International Film Festival | Tampere, Finland | Official Selection - International Competition | ©Academy qualifying & FIAPF accredited
22nd Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival | Tallinn, Estonia | Official Selection - Rebel With A Cause Competition | ©Academy qualifying & FIAPF accredited
32nd Filmfest Dresden International Film Festival | Dresden, Germany | Official Selection
24th Brisbane International Film Festival | Bris, Aus | Official Selection - Shorts Competition |AUS PREMIERE | *Winner - Jury Award - Innovation In Form
25th Encounters International Short Film Festival | Bristol, UK | Official Selection - International Competition | ©Academy qualifying
37th Festival Tous Courts in Aix-En-Provence |Aix-En-Provnce, France | Official Selection - International Experimental Competition
11th Aesthetica International Short Film Festival |York, UK | Official Selection - International Competition ©BAFTA qualifying
37th St Kilda International Short Film Festival | St Kilda, Australia | Official Selection - Australia's Top 100 Competition | ©Academy qualifying
1st Castrovillari Int'l Film Festival | Castrovillari, Italy | Official Selection - Experimental Competition | *Winner - Jury Award - Best Experimental Film
16th Court Metrange-Rennes International Fantastic Film Festival | Rennes, France | Official Selection - Int'l Comp - ©Méliés D' Argent qualifying
5th Pendance International Film Festival | Ontario, Canada | Official Selection
4th Abertoir International Horror Festival of Wales | Wales, UK | Official Selection - International Competition - ©Méliés D' Argent qualifying
4th Nòt Film Fest | Romagna, Italy | Official Selection Moonwalker Shorts Competition
21st Recontres Internationales Du Cinema Des Antipodes | Saint Tropez, France | Official selection - Shorts Competition
8th Golden Ger International Film Festival | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Official Selection - International Competition
23rd Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy | Nancy, France | Official Selection - International Competition
4th Edition / 2020 Short Days International Film Festival | Rome, Italy | Official Selection - Int'l Competition | *Winner - Jury Award - Best Short Film
15th Festifreak La Plata International Independent Film Festival | La Plata, Argentina | Official Selection
9th Down Under Berlin Film Festival | Berlin, Germany | Official Selection - Shorts Competition
4th Pollino International Film Festival| Cosenza, Italy | Official Selection Int'l Competition *Winner - Jury Award - Best Lead Actor & Best Screenwriter
24th VideoFormes International Film festival | Clermont Ferrand, France | Official Selection
4th Bucharest International Short Film Festival | Bucharest, Romania |Official Selection - International Competition
15th Poppy Jasper International Film Festival | California, USA |*Nominee - Best Horror
27th Alter-Native International Short Film Festival | Targu-Mures, Romania | Official Selection - International Competition
17th Catacuma International Film Festival | Valencia, Spain | Official Selection - International Competition
18th TO Horror International Film Festival | Torino, Italy | Official Selection - International Competition
2nd South London Film Festival| London, UK | *Nominee - Best Experimental Film
14th Sorsicorti Short Film Festival | Palermo, Italy | Official Selection - International Competition | *Winner - Jury Award - Best Experimental Film
2nd Diorama International Film Festival |New Delhi, India | Official Selection - International Competition
2nd Loudoun Arts Festival| Virginia, USA | International Competition *Winner Special Jury Mention - Sound Design
11th Skepto International Film Festival | Cagliari, Italy | Official selection - International Competition
6th Festival De Largos Y Cortos De Santiago | Santiago, Italy | Official Selection - International Competition
5th FICMA Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos | Mexico City, Mexico | Special Invitation Screening
3rd Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards | Rome, Italy | * Annual Winner - Best Experimental Film *Nominee - Best of Fest & Best Director
3rd Short Long Film World Festival | Corrientes, Argentina | Official Selection International Competition
4th Cuzco Underground Film Festival | Cuzco, Peru | Official Selection International Competition
3rd Chambal International Film Festival | Rajsthan, India | Official Selection International Competition
5th European Cinematography Awards | Amsterdam, Netherlands | *Winner - Best Experimental Film
5th Chhatrapati Shivaji Film Festival | Pune, India | Official Selection International Competition
5th Paphos International Film Festival | Paphos, Cyprus | Official Selection International Competition
2nd Sinister Nights International Film Festival| Miami, USA |*Nominee - Best of Fest, Best Director & Wrath Award
4th Malatesta International Film Festival | Cesena, Italy | Official Selection International Competition
32nd CineMagic International Film Festival | Dublin, Ireland | Official Selection International Competition
4th Anatomy of Crime & Horror International Film Festival | Athens, Greece |Official Selection Int'l Comp *Nominee - Best Experimental Film
3rd Drunken Film Festival - Bradford | Bradford, UK | Official Selection International Competition
9th International Short Film Festival Canton | Guangzhou, China |Official Selection International Competition
1st Athens International Monthly Art Festival | Athens, Greece | *Winner - Special Jury Mention
7th Minikino Film Week | Denpasar, Indonesia |Official Selection International Competition
1st Ignite International Film Festival | Swindon, UK | *Nominee - Best Experimental Film & Best Horror Film.
