WILD WILL
horror | thriller | 12min | 2019
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's statement | alan king
I was challenged to look at new ways to approach the telling of this film (Wild Will), mainly due to the fact that I shot this project all by myself in the kitchen of my apartment, with no other crew or actors in sight (ironically in a time when I had a choice, before CoVid-19 and subsequent Iso lockdowns ever existed). But these restrictions I had placed on myself, invited me to create a dynamic, where the frequency of visual statements throughout the project was significantly reduced and the audio took a greater precedence within the framework of the film’s narrative. After the final edit, I gave myself a few weeks off, so I could I watch it all back with a fresh set of eyes. My first reaction was 'Oh God this film is so f****** weird!'. Upon further reflection, I thought to myself - 'violence, murder and mayhem...well perhaps none of this was ever supposed to feel normal'.
cast |crew
Dir | Wri | Prod | Editor | DOP | Sound Design - Alan King | Executive Prod - Angela Ling
Starring - Alan King & Brett Cousins
technical specs
Language - English | Shooting Format -HD Digital | Sound - Stereo
Aspect Ratio - Scope 2.39:1 | Black and White | Running Time - 11min 45sec
festivals | awards
41st Clermont Ferrand International 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
22nd Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival | Tallinn, Estonia | Official Selection - Rebel With A Cause Competition | ©Academy Qualifying
24th Brisbane Int'l Film Festival | Brisbane, Australia | Official Selection - Shorts Competition |AUS PREMIERE | *Winner - Jury Award "Innovation In Form"
37th St Kilda International Short Film Festival | St Kilda, Australia | Official Selection - Australia's Top 100 Competition | ©Academy Qualifying
25th Encounters International Short Film Festival | Bristol, UK | Official Selection - International Competition | ©Academy Qualifying
32nd Filmfest Dresden International Film Festival | Dresden, Germany | Official Selection
37th Festival Tous Courts in Aix-En-Provence |Aix-En-Provnce, France | Official Selection - Experimental Competition
1st Castrovillari International 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 - International 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
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 Bucharest International Short Film Festival | Bucharest, Romania |Official Selection - International Competition
4th Abertoir International Horror Festival of Wales | Wales, UK | Official Selection - International Competition
15th Poppy Jasper International Film Festival | Morgan Hill, California |*Nominee - "Best Horror
4th Edition / 2020 Short Days International Film Festival | Rome, Italy | Official Selection - Competition | *Winner - Jury Award - "Short Of The Month"
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
21st Recontres Internationales Du Cinema Des Antipodes | Saint Tropez, France | Official selection - Shorts Competition
8th International Short Film Festival Canton, China | Official Selection - International Competition
2nd Diorama International Film Festival |New Delhi, India | Official Selection - International Competition
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
14th Sorsicorti Short Film Festival | Palermo, Italy | Official Selection - International Competition
5th FICMA Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos | Mexico City, Mexico | Special Invitation Screening
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
15th Sorsicorti International Short Film Festival | Palermo, Italy | Official Selection International Competition
5th Chhatrapati Shivaji Film Festival | Pune, India | Official Selection International Competition
5th Paphos International Film Festival | Paphos, Cyprus | Official Selection International Competition
imdb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9772448/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1
trailer|poster
I was challenged to look at new ways to approach the telling of this film (Wild Will), mainly due to the fact that I shot this project all by myself in the kitchen of my apartment, with no other crew or actors in sight (ironically in a time when I had a choice, before CoVid-19 and subsequent Iso lockdowns ever existed). But these restrictions I had placed on myself, invited me to create a dynamic, where the frequency of visual statements throughout the project was significantly reduced and the audio took a greater precedence within the framework of the film’s narrative. After the final edit, I gave myself a few weeks off, so I could I watch it all back with a fresh set of eyes. My first reaction was 'Oh God this film is so f****** weird!'. Upon further reflection, I thought to myself - 'violence, murder and mayhem...well perhaps none of this was ever supposed to feel normal'.
cast |crew
Dir | Wri | Prod | Editor | DOP | Sound Design - Alan King | Executive Prod - Angela Ling
Starring - Alan King & Brett Cousins
technical specs
Language - English | Shooting Format -HD Digital | Sound - Stereo
Aspect Ratio - Scope 2.39:1 | Black and White | Running Time - 11min 45sec
festivals | awards
41st Clermont Ferrand International 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
22nd Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival | Tallinn, Estonia | Official Selection - Rebel With A Cause Competition | ©Academy Qualifying
24th Brisbane Int'l Film Festival | Brisbane, Australia | Official Selection - Shorts Competition |AUS PREMIERE | *Winner - Jury Award "Innovation In Form"
37th St Kilda International Short Film Festival | St Kilda, Australia | Official Selection - Australia's Top 100 Competition | ©Academy Qualifying
25th Encounters International Short Film Festival | Bristol, UK | Official Selection - International Competition | ©Academy Qualifying
32nd Filmfest Dresden International Film Festival | Dresden, Germany | Official Selection
37th Festival Tous Courts in Aix-En-Provence |Aix-En-Provnce, France | Official Selection - Experimental Competition
1st Castrovillari International 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 - International 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
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 Bucharest International Short Film Festival | Bucharest, Romania |Official Selection - International Competition
4th Abertoir International Horror Festival of Wales | Wales, UK | Official Selection - International Competition
15th Poppy Jasper International Film Festival | Morgan Hill, California |*Nominee - "Best Horror
4th Edition / 2020 Short Days International Film Festival | Rome, Italy | Official Selection - Competition | *Winner - Jury Award - "Short Of The Month"
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
21st Recontres Internationales Du Cinema Des Antipodes | Saint Tropez, France | Official selection - Shorts Competition
8th International Short Film Festival Canton, China | Official Selection - International Competition
2nd Diorama International Film Festival |New Delhi, India | Official Selection - International Competition
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
14th Sorsicorti Short Film Festival | Palermo, Italy | Official Selection - International Competition
5th FICMA Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos | Mexico City, Mexico | Special Invitation Screening
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
15th Sorsicorti International Short Film Festival | Palermo, Italy | Official Selection International Competition
5th Chhatrapati Shivaji Film Festival | Pune, India | Official Selection International Competition
5th Paphos International Film Festival | Paphos, Cyprus | Official Selection International Competition
imdb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9772448/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1
trailer|poster
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