After a terrifying and deeply disturbing nightmare, stay-at-home mom Taylor wakes in a panic, convinced that the horrific events she dreamed about must never come to pass. As she prepares for moving day, tension with her husband, Thomas, and son, Mike, only fuels her growing fear. But when eerie details from her nightmare start manifesting in reality, Taylor becomes desperate to alter the course of events, doing everything in her power to prevent her worst fears from coming true.
A handyman saddled with gambling debt decides to burglarize the home of his wealthy employers, only to discover that the house may not be as empty it seems.
At the foot of Mount Wanxiang lies Heidingzi Village, home to the three Xie brothers. One particularly harsh winter, the second brother defies the family’s ancestral taboo and ventures deep into the mountains to dig for ginseng. Soon after his return, he dies under mysterious circumstances. The villagers believe his death was no accident — that by violating the mountain’s sacred rule, he has provoked the wrath of the mountain god, bringing a deadly curse upon himself and the village. Blending folklore, mystery, and rural myth, the film unfolds a haunting tale of faith, fear, and the invisible bond between humankind and nature.
A woman takes a day trip to a waterfall with her mother. There, a quiet rift between them slowly comes to the surface as her declining age reveals itself more than ever before.
A surreal short film following Suey, an artist haunted by the decaying home they share with their sister’s ghost. As their body breaks down and memories bleed through the walls, Suey must navigate ritual, rage, and revelation in a collapsing world.
Struggling to cope with the mental and physical scars of a childhood tragedy, Ethan attends a group meeting where he meets Bear, an ex-firefighter. When a debilitating anxiety attack sends him spiraling into his past trauma, Ethan must reach out for help or stay trapped within the prison of his past.
Three precocious Vietnamese American siblings are home alone again, ready to make the most of their unsupervised time. What starts as a simple mission to make dinner quickly spirals into a disaster in the kitchen and some questionable decisions.
In this bold and personal short, filmmaker Lorenz Zenleser reflects on his complicated relationship with the Victory Monument in Bolzano, an imposing fascist structure built in 1928 to mark Italy’s victory over Austria, which is still politically charged and actively appropriated by the far-right. As he sets out to film the monument’s troubled legacy, the camera itself seems to resist: double 8 mm footage begins to glitch and tremble. This formal revolt provides the opportunity to transform a personal inquiry into a haunting meditation on the endurance of fascist symbols in public space, and the difficulty of capturing them without reinforcing their presence.
Maysa unfolds over a single afternoon as a young woman and her stoic middle eastern mother navigate the quiet tension of a long-held silence. As memories of migration and girlhood surface in fractured flashbacks, their unspoken history begins to unravel. A tender, restrained portrait of love, resilience, and the things women carry - even when they no longer have to.
BIG BEAR is a comedy play about a friend group falling apart in real-time on the last day of a big group AirBnB trip–will they be able to clean the rental and air out their dirty laundry before check-out, or is their friend group as trashed as the living room?
David-Isaías, a charismatic but decadent hoax artist, becomes obsessed with impressing legendary filmmaker Mr. Welles after a drunken romantic encounter with Miss Hayworth, the director's wife. To this end, he visits Welles' studio with his latest creation: The Gizmo, a mysterious brass tube that promises to photograph thoughts.
When a struggling theater actor loses his job, Nate Nickels, played by Tony Monreal, transitions to a new role into independent cinema. He is met up with Lucas Tarantella, played by Caleb Ebner, an indie filmmaker who’s known for his controversial art. As Nate struggles to keep up with Lucas’ strict rules, tensions rise and the rest of the cast struggles to “stay in character”. With Lucas’ secret intentions, nobody really knows what evil goes on behind the scenes…
Iss Taraf offers a glimpse into the quiet struggles and momentary victories of a trans man living in a cisnormative world, navigating the journey of acceptance in daily life.
During a prestigious piano competition, a simple hotel job becomes, for Nadiya, the arena of a silent confrontation between war, music, and her inner truth.