2nd Golden Short Film Festival | Rome, Italy | *Winner - Best Experimental Film
1st Thrills, Chills &Thrills Summer Film Festival | Nashville, USA | Official Selection International Competition
2nd Apex Film Awards| Brighton, UK | *Winner - Best Experimental Film
2nd Tiete International Film Awards| Sao Paulo, Brazil | *Nominee - Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography & Best Sound
2nd Kansas City Underground Film Festival|Kansas City, USA | Official Selection International Competition
3rd HEX After Dark International Film Fest|Calgary, Canada | Official Selection International Competition
3rd Highlands Horror Film Festival| Highlands, USA | Official Selection International Competition *Winner - Audience Award
3rd Nosferatu International Film Festival| London, UK | Official Selection International Competition
3rd Death's Parade International Film Festival| San Jose, USA | Official Selection International Competition
13th Festival Angaelica| Pasadena, USA | Official Selection International Competition
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Executive Producer - Angela Ling
Musical Arrangement - Alexander L'Stange & Ben Parry
cast
William Page/Sarg - Alan King
James Hale - Brett Cousins
technical specs
Language - English
Shooting Format -HD Digital
Sound - Stereo
Aspect Ratio - Scope 2.39:1
Black & White
Running Time - 11min
director's statement - alan king
I was challenged to look at new ways to approach the telling of this film (Wild Will), primarily born from the
fact that I shot the film by myself in the kitchen of my apartment (ironically pre-Covid in 2018, before this technique would somewhat globally take off, due to lockdowns that many filmmakers experienced during the pandemic). Through the many challenges that came with shooting Wild Will solo, I also found this process allowed some interesting new ideas to come to the fore. I kept 'Wild Will's' shot and production design selections, stark and finite, whilst increasing the audio presence within the film's narrative. This somewhat un-conventional approach skewed the film's perspective, which in turn hopefully allowed the audience to fill in what is 'not seen' with their own mind.
streaming / distribution
Vidiverse
NOTstream
Retrogression Film Crib
Pendance Film Library
festivals | awards
41st Clermont Ferrand Int'l Short Film Festival | Clermont Ferrand, France | Official Selection - Lab Competition | WORLD PREMIERE ©Academy qualifying
49th Tampere International Film Festival | Tampere, Finland | Official Selection - International Competition | ©Academy qualifying & FIAPF accredited
22nd Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival | Tallinn, Estonia | Official Selection - Rebel With A Cause Competition | ©Academy qualifying & FIAPF accredited
32nd Filmfest Dresden International Film Festival | Dresden, Germany | Official Selection
24th Brisbane International Film Festival | Bris, Aus | Official Selection - Shorts Competition |AUS PREMIERE | *Winner - Jury Award - Innovation In Form
25th Encounters International Short Film Festival | Bristol, UK | Official Selection - International Competition | ©Academy qualifying
37th Festival Tous Courts in Aix-En-Provence |Aix-En-Provnce, France | Official Selection - International Experimental Competition
11th Aesthetica International Short Film Festival |York, UK | Official Selection - International Competition ©BAFTA qualifying
37th St Kilda International Short Film Festival | St Kilda, Australia | Official Selection - Australia's Top 100 Competition | ©Academy qualifying
1st Castrovillari Int'l Film Festival | Castrovillari, Italy | Official Selection - Experimental Competition | *Winner - Jury Award - Best Experimental Film
16th Court Metrange-Rennes International Fantastic Film Festival | Rennes, France | Official Selection - Int'l Comp - ©Méliés D' Argent qualifying
5th Pendance International Film Festival | Ontario, Canada | Official Selection
4th Abertoir International Horror Festival of Wales | Wales, UK | Official Selection - International Competition - ©Méliés D' Argent qualifying
4th Nòt Film Fest | Romagna, Italy | Official Selection Moonwalker Shorts Competition
21st Recontres Internationales Du Cinema Des Antipodes | Saint Tropez, France | Official selection - Shorts Competition
8th Golden Ger International Film Festival | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Official Selection - International Competition
23rd Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy | Nancy, France | Official Selection - International Competition
4th Edition / 2020 Short Days International Film Festival | Rome, Italy | Official Selection - Int'l Competition | *Winner - Jury Award - Best Short Film
