DIAMOND LIGHT is an intimate and visually arresting documentary that follows award-winning filmmaker and musician Angelena Bonet as she transforms unimaginable personal tragedy into a global mission of empowerment.
After surviving the sudden death of her fiancé and a violent sexual assault that nearly took her life, Angelena rebuilds herself through music, activism, and storytelling. Her journey becomes a powerful exploration of resilience, feminine strength, and the alchemy of turning pain into purpose.
Interwoven with original songs co-written with her late fiancé, Diamond Light blends raw personal narrative with poetic imagery, charting Angelena’s rise from survivor to international advocate. As she confronts grief, trauma, injustice, and healing, the film shines a light on the wider epidemic of violence against women while celebrating the indomitable courage of those who rise above it.
More than a memoir, Diamond Light is a call to collective compassion — a cinematic testament to hope, transformation, and the enduring power of the human spirit.
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A survivor of devastating loss and violence transforms her trauma into a global movement for healing — a cinematic journey of resilience, music, and the unbreakable power of the human spirit.
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👩💼 Short Bio
Angelena Bonet is a multi-award-winning Australian documentary filmmaker, producer, and recording artist, and the founder of Crystal Heart Productions. Her films and music — including seven documentaries and six music videos — have won more than 400 international awards, celebrating themes of resilience, women’s empowerment, and social change.
A survivor-advocate, Angelena creates transformational, deeply personal films that amplify global conversations around healing, violence against women, and human rights.
Born in Fortaleza (Brazil) and based in the United Kingdom for over 30 years, where she worked as a journalist at the BBC, Carla studied Journalism in Italy and most recently obtained a degree in film from the London Southbank University, where she specialized in Screenwriting, Production and Directing. With a career marked by courage and overcoming challenges, Di Bonito consolidated her position in the audiovisual market with her second short film, “Luzinete”—inspired by her sister’s death from an overdose—gaining international recognition by receiving over 220 awards and being exhibited in 45 countries.
At present, the filmmaker is focused in producing two new authorial projects: the feature film “Nossos Caminhos” (Our Paths), whose screenplay has received over 100 international awards to date, and “Connor and Sonia”, also internationally awarded .
Anna Morelli —Short Professional Biography Anna Morelli is an award-winning Italian screenwriter, director, and visual creative specializing in highly conceptual narratives for the global market. Her work blends filmmaking, advanced worldbuilding, and visually driven narrative design with integrated VFX/CGI concept development, shaping feature films, TV series, and franchises with international appeal. Her screenplays have received numerous international awards, including the Best European Screenplay Award for Wave Man and several International Awards for Innovative Screenwriting, with additional recognition from major festivals and media outlets such as WildFilmmaker Magazine, the Chicago Script Awards, the Venice Film Catalogue 2025, Hall of Fame 2024 and 2025, Indie Oscar Award 2025, Abafta Member, Best 100 Writers of the Year – WGA Los Angeles (2025) … Morelli’s recent and upcoming works include the science fiction action film Cybernetic Genesis – War Between Two Worlds (screenplay and direction), the award-winning conceptual feature film Wave Man, the adventure-thriller project The Adventures of Jack, the original story concept for John Wick 5, and a new, unreleased feature-length sci-fi action thriller project. She is the founder and president of Genesis Media Film and co-founder of the production and visual studios ProfessionalFoto and AnimeCorp. where she develops intellectual properties, directs film projects, and collaborates with producers and international festival networks. Active in Italy, Europe, and the United States, Anna Morelli is recognized for her bold visual identity, structurally sound screenwriting, and ability to design scalable narrative worlds for sequels, trilogies, and franchise expansions. Official Site http://photoanyart.it
Waveman
Set at the crossroads of fantasy, science fiction, and a spiritual thriller, the film explores humanity’s most crucial choices, those that shape the survival of the planet and the moral foundations of our future. In a seemingly ordinary contemporary society, reality slowly shatters, revealing parallel worlds that coexist and collide: one dark and intangible, rooted in cults, possession, and Hell itself; the other, a visionary future set in the year 3050, characterized by advanced technology, artificial intelligence, and a renewed sense of civilization grounded in human and environmental values. At the center of the story is Taira, the greatest warrior of the ancient Order of the Waveman, who has turned his back on combat in search of a quieter life. His attempt at normalcy is shattered when he is called back for one final mission. A primordial evil, an eternal force that has haunted humanity since the beginning, has resurfaced. Faced with a crucial choice, Taira must decide whether to remain passive as humanity advances toward annihilation or confront once and for all the embodiment of darkness that has also made her life difficult. Armed with the cutting-edge technologies of District 3050 and the enhanced abilities granted by her Order, Taira, supported by loyal allies, embarks on a journey across dimensions. Through intense battles, strategic clashes, and reality-altering transitions, she fights not only for survival, but also for humanity’s right to choose its own destiny. The film frames an age-old conflict–between God and Satan, the known and the unknown–through a modern lens, examining the social, environmental, and ethical consequences of human decisions in a hyper-technological future. Though steeped in futuristic innovation and occult darkness, the narrative remains profoundly human, driven by the belief that progress without values is meaningless. Ultimately, this is a powerful and emotionally moving sci-fi epic about preserving life, the planet, and the moral compass that defines what it truly means to be human.
