These films are not suitable for anyone under the age of 18.
Films are listed alphabetically and not necessarily in the order they will play within each film block.
al fresco
Director: George Wolf
Horror Shorts
8 min.
United States
A young man on a walk with his father must take control of his own destiny to survive the afternoon.
And The Moon Sees Me
Director: Tim L Glover
Horror Shorts
6 min.
United States
Deep in the Appalachia woods, a young girl stumbles onto a secret that haunts her into adulthood.
The Conqueror Worm
Director: Carrsan T. Morrissey, Mara Rothman
Horror Shorts
8 min.
United States
In this avante-garde adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Conqueror Worm," two friends attend a surreal underground theatrical performance.
Dormant
Director: Niels Bourgonje
Horror Shorts
9 min.
Netherlands
A man cares for his comatose wife at home. After a transgression, he fears something sinister has awakened in her.
Familiar
Director: Marco Novoa
Dramatic Shorts
19 min.
France
Steve is kicked out by his parents, who do not accept his homosexuality. Caroline, on the other hand, is struggling to mourn her motherhood as she accompanies Youri on on tour. Fate intersects, soon to be united, life and death.
Last Call
Director: Winnie Cheung
Horror Shorts
7 min.
“Last Call” is a fantasy short about Claudia Chow, a fast riding motorcycle rebel who crashes into a mystical Chinese snake woman inside a magical bamboo forest. Claudia is simultaneously terrified and turned on by this collision as her encounters with the snake woman weaves in and out of her consciousness. The more Claudia tries to ignore the snake woman’s calling, the more she is tormented by her destructive behavior.
Of The Flesh
Director: Carrsan T. Morrissey
Horror Shorts
12 min.
United States
One night in a fallen world, three strangers - a zealot, a hedonist, and a sex worker - unite for a strange ritual. Will they find absolution, sensation, or oblivion? Will it make any difference?
Skeeter
Director: Chris McInroy
Horror Shorts
4 min.
United States
Every party has a buzz kill.
Video Barn
Director: Bianca Poletti
Horror Shorts
14 min.
United States
In Kennedy, best friends Hannah and Julie spend their last summer nights at the town’s fading video store, Video Barn, obsessing over cult horror films. One night, Julie finds a mysterious VHS labeled “Just press play!” and vanishes after watching it. Days later, Hannah, consumed by guilt, plays the tape and is horrified to see Julie trapped inside the TV, stuck in a nightmare of twisted nostalgia. To save her, Hannah must uncover the dark secret of the tapes. Video Barn is a tribute to 80s films, blending surreal horror, friendship, and the unknown. Will Hannah rescue Julie or share her fate?
Whitch
Director: Hoku Uchiyama
Horror Shorts
6 min.
United States
After putting her daughter to bed, Aura discovers an intruder in her house: an elderly lady who acts strangely familiar, and who is hell-bent on performing a bloody ritual before midnight.