As a woman clings to consciousness, a desperate struggle unfolds. Can she escape the clutches of her sleep paralysis, or will her nocturnal tormentor finally get what it wants?
Growing up with addicts for parents, Abigail's only solace is an odd porcelain doll named Betsy. Only Betsy isn't like other dolls. She moves, speaks, cries - and Betsy wants Abigail to bring her to a dark tunnel in middle of the woods.
Marcus, a young teen accompanies his older brother on a drug deal. Eager to prove he's cool, Marcus bets he can rob the liquor store they sit parked in front of in exchange for an invite to a party later that night. Once inside, Marcus discovers his classmate, Jenny, not only works there, but witnessed and filmed his attempt at shoplifting. Marcus tries to escape, only to run headfirst into a real robbery, which quickly devolves into a series of events that will force Marcus to grow up in more ways than he could ever imagine.
When a recently widowed woman defies the traditions of shiva by trying to contact her recently deceased husband, she discovers the horrifying reasons behind this long-held ritual.
Far away, in the desolate Serbian wilderness, a U.S.-led fracking crew uncover a dormant monster gestating inside a centuries-old French soldier. Now awakened and exposed in its most dangerously fragile state, it tears through the men on the grounds in search of a new womb.
A man puts cameras around his home worried that an unknown house party guest doesn't seem to take the hint to leave. This goes on longer than anticipated.
In between apartments and jobs, Evelyn goes back to her hometown to house-sit her late grandmother's place. While looking for work and struggling with the malaise of her present, she tries to reconnect with old friends and feelings. But when she receives phone calls from a mysterious yet familiar voice and her present becomes harder to face, she turns to her childhood for a way out.
Following the extraordinary DANA, Spanish filmmaker Lucía Forner Segarra returns to Fantasia with BERTA, a tensely compelling new work that continues her explorations of accountability and empowerment following gendered violence. With a riveting lead performance from Nerea Barros (MARSHLAND) and a score from Forner’s regular composer Joan Vilà (EVERYONE WILL BURN), this film, like its titular character, leaves severe marks.
When Miles, a biochemistry undergrad recovering from a great personal loss, learns that the most recent victim in a raft of missing persons is someone he knows, he unwillingly finds his way into the dungeon of the horrific and unstable Doctor Janus.
Lou grapples with haunting nightmares tied to a childhood tragedy. Encouraged by his girlfriend, Sarah, the couple embarks on a chilling journey to Lou's abandoned school, where the specter of his best friend Cedric's drowning looms large. As night descends, a web of suspense tightens, leading to a heart-wrenching climax where Lou must confront his deepest fears or succumb to the relentless echoes of the past. Will he emerge victorious over his trauma, or does the river's sinister presence persist in the shadows?
Yara is an immigrated girl. Escaped from the horrors of the war, she finds herself in a refugee center. Here she will meet Lucas, with whom she will start a relationship. With the help of the social worker, Nadia, the couple, in economic difficulties, manage to find a temporary accommodation in a council house, unaware that the real horror will start as soon as they cross that door.