Synopsis By Anna Morelli Italy SIAE 2024/00319 PATAMU
Anabel Bello Cortés is a creator, entrepreneur, and visionary woman who has learned to transform challenges into purpose. I believe in art as a form of consciousness, in work as discipline, and in sensitivity as a true strength. My journey has been one of perseverance, preparation, and constant evolution, always seeking to leave an authentic and positive impact.
Do you remember the exact moment you fell in love with cinema?
It was not a single moment, but a series of emotions. I fell in love with cinema when I realized that a well-told story can touch the soul, question reality, and remain forever in our memory. Cinema taught me that images can speak, heal, and awaken awareness.
Tell us about your projects.
My projects are deeply connected to meaningful storytelling. I am interested in creating and supporting works that reflect the human condition, resilience, identity, and transformation. I work from a holistic vision where art, aesthetics, and message coexist with professionalism and commitment.
Which director inspires you the most?
I am inspired by directors who are not afraid to show truth, even when it is uncomfortable. Those who understand cinema as an act of artistic and human responsibility, where storytelling has soul and purpose beyond recognition.
What do you dislike about the world and what would you change?
I dislike superficiality and the lack of awareness. I would change the disconnection from humanity, empathy, and the true value of effort. I believe art, especially cinema, has the power to remind us who we are and who we can become.
How do you imagine cinema in 100 years?
I imagine cinema as technologically advanced yet deeply human. A cinema that uses innovation as a tool, not as a replacement for the soul. More conscious, inclusive, and honest storytelling.
What is your impression of WILD FILMMAKER?
WILD FILMMAKER feels like a brave and necessary platform. A space that honors independent cinema, authenticity, and the voices of those who create from passion and truth. It is a community that dignifies art and celebrates stories that truly deserve to be told.
“The Rorschach Test” is a multifaceted film about life and its shortcomings. The film touches upon normative questions on what is considered sick or healthy in contemporary times. Lena Mattsson illuminates life, art and film history in a poetic and metaphorical way in the film “The Rorschach test”. The foundational question is; What is normal? Is the answer always in the eye of the beholder?
Actor: Ebba Melber
Music: Conny C-A Malmqvist.
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“Not without gloves” by Lena Mattsson
Lena Mattsson’s experimental film “Not without gloves” reveals the common identity that we share in the experience and memory of the landscapes we come from, which in this case is also Mattson’s own origin.
The film problematizes a romantic nature experience through various distortions, interpretations and questioning of the original place. Instead, we get to enter as visitors in a magical world. Where Mattsson in a poetic way highlights issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and global environmental changes in our time.
Music: Conny C-A Malmqvist.
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“The Aesthetics of Failure” by Lena Mattsson
“The Aesthetics of Failure” is a short, experimental, and deeply poetic film where Lena Mattsson explores universal human reflections on failure. In black and white, the film illuminates the quiet courage to embrace the beauty of the imperfect.
Lena Mattsson (b. 1966, Kungshamn) lives and works in Malmö, Sweden. She is primarily known for her work in moving image, yet her artistic journey began as a painter. She is also active as a curator of contemporary art. Mattsson’s own oeuvre frequently enters into a profound dialogue with art history and cinema, engaging in an intense, ongoing conversation with both the present moment and the depths of the past.
