- Directed by: Various
- Language: Some subtitled
- Duration: Runtime TBCmin
- Certificate: 18
- Type: Film
Cult, sci-fi and horror short-form cinema from around the world and closer to home.
This year's Short Film Showcase #1 features:
Speak with the Dead Dir. Stephanie Paris, US, 12m12
In 1850, the Fox sisters hold a seance for a wealthy couple who want to call on their deceased son's spirit to give them closure. When the girls' parlour tricks backfire, the audience begins to catch on.
AMIRA Dir. Javier Yañez Sanz, Spain, 15m, with English subtitles
In the XVIII Century, there is a music school where it's always dark…
Night Whispers Dir. Adrian León, UK, 6m50
A night of passion takes a terrifying turn for Tom when his date starts talking in their sleep.
FEMME [UK Premiere] Dir. Nina Noël Raaijmakers, Netherlands, 17m08, with English subtitles
Young student Fem discovers an interesting hunger that her body develops after a hazing ritual forces her to have sex for the first time.
The Second Time Around Dir. Jack Howard, UK, 12m
On a rainy night, while closing a café, a young waitress is confronted by a mysterious older woman.
TV or the Disturbance on Forest Hill Road Dir. Frederic Siegel, Switzerland, 14m09, with English subtitles
A police patrol is drawn into a vortex of fictional worlds, triggered by the extensive TV consumption of a little boy.
The Man that I Wave at Dir. Ben S. Hyland, UK, 10m38
Dave’s life is turned upside down after his wife teases him about the identity of the man that he waves at. Unsure who the man is or why he waves, Dave spirals into an existential crisis as he struggles to put the pieces together.
MUFF [UK Premiere] Dir. Elliot Ancona, UK, 5m55
Dive into this darkly comic and bloody fable where commitment-phobic Noah is spellbound to fight a duel for the hand of a spectral lady whose bewitching Muff is an accessory…to die for.
Don’t Be Afraid [UK Premiere] Dir. Mats Udd, Sweden, 14m57, with English subtitles
A tormented photographer makes a comeback with freshly taken photos at the very location where his son once disappeared. During the exhibition, visitors suddenly realise that there's someone lurking in the background of several photos.
