Category: WSXA AMSTERDAM 2026

Original Film Title: That Song

Director’s Name: Keren Ilan

Writer’s Name: Keren Ilan

Producer: Keren Ilan, Yohad Elkarif

Country of Origin: Israel

Country of Filming: Vietnam

Language: English

Runtime: 5 minutes

Film Description:

Original Film Title: Stacy’s A Sell Out

Director’s Name: Adam Lapallo

Writer’s Name: David Patrick Wittle

Producer: Kahil Dotay

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 8 minutes 36 seconds

Film Description:

A musician follows his quest to keep his artistic spirit alive at his soul-crushing day job, with a little help from his drug to get the job done.

Original Film Title: BANSHEE

Director’s Name: Matthias Kloth

Writer’s Name: Malin Steffen

Producer: Jule Greeson

Country of Origin: Germany

Country of Filming: Germany

Language: English

Runtime: 3 minutes 3 seconds

Film Description:

“It ran in the family, until it ran into me.”
BANSHEE tells a story of generations of female rage finally being set free after being bottled up for far too long. It’s raw, it’s honest, it’s a testament to female strength. The artist, KYNG, is a German electropop musician who doesn’t shy away from loudly speaking up in her lyrics as well as during her live appearances. Her message is clear: Being too much is just enough!

Original Film Title: Frequency

Director’s Name: Lena Rojas, Pablo Clavijo

Writer’s Name: Sergio Suxo, Pablo Clavijo, Lena Rojas

Producer: Sergio Suxo, Wara Rojas

Country of Origin: Bolivia

Country of Filming: Bolivia

Language: English

Runtime: 5 minutes 31 seconds

Film Description:

‘Frequency’ is a music videoclip for a song by Sergio Suxo. The main theme of the audiovisual piece revolves around the presence of sound frequencies in our lives, connecting us with vibrations and mental states that teach us to live better and raise consciousness.

Original Film Title: From the Heart

Director’s Name: Fox De La Rose

Writer’s Name: Fox De La Rose

Producer: SASU RYANN

Country of Origin: France

Country of Filming: France

Language: English

Runtime: 4 minutes 7 seconds

Film Description:

From the Heart is a cinematic music video celebrating the invisible force behind every human story: love, sacrifice, courage, hope and compassion. Through images of parents, lovers, athletes and ordinary acts of kindness, the film shows how dreams can grow stronger when they are driven by something sincere. Like the heartbeat that keeps us alive, the heart becomes the source of hope, strength and everything that truly matters. In the end, everything that is real, everything that lasts, begins from the heart.

Original Film Title: Animals

Director’s Name: Brett Ashby

Writer’s Name: Brett Ashby

Producer: Michele Braid Topcu, Brett Ashby

Country of Origin: Australia

Country of Filming: Australia

Language: English

Runtime: 3 minutes 33 seconds

Film Description:

Brett Ashby presents, new release featuring Michele Braid Topcu.

Original Film Title: The Real

Director’s Name: Gebar – Sam Gebremiche

Writer’s Name: Gebar – Sam Gebremiche

Producer: Star Soltan

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 2 minutes 22 seconds

Film Description:

Hip-hop force HoodTrophy Bino blurs the lines between viral internet infamy and cinematic art with the official video for “The Real.” Produced by Ordinary Visions, the film features a shocking full-circle moment: the fan who went viral for a controversial stage interaction with Bino is cast as the lead to recreate the act in high-definition.

Visually mirroring the track’s raw, emotionally heavy atmosphere, the film is built on haunting piano loops and thunderous 808s. Over a moody mid-tempo trap backdrop, Bino navigates the razor-thin tension between survival and success, moving through themes of warrants, mortality, and the street-hardened truth: “The real don’t play with your life, it ain’t no coming back.” Eschewing traditional actors for “the real thing,” Bino delivers a visceral, unfiltered look at the chaotic energy of his rise.

Original Film Title: Neck Pillow

Director’s Name: Craig Melville

Writer’s Name: Brother Mouth

Producer: Brother Mouth

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 2 minutes 3 seconds

Film Description:

Billy’s 14 hour flight takes a tragic turn when he discovers he’s forgotten to pack his beloved neck pillow.

Original Film Title: Arvo Pärt’s prayer heard & words listened to

Director’s Name: Stephen P. Emery

Writer’s Name: Stephen P. Emery

Producer: Stephen P. Emery

Country of Origin: Canada

Country of Filming: China

Language: English

Runtime: 8 minutes 33 seconds

Film Description:

‘Music~Medicine~Dance’ is a newly formed project that will meet each May to work together under the direction of Stephen Emery. This piece was in our second gathering (May 2025), and part of the larger film called ‘Art Officially Intelligence’. The song & dance just came from nothing , from the moment. A very beautiful moment of Zazen, fortunately captured on film, to share with you..