15th Festifreak La Plata International Independent Film Festival | La Plata, Argentina | Official Selection
9th Down Under Berlin Film Festival | Berlin, Germany | Official Selection - Shorts Competition
4th Pollino International Film Festival| Cosenza, Italy | Official Selection Int'l Competition *Winner - Jury Award - Best Lead Actor & Best Screenwriter
24th VideoFormes International Film festival | Clermont Ferrand, France | Official Selection
4th Bucharest International Short Film Festival | Bucharest, Romania |Official Selection - International Competition
15th Poppy Jasper International Film Festival | California, USA |*Nominee - Best Horror
27th Alter-Native International Short Film Festival | Targu-Mures, Romania | Official Selection - International Competition
17th Catacuma International Film Festival | Valencia, Spain | Official Selection - International Competition
18th TO Horror International Film Festival | Torino, Italy | Official Selection - International Competition
2nd South London Film Festival| London, UK | *Nominee - Best Experimental Film
14th Sorsicorti Short Film Festival | Palermo, Italy | Official Selection - International Competition | *Winner - Jury Award - Best Experimental Film
2nd Diorama International Film Festival |New Delhi, India | Official Selection - International Competition
2nd Loudoun Arts Festival| Virginia, USA | International Competition *Winner Special Jury Mention - Sound Design
11th Skepto International Film Festival | Cagliari, Italy | Official selection - International Competition
6th Festival De Largos Y Cortos De Santiago | Santiago, Italy | Official Selection - International Competition
5th FICMA Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos | Mexico City, Mexico | Special Invitation Screening
3rd Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards | Rome, Italy | * Annual Winner - Best Experimental Film *Nominee - Best of Fest & Best Director
3rd Short Long Film World Festival | Corrientes, Argentina | Official Selection International Competition
4th Cuzco Underground Film Festival | Cuzco, Peru | Official Selection International Competition
3rd Chambal International Film Festival | Rajsthan, India | Official Selection International Competition
5th European Cinematography Awards | Amsterdam, Netherlands | *Winner - Best Experimental Film
5th Chhatrapati Shivaji Film Festival | Pune, India | Official Selection International Competition
5th Paphos International Film Festival | Paphos, Cyprus | Official Selection International Competition
2nd Sinister Nights International Film Festival| Miami, USA |*Nominee - Best of Fest, Best Director & Wrath Award
4th Malatesta International Film Festival | Cesena, Italy | Official Selection International Competition
32nd CineMagic International Film Festival | Dublin, Ireland | Official Selection International Competition
4th Anatomy of Crime & Horror International Film Festival | Athens, Greece |Official Selection Int'l Comp *Nominee - Best Experimental Film
3rd Drunken Film Festival - Bradford | Bradford, UK | Official Selection International Competition
9th International Short Film Festival Canton | Guangzhou, China |Official Selection International Competition
1st Athens International Monthly Art Festival | Athens, Greece | *Winner - Special Jury Mention
7th Minikino Film Week | Denpasar, Indonesia |Official Selection International Competition
1st Ignite International Film Festival | Swindon, UK | *Nominee - Best Experimental Film & Best Horror Film.
2nd Golden Short Film Festival | Rome, Italy | *Winner - Best Experimental Film
1st Thrills, Chills &Thrills Summer Film Festival | Nashville, USA | Official Selection International Competition
2nd Apex Film Awards| Brighton, UK | *Winner - Best Experimental Film
2nd Tiete International Film Awards| Sao Paulo, Brazil | *Nominee - Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography & Best Sound
2nd Kansas City Underground Film Festival|Kansas City, USA | Official Selection International Competition
3rd HEX After Dark International Film Fest|Calgary, Canada | Official Selection International Competition
3rd Highlands Horror Film Festival| Highlands, USA | Official Selection International Competition *Winner - Audience Award
3rd Nosferatu International Film Festival| London, UK | Official Selection International Competition
3rd Death's Parade International Film Festival| San Jose, USA | Official Selection International Competition
13th Festival Angaelica| Pasadena, USA | Official Selection International Competition
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