Trained at Målarskolan Forum—today the Malmö Art Academy—she has presented her art works, films, and video installations in numerous exhibitions across Sweden and the world. In Sweden, her work has appeared at, among others, Moderna Museet Malmö, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö Konstmuseum, the Nordic Watercolour Museum in Skärhamn, Nässjö Konsthall, Göteborgs Konsthall, Borås Konstmuseum, Island of Light in Smögen, and the art hall of Bohusläns Museum. Internationally, selected venues include Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Santiago, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Roskilde, the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, the Metropolitan Art Museum in Pusan, South Korea, and many more. Her films have garnered awards at international film festivals worldwide; among the most celebrated are The Rorschach Test and Not Without Gloves: The Aesthetics of Failure. At present, Lena Mattsson is preparing and shooting new works that will be unveiled in a major solo exhibition at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna) in Stockholm, accompanied by a comprehensive catalogue. In Lena Mattsson’s artistic practice, borders dissolve; there are no fixed limits to what art, film, or the moving image may become. She continually stretches the boundaries of the possible, tailoring each film to its context and mode of presentation—sometimes as monumental projections flung across islands, cliffs, and façades in the public realm, sometimes as intimate, contemplative pieces screened at international festivals and art-house cinemas. Her works are almost invariably site-specific, responding to the particular spirit and history of the institutions and places that host them. At the heart of her inquiry lies the fragile relationship between perception, being, time, and space. Through a poetic and exquisitely sensitive visual language, she touches upon the existential themes that quietly haunt our lives. A subtle magical realism permeates her imagery: the seemingly obvious is gently tilted, revealing deeper dimensions and layers of symbolism. She weaves strands of her own lived experience into the fabric of the work, unafraid to pose the most difficult questions of existence, courageously opening the door to the shadowy, essential mysteries that dwell within us all.
“The Stones of Rome,” is an enactment of Marc Antony’s famous speech at the Roman Forum. Antony takes it to the people, delivers Caesar’s stirring requiem, and turns the tables on his assassins. Starring Sean Gregory Tansey as Marc Antony, and presenting the immortal text of William Shakespeare’s play, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.”
SEAN GREGORY TANSEY
Biography: Sean Gregory Tansey is an actor, director, and producer of theatre and film. His independent productions, “The Stones of Rome,” and “The Pathos of Hamlet,” have gained international attention and earned a multitude of awards and accolades from around the world. His portrayal of Marc Antony in “The Stones of Rome.” and as Hamlet in “The Pathos of Hamlet,” have received a plethora of spirited and gracious reviews. His work has been featured in Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, MovieMaker Magazine, and American Cinematographer. The Shakespeare Shorts Film Festival, organized by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon Avon awarded “The Stones of Rome,” as a top three finalist. The prestigious Wild Filmmaker Magazine distinguished Sean as “Best Actor,” and “Best Indie Filmmaker” for their Special Event at the 81st Venice International Film Festival which was featured in Variety Magazine. Sean’s production company is Samizdat X Productions, and he is based in Los Angeles, California and Chania, Greece.
My name is Jesus Schettino. I was born and raised in Mexico City, and for as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be an artist—just like my great-great-grandfather, Quirino Mendoza y Cortés, the composer of the iconic song “Cielito Lindo.” I believe that’s where I inherited my talent. I often say that I didn’t choose acting—acting chose me. My mother loves to remind me that when I was four years old, she bought me a guitar. I used to sit at the entrance of our home, singing and pretending to play. The funny thing is… I’m still trying to figure out how to play it correctly. I moved to the United States at nineteen, searching for an opportunity to one day contribute something meaningful to this industry. Even though I started out washing dishes, with no papers and no money, I always believed anything was possible. “Yes we can”—because I’m a Mexican, not a Mexican’t.
Do you remember the exact moment you fell in love with cinema?
Yes. There’s a whole story behind it. As a child watching television, I used to wonder, “How do this people get inside the TV?” In the beginning that curiosity was my dream, which is why my career started in acting. But eventually, I grew tired of waiting for the right opportunity. So, I asked myself, “What if I create my own opportunities? What if I write my own stories? and to be honest I got tires of waiting for an opportunity, so I started thinking… What if I start doing my own productions, what if I write my own stories? What if I direct?” That’s when I started paying real attention to films. The moment I watched “Amores Perros” By Alejandro Gonzales Iñarritu, I truly fell in love with cinema. I knew instantly: This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.
Tell us about your projects?
