Over and over, a monstrous brute kills himself in a ceaseless struggle to escape his torturous cycle.
2020, Islamic Republic of Iran, 10 minutes
Directed by Zivar Hojati
Category: 2022 Festival
Boy Monster
A disconsolate incel encounters a sentient pool of mud.
2021, USA, 30 minutes
Directed by WL Freeman and John Harrison
Bobby Drowns
Haunted by her recently dead ex, a woman seeks help from an eccentric expert.
2022, USA, 12 minutes
Directed by Christopher Krider
Bailey’s Beads
A TV magician opens a viewer’s third eye, giving him a chance to confront his own consciousness.
2022, USA, 5 minutes
Directed by Johnny Clyde
Winner: The Cyber Sickie
All Jacked Up and Full of Worms
Two strangers bond over addictive hallucinogenic worms leading them on a psychotic bender full of murder and perversity through the back alleys of Chicago.
2022, USA, 72 minutes
Directed by Alex Phillips
Winner: The Golden Tentacle
Alchemy
A seemingly benign job interview launches a candidate into a transcendent journey of transformation.
2015, USA, 14 minutes
Directed by Brandon Polanco
(Just) Balloons
An old VHS tape offers up a titillating tapestry of balloon-oriented entertainment.
2022, Canada, 7 minutes
Directed by Zahm Waters