A young woman visits her newly inherited home with her musician boyfriend, but the retreat grows tumultuous as the couple begin having surreal visions.
2021, USA, 33 minutes
Directed by Scott Bolger
Winner: Rumpshaker Award
Category: Shorts
The Dark Odyssey
A prisoner breaks free from his cell during a long, dark journey through interstellar space.
2021, USA, 9 minutes
Directed by Michael Lavine
Winner: Brown Acid Award
Don’t Answer (Älä Vastaa)
A weary traveler encounters a foreboding presence in the deep woods.
2020, Finland, 8 minutes
Directed by Artturi Olavi Rostén, Sara Nieminen
The Chimney Swift
An aging master describes the horrific cycle that begins early in every chimney sweep’s life.
2020, Germany, 5 minutes
Directed by Frédéric Schuld
Flick
A compulsive nose picker encounters a bogey that refuses to release him.
2019, USA, 10 minutes
Directed by Ariel Zengotita
Winner: Sickest Award
Snowblind
The lead singer of a hard-partying metal band stumbles upon a flashy bit of bling and unknowingly unleashes an ancient curse on him and his bandmates.
2020, USA, 29 minutes
Directed by Lucas Godfrey
They’re Watching (Ils Surveillent)
A doting husband tags along when his alien-obsessed wife rushes to investigate a strange visitor at the neighbor’s house.
2020, Belgium, 29 minutes
Directed by Quentin Moll-Van Roye
Winner: Mink Stole Award
Ursus
An attempted assault awakens something feral inside a young woman, much to her partner’s discomfort.
2020, USA, 16 minutes
Directed by Tori Gene McCarthy
The Anniversary
A man shares a romantic dinner with his beloved.
2021, Canada, 5 minutes
Directed by Andrew Balint
A Song of Lust and Love
A young husband struggling to conceive a child finds unexpected help after a chance encounter with his musical idol.
2020, USA, 10 minutes
Directed by DREON
Growth of the Soil
A frustrated husband finds release in his gardening, but he soon faces the consequences of his dalliance.
2021, United Kingdom, 15 minutes
Directed by Hal Young
Squish (Sprötch)
When a bumbling father backs over someone with his car, he has to clean up the mess without his son giving away the secret.
2020, Belgium, 20 minutes
Directed by Xavier Seron