In 2019 I wrote and produced the horror short film TAMARA, which become an official selection at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival. On 2020 I produced and directed the drama short film “ESPERÁNDOTE” This project has received numerous awards and recognitions across international film festivals. To name a few: three awards for Best Firs Time Director and two awards for Best Short Film, two awards for Best Drama, Best Innovate Concept, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and the prestigious Satyajit Ray film award among many others. Also in 2020, I co-produced and wrote the original concept for the film Clown & Out. Currently, in 2025, I’m producing and directing two new short films: “TAILLIGHTS” a horror mystery project and co-producing with Paralipsis Academy and Luz Cenital Teatro “BEHIND THE WALLS” a drama centered on the realities and struggles of immigration.
Which director inspires you the most?
The director who inspires most right now is Guillermo Del Toro, I truly admire him-not only for his incredible talent and creativity, but also for his authenticity and humility. Honestly…wow I think I really love this guy.
What do you dislike about the world, and what would you change?
There are many things in this world a dislike but, I’ll mention a few. Starting off with war, the loss of innocent lives caused by power and territorial conflict, moving forward into… I dislike racism because a believe that as human beings, we are the same. I dislike seeing the rich become richer while the poor become poorer. I hate how we are destroying our mother earth. And lastly… I hate how artificial intelligence is increasingly replacing human labor. If I could change the world, I would unify all cultures, end war, eliminate weaponry, and redirecting those resources to end world hunger.
How do you Imagine cinema in 100 years?
I’m honestly afraid for the future of cinema. I deeply respect what Guillermo Del Toro expressed regarding the Frankenstein movie when he said, “I rather die then use AI in my projects” He wants people working, creating, and building from scratch, because he believes that creativity is everything. SAG and AFTRA, along with many actors and industry leaders, have also voiced strong opposition to AI replacing human performers-especially after the controversy surrounding the AI-generated character Tilly Nortwood. I share that fear. Cinema must remain human, creative, emotional, and real.
What is the impression of WILD FILMMAKER?
I believe this community of independent filmmakers and producers is a highly respected, well-established, and prestigious organization, it serves as an incredible platform for filmmakers like me to gain visibility with the industry, connect with others, and hopefully one day produce and direct major, impactful projects. I want to thank WILD FILMMAKER for the honor of inviting me to his interview. It is truly a privilege to be part of such a magnificent project. I hope to one day officially join the wonderful organization-the sooner, the better.
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (2025) Jefferson Jackson Smith is a small-town Illinois prosecutor and volunteer firefighter whose life changes in one brutal instant. During a historic 1000-year flood he rescues three children and their mother from a collapsing bridge nearly drowning in the process. Overnight he becomes a state hero.At the ceremony meant to honor him the governor blindsides everyone by appointing Jeff to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the sudden death of Senator John Drebin. Jeff never asked for this never trained for it and definitely never planned for it. His wife Debbie is wary. His son Rickie thinks it’s the coolest thing that’s ever happened. Jeff can barely tie his tie.Once in Washington Jeff is swept into the machinery of power before he can catch his breath. The President courts him. The Party showers him with gifts. A luxury apartment materializes out of thin air. His Senate office is mysteriously staffed furnished and surveilled before he even steps inside. Everyone insists they’re “helping.” No one explains why.Jeff soon learns what they actually want: his vote on HR 66 a radical bill that would let a president remove and replace a Supreme Court justice every term bypassing the Senate. Drebin had been blocking it. Now he’s gone and Jeff is the easiest vote to flip.Senator Sara Shimón one of the only genuinely decent people he meets warns him that nothing about this push makes sense. The bill is dangerous. The alliances behind it are unnatural. And Jeff’s sudden rise may not be an accident.Before she can tell him more her SUV is hit by a semi-truck in what looks less like an accident and more like a message.Jeff finds himself caught between a White House that expects obedience a party machine that already owns pieces of his life and the last fragments of his own conscience. He came to Washington by mistake. Now he has to decide what kind of senator he is going to be — and whether he’s willing to take on a system that has no intention of letting him think for himself.The story becomes a political thriller about an ordinary man dropped into extraordinary power surrounded by people who will test whether his better nature can survive the pressure the manipulation and the cost of choosing what’s right.
I was born in 1977 to a Guatemalan immigrant mother and a blue-collar Texan father who were both divorced and met at a singles party in Twin Peaks, San Francisco. I grew up in the rural hills near Napa, California, leaving at the age of 18 to earn a bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna College, and then a law degree from Harvard and a master’s degree in real estate from NYU. After taking the typical route of joining big law for a decade, I hung up my shingle and worked out of my own ship for another 12 years.
