SHORTS

*** (FISH) documentary, experimental / 2019 / Poland / 2 min   A short movie about consciousness.   director: Filip Bojarski script: Filip Bojarski director of photography: Adam Suzin editing: Filip Bojarski music: Teoniki Rożynek cast: Franciszek Pieczka production manager: Jan Bartenbach sound: Rafał Nowak language: Polish subtitles: English  ...

FUTHARK documentary / 2020 / Poland / 12 min   Short experimental documentary delving into a world of magic, rituals, Norse myths and runes. A philosophical journey into the past in search of the sources of the present. The journey is an excuse to the reflection on a human’s place...

OUTWARD science-fiction / 2020 / Poland / 4:09 min   The movie tells a story about a person who wakes up on an abandoned planet among the remains of forgotten civilization. The character is about to travel the mysterious lands to get to the last bastion of knowledge. „Outward” is...

PSOTNIK IN THE GLASS TRAP animated film, horror, comedy / 2020 / Poland / 2:44 min   An enchanted town hides numerous amusements at nighttime. But not all of them are there to entertain the visitors. Be on the guard because when you immerse in the craziness, there will be...

SPLIT psychological thriller / 2020 / Poland / 19:40 min   Wojtek gets a smartwatch for his birthday. While using his new gadget, he finds out about his nocturnal activity he does not remember. Initially, he suspects that the gift does not work well. However, some things in his life...

SWAMP MONSTER mockumentary / 2020 / Poland / 16:39 min   Three film school students head to small town to make a documentary about the ‘swamp monster’ who terrorizes townspeople.   director: Klaudia Pawlikowska script: Stanisław Szumiejko, Karolina Zakrzacka, Kacper Ponicki director of photography: Paweł Marek editing: Róża Marek, Mateusz...

SYNCHRONIZATION sci-fi, comedy / 2019 / Poland / 19:54 min   It is the year 2084. Men are about to extinct. In an aged villa surrounded by the thicket four women live in complete symbiosis. They wait for their menstrual cycles to synchronize. Each of them wants to become a...

THE FUGITIVES road movie, comedy-drama / 2020 / Poland / 22 min   It is a story about two patients (a former policeman and a thief), who decide to escape from the hospital to live the last, great adventure. During the expedition, nothing goes their way and the secrets they...

AD LIB thriller, drama, fantasy / 2020 / France / 11:06 min   Max and Julie are very much in love. Julie is rather jealous, but Max knows nobody’s perfect. Certainly not himself. ‘Ad Lib’ is a romantic drama in the world of karaoke. A multi-faceted short movie, a story...

AND THEN GOD LAUGHED dark comedy / 2019 / Czech Republic / 28 min   After losing his job and his girlfriend on the worst morning of his life, a middle aged expat living in Prague turns to his carefree neighbor for support – only to find her faced with...

AWAKE – CHAPTER 4 horror, war / 2020 / Spain, Syria / 12 min   During the large-scale military operations against Daesh (ISIS) in North Eastern Syria, a YPJ kurdish fighter faces her absolute worst fears. A long night on duty alters her life irrevocably.   director: Alberto García Ballesteros...

CUCKOO! dark comedy, fantasy, drama / 2019 / The Netherlands / 7 min   „Cuckoo!” is an absurd comedy directed by award winning director Jörgen Scholtens. It’s about a lonely man (Frank Lammers) who lives inside a cuckoo clock. Every hour he straps himself into his ejection seat and shoots...

DIABLA horror, feminist / 2019 / Maxico / 15:12 min   After surviving assault, an enigmatic 17-year-old Mexican girl finds retribution through her untapped female power and local witch culture.   director: Ashley George script: Alonso Diaz-Rickards director of photography: Sheila Altamirano editing: Diana Mata music: Santiago Mijares cast: Ruth...

IMAGO fantasy / 2019 / Switzerland / 17:30 min   Jonathan lives in a world ruled by an inhumane courtship ritual. However he doesn’t want to dance. Sooner or later this will lead to his certain death. A charming neighbor appears to be his last chance, but her only interest...

LICENSE & REGISTRATION dark comedy / 2019 / USA / 9:56 min   Elliott Nelson, a cop impersonator with good intentions, makes his first traffic stop.   director: Jackson Ezinga script: Jackson Ezinga director of photography: Sean Mouton editing: Jackson Ezinga music: Sasa Slogar cast: Jackson Ezinga, Aidan Callahan, Cameron...

LIVE FOREVER horror, comedy, musical / 2020 / Sweden / 3:18 min   A musical love letter and tribute to the poor victims in horror films that didn’t make it to the sequel. In an anthemic song the dead unite across genres and time.   director: Gustav Egerstedt script: Gustav...

MOURN horror / 2020 / Canada / 11:02 min   A grief counsellor (Lynne Griffin) is visited by a widower with an eerie claim.   director: Joanna Tsanis script: Joanna Tsanis director of photography: Jason Han editing: James Tracey music: Nicholas Schnier cast: Lynne Griffin, Julian Robino language: English subtitles:...

MR. SAM dark drama, LGBTQIA+ / 2019 / United States / 27:35 min   Mr. Sam is going to reveal to his mother that he’s finally found the love of his life. But this is just one of many secrets; his biggest one is discovered when his best friend Sandra...

POLTER fiction / 2019 / Spain / 11 min   José faces a paranormal event that breaks into his home. As he fights for his life against the supernatural powers, Jose will have to discover the secret behind the phenomena if he wishes to regain control of his home.  ...

SIREN horror, suspense, thriller / 2019 / Canada / 15:51 min   Driving on a highway late at night, April and Brooke are pulled over by two sinister police officers. During a strange and frightening interrogation, the two women find themselves under the power of a supernatural force that changes...

SOUP horror, comedy / 2019 / Poland / 5 min   A man tries to cook a soup by cutting parts of his body.   director: Daniel Le Hai script: Julian Pawlak director of photography: Mateusz Buława editing: Daniel Le Hai, Maciej Kunach music: Norbert Wysocki (Johan Raito) cast: Julian...

THE GLOOM horror / 2020 / Spain / 14 min   Laura studies for the opposition of her medical specialty. You don’t have time for your husband’s hypochondria. Nor for his children’s fights. But when everything goes dark and Laura enters the gloom, time will be everything she has.  ...

THE NIGHTS ALONE short fantastic fiction / 2020 / Francja / 29:30 min   Graziella, a woman with no history, is hired as a maid by a family of wealthy bourgeois living in a private mansion isolated from the city. A monstrous thing is locked up, an old beast, only...

WEIRDO drama, horror / 2020 / Canada / 8:06 min   When an odd boy is confronted by a bully, the conflict leads to a grim conclusion.   director: Ashlea Wessel script: Ashlea Wessel director of photography: Mark Pragai editing: Ashlea Wessel, Peter Strauss music: Brett Carruthers, Stephany Seki cast:...

WHERE IS THE WOLF thriller / 2020 / Sweden / 26:05 min   Maj causes a devastating accident which turns her life into a living nightmare.   director: Jonathan Norberg script: Jonathan Norberg director of photography: Jon Lindroth editing: Jonathan Norberg, John Hellberg music: Thomas Medelheim cast: Anita Nyman, Alexandra...

TEMPLE OF DEVILBUSTER drama / 2020 / Taiwan / 24 min   Tai-bao is the reincarnation of the Devil Star and A-queen is the one fated to take on his sins. It becomes clear that as the two try to escape the criminal underworld an abusive ‘father’, who wants to...