SHORTS

THE HERO drama, fantasy / Poland / 2021 / 24 min   Cyprian, a ten-year-old orphan, raised by his beloved grandmother, dreams of becoming a real hero. Suddenly his grandmother dies and a threat of an orphanage hangs over Cyprian. Now, he has to confront the real loss and realize...

AU PAIR drama / Spain / 2021 / 21 min   Nadia, a chic Parisian, goes to the heart of Spain to teach French to the young Nestor. There she meets Nestor’s father, Fernando, her strange host. What seemed like a peaceful au pair experience turns into something strange and...

SYLVIE MADE IT fantasy / France / 2022 / 23min   In hell, the dead work in call centers under the illusion of earning a place in heaven by satisfying the living. This is not worth the money for some, except when their loved ones suddenly disappear for heaven...  ...

PHANTASMAGORIA thriller, horror, historic / Germany / 2022 / 15 min   Christa and her grandmother are visited by a young mysterious soldier after the sudden death of her grandfather. After letting the man into their home, Christa begins to question his intentions for being there.    director: Alejandro Mathé...

SHUT horror, drama, thriller / Netherlands / 2022 / 14 min 59 s   When Jonas visits his father after a long time, he's shocked to find him in a confused state. Has his father's mental state deteriorated or is there something more sinister going on?   director: Niels Bourgonje...

DARKER fantasy, drama, horror / Belgium, Netherlands / 2022 / 16 min 16 s   When her father goes missing, young Rhena enters the woods to seek out a mythological creature believed to collect the stories of dying beings.   director: Frank van den Bogaart screenwriter: Frank van den Bogaart...

LUNA horror / Poland / 2021 / 11 min 37 s   Luna makes a difficult decision, forcing her parents to fight their own demons.   director: Michał Marks screenwriter: Michał Marks cast: Justyna Bartoszewicz, Krzysztof Matuszewski, Jowita Sobieraj cinematography: Łukasz Nyks editing: Łukasz Byczkowski music: Zespół Mantrio language: Polish...

IN THE BENDS OF TIME sci-fi / Poland / 2022 / 10 min 26 s   Is there any chance that the most stressful date in your life was the one you never went to? Janek (Mikołaj Kubacki) is getting ready to meet Weronika (Julia Pawlak) when an unexpected visitor...

EDEN HOUSE drama / Poland / 2021 / 29 min 10 s    “Eden House” is based on the true story of a teenager named Luka who landed in a religious drug-rehab center run by Antoni, a self-proclaimed priest. Living under his tyrannical regime of emotional and physical torture, Luka...

THE DEVIL feature / Poland / 2022 / 19 min   According to research made throughout the 1990s by the Institute for Public Opinion Research (OBOP), approximately 95% of Poles identified themselves as believers. At the same time, unemployment rates reached record values. In times of crisis, when people sought...

DEAD horror / Poland / 2022 / 5 min 38 s   Their relationship became dead. They’re dead inside and dead outside.   director: Bartosz Inglot screenwriter: Bartosz Inglot cast: Tomasz Gajos, Margita Ślizowska cinematography: Aneta Bochnacka editing: Olga Bejm music: Adam Sypka language: no dialogues film’s age rate: 16+...

RATS drama, thriller / Poland / 2022 / 8 min 55 s   Emil spends most of his life in an office cubicle and his bedroom. His life is practically work and sleep. This rhythm is disturbed by the scratching of rats on the wall of his house. The man...

MINUS ONE thriller / Poland / 2022 / 29 min 41 s   After the death of his wife due to Parkinson's disease, a respected professor working in a dissecting room wants to invent a breakthrough cure for this disorder. For this purpose, he conducts tests on pregnant women. The...

NOCNY POCIĄG BEZ MIĘSA / THE MIDNIGHT MEATLESS EXPRESS  horror / Poland / 2021 / 1 min 35 s   Few things bring as much happiness as an empty compartment on a night train. That feeling of being all alone with your thoughts, soaked in the transient neon lights slicing...

INCUBUS drama, horror / United Kingdom / 2022 / 16 min 45 s   Trapped on a boat, a woman is haunted by fear itself.    director: Tito Fernandes screenwriter: Tito Fernandes cast: Malou Coindreau cinematography: Simon van Parijs editing: Ella Oliver music: Natalia Tsupryk language: English subtitles: Polish film’s...

UNDER THE ICE horror, drama / Spain, Andorra / 2021 / 16min   After losing his father in an accident, Edur wakes up in the middle of a nightmare. A presence will haunt him with his worst memories.   director: Alvaro Rodriguez Areny screenwriter: Alvaro Rodriguez Areny cast: Nerea Barros,...

ROOTED drama, family, fantastic / France / 2022 / 22 min 18 s   Annaëlle is looking for a grave and investigating the women in her lineage. She goes to her family's abandoned house, determined to find some answers.    director: Andrea Lejault screenwriter: Andrea Lejault cast: Léa Schweitzer, Suzanne...

WILD BITCH dark comedy, thriller, horror, revenge comedy / USA / 2021 / 12 min 23 s   “Wild Bitch” is a quirky thriller about a local reporter’s interview with a mousy housewife about her life-changing encounter with a coyote. This leads to an eerie trek in the woods that...

HALF MARE horror, psychological / Poland / 2022 / 12 min   Grandfather is telling a bedtime story for his granddaughter, Lenka. He wants the little girl to fall asleep quickly. Instead, he rests his eyes for a brief moment. After waking up, he notices that the girl had disappeared. ...

RIXT horror, mockument, sci-fi / Netherlands / 2020 / 30 min   The year 2031, the time of COVID-94. The actions of a group of Frisian researchers are followed by a Polish filmmaker. From their mobile lab, they study a mysterious phenomenon: sea levels across Europe are falling, even though...

PHLEGM fantasy, horror, comedy, thriller / Switzerland / 2021 / 6 min 24 s   Oscar's late. In the surrounding skyscrapers hands are shaken and contracts are signed. That's the last thing he needs right now. Where do these damned snails come from?   director: Jan-David Bolt screenwriter: Jan-David Bolt...

I DREAMED OF animation / Poland / 2021 / 7 min 34 s   Since the dawn of time, dreams have been an inspiration for reflections on the subconscious and work. A gateway to the world of abstract images based on our thoughts, feelings, and experiences. In “I Dreamed Of,”...

THE VAMPIRE drama, thriller / Poland / 2022 / 25 min 4 s   Early 90s. The Kashubian region is being haunted by a serial killer. Seventeen-year-old Basia decides to help Roman, a man with a minor disability, rejected by the local community. A film about social ostracism kept in...

PART FOREVER horror / Taiwan / 2021 / 12 min     Huei and her husband Wen Hsiung came to say goodbye to Huei’s dearest sister. The seemingly calm and sad farewell ceremony seems to hide an astonishing and dark secret.     director: Chung An Ou Alan screenwriter: Chung...