I was quite secure that would be the end of this bio until one very late night philosophical debate, some heavy IOS Notes scribbling and an introduction to Final Draft later, GOOD was born, and my 22-year legal career seems to have abruptly, universally and unexpectedly (my hand’s up too) come to an end.
I could not be happier.
We would also like to tell you that Monte’s family produces delicious olive oil, he is a husband and father of two beautiful boys and summers in the Hamptons.
Colombano & the 21st Slice weaves together multiple themes held together by a fantasy–comedy–detective storyline. A shady character, Lucifer, hires two petty criminals he knows to steal from the church museum an object that hides something unimaginable. Meanwhile, the guests at a dinner—famous historical figures beyond any suspicion, including Columbanus and his faithful Attala—let themselves be carried away by historical and non-historical reflections, while remaining grounded in the harsh reality of the suffering brought about by war. A dialogue between Jesus and Columbanus invites reflection on the spirit of humankind—blind, unwilling to see—and the scene in Piazza Duomo in Bobbio underscores this tendency to pretend not to notice the world’s suffering. Their thoughts are then interrupted by the theft of the mysterious object, and Columbanus and Attala set off in pursuit of the thieves, resolving the matter in a decidedly unconventional way. The ending is hopeful, with the villains’ repentance and thoughts about the future yet to come.
Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti began his career as a photographer in 1980, gaining experience in industrial, advertising, reportage, and entertainment photography. From 1980 onward, he spent two years documenting major progressive rock and jazz concerts in Milan. Since 2012, he has been working as the producer and director of his popular series Fette di salame, with 33 episodes released to date and more planned through 2023. He also leads film workshops on mental health for middle school students. Guglielmetti has received more than 200 awards for his 15 short films and for works submitted to independent film festivals.
AMERICA BOXED IN explores the impact of the intermodal container industry on the political, economic, and strategic landscape of the 21st Century. From the dispersion of global power to the incredible divisions in political systems to the meteoric rise of China, this simple steel box is dramatically changing every aspect of our globalized world.The film delves into the profound impact of the freight container on global dynamics. This unassuming metal box has not only revolutionized international trade by transforming distant nations into next-door neighbors but has also ushered in unparalleled economic prosperity. However, this interconnectedness brings significant challenges, including power shifts from governments to non-state actors, political system divisions, and the transfer of wealth and influence from Western to Eastern states.The film critically examines these pivotal issues, shedding light on the complex consequences of globalization in our contemporary world.
Casey Williams is the President of Paradigm Motion Picture Company and is a noted screenwriter, producer, and director. His films have earned numerous international awards. It was in his hometown theater, during Saturday matinees, that he first fell in love with movies and knew that he had to be a part of the film business. Casey holds a BS degree from Brigham Young University in Psychology and an MA in Film from the University of Utah. He began his career as a consultant to Lucasfilm, NBC, and a variety of film companies seeking permission to film in China. He was a founding member of the Utah Film Front, served as the Associate Director of the Utah Film and Video Center for several years, and established the UFVC Outdoor Cinema Series. He is a member of the Artist Resource Center for the Utah Arts Council, Screenwriting and Media Arts Workshops, and serves on the Utah Arts Council Artist Grant Board. He was on location in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong, filming AMERICA BOXED IN, which has garnered numerous international honors in the festival circuit and was Academy Award-eligible. Casey’s next project is GROWING UP IN THE LAND OF KRYPTONITE.
He is uniquely prepared to tell the story of the international human toll of the people deemed expendable during the quest for nuclear superiority, who suffered unbelievable agony from exposure to ionizing radiation. He is the sole survivor of a family that perished from radiation exposure and is himself a cancer survivor. His mission is to raise public awareness of the human toll and to secure justice for a forgotten people.
Ian Williams is an acclaimed writer, producer, and director of documentary films and multimedia events. Ian began his film career by following his father with a film camera and assisting him in the production of his award-winning films. It was in the school of practical experience that he learned the art and language of cinema. Determined not to ride his father’s coattails, Ian went on to study film and communications. Ian became fascinated by advances in digital film production and immersed himself in emerging technologies. From motion graphics and compositing to 3D applications, he has proven a talent at each and is currently pioneering new techniques for presenting archival photographs in documentary filmmaking.
