Paralysis

Struggling with the pressures of homophobia when her partner is taken away by a hateful mother, a young gay woman struggles to cope with the traumas and anxieties of her life. Her dreams descend, taking the shape of shadows which reach into her life.

Seasonal Severity

A Man's Cat observes and witnesses his descent into madness at the end of his seasonal depression during the last days of winter.

We Die Alone

A chance encounter dangerously intertwines the lives of three people with differing perspectives on love.

Contactless

When a nervous and inexperienced pizza delivery boy stumbles upon a crime he must go on the run and maybe stumble upon saving the day

Amygdala

A guy tries to discern what's happening, as he suffers from a series of recurring nightmares of being followed by a mysterious being.

Subscribed

Carol lives alone with her friendly AI helper, Vicki, who's sophisticated data-gathering anticipates her every need and desire. But who is in control?

Mute

Monette, a recently separated travelling book salesman tells his grim story to both a priest and a hitchhiker, looking for absolution.

Videotape

Suburbs of Rome (Italy), Summer of 1993. On top of a wide valley, a group of four kids has built a small shelter in which they spend the afternoons after schooltime. On one of those summer afternoons, the kids take their bikes and go for a journey through the paths of Tolfa and Allumiere. Suddenly, they discover a beautiful medieval farmstead. They don't know it yet, but what they'll find in it will change their lives forever.

Monster

A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

The Cask

A short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "Cask of Amontillado," in which a man recounts taking revenge upon an old friend by using the lure of a rare wine. It is a dark thriller exploring the shift in power between friends.

Parent's Night

When a new pupil arrives at a comprehensive school, he decides to take his video camera to film the bullies at work.

One for the Road

A man stumbles into a bar, ranting to the owner and patron of his family being stranded in the snow. Only problem, is that he left his car near Salem’s Lot.

Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest

Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.

KM 9

The 1980s, the Tuscan countryside. Two young lovers are driving east to enjoy the dawn but they end up at the scene of a crime and become the new target of the criminals

O Próximo Passo

The Man Who Loved Flowers

A young man who buys flowers for his love interest, but he is eventually revealed to be a serial killer who went insane after his lover’s supposed death

Consommé

A young woman’s fiercest self takes over to fight for her life when she’s attacked in this taut thriller from up-and-coming filmmaker Catherine Fordham. After waking up and noticing bruises on her body, the woman flashes back to last night’s perilous journey home. But as full memory of the attack she experienced comes back to her, we soon realize our heroine turned the tables in a surprisingly scary way. Fordham’s effective twist on the rape-revenge thriller marks her as a forward-thinking horror maker with a unique perspective in a historically misogynistic genre.

Notifiée

Nicky's Life

Brothers Nicky and Theo burst into a motel room after committing a murder. Theo tries to teach his distraught brother the wraps around this job but as Nicky is an expecting father, he is terrified of going to jail. He holds a secret that might ruin both their relationship and their lives.

From Darkness

A foster child is pushed to his limits and develops a telekinetic defense mechanism. A short film dedicated to abused children everywhere.