The Six Dubious Acts

Dream Number 1

The sea and the city. Man and woman. Fear, willingness, loss and regain. A journey full of encounters and engagements into which He plunges to regain his collapsed world, in a foggy mysterious passage between wake and dream. Inspired by Naguib Mahfouz’s The Dreams.

Hollywood Lucifer

Cremaster 3

CREMASTER 3 is set in New York City and narrates the construction of the Chrysler Building, which is in itself a character - host to inner, antagonistic forces at play for access to the process of (spiritual) transcendence. These factions find form in the struggle between Hiram Abiff or the Architect...

POPPY

For director Alexey Velikorodny, the poppy is a universal symbol of the cyclical nature of irreversible tragedies. The rare flower blooms high in the mountains, visible only for a few days, then remains hidden, obscure to “those not ready to see it.”

11m2

Pants Labyrinth

On a disastrous date, Olivia’s attempt to escape takes an unexpected turn, pulling her into a surreal nightmare of elastic waistbands and absurd transformations. Pants Labyrinth blends dark fantasy with surreal comedy, reimagining the epic stakes of Pan’s Labyrinth through the ridiculous lens of bad dates and oversized underwear. Blending DIY filmmaking with absurdist humour, this short film is a playful and unsettling dive into the strange, the unexpected, and the uncomfortably familiar.

The Korean from Seoul

An Australian trading company hires an inept, drunk Korean as their head of security, but their new employee is not exactly what he appears to be.

The Friendship Friends

Three friends witness a doorway to another world being opened and must deal with it at the cost of their friendship.

The Big Trouble

From The Cabin

Two young men develop a strange bond. One spends his days delivering pizzas and takes photos on the side. The other lives in a cabin in the woods.

Lullaby

In order to fulfil her dream of becoming a musician, a cat from the countryside named Ocon must face the fears and anxieties of performing in front of the glamorous city animals.

One Delirious Dream

A girl gets caught in a dream inception. Will she find a way out?

Spin Me Round

When the manager of an Italian restaurant chain wins the opportunity to attend the franchise’s educational immersion program in Italy, what she thought would be a romantic getaway devolves into chaos and catastrophe.

New Age Natural Selection

Professor Jeremiah Watson unveils his new serum for the world to see...

Up-and-coming

Friday, July 4 marks the end of a chapter for Sacha: her final day of drama school and the beginning of the long road to finding her place as an actress. That very evening, she heads to the Avignon Festival. She sets off in her van with four friends - a journey to come to terms with failure and to prove, to her family and to herself, that she made the right choice.

Bird Trap

Hala, an 8-year-old girl, lives a difficult life with her brother Amir and their cruel stepmother. To escape her painful reality, Hala retreats into a fantasy world, finding solace from the harshness around her. However, one question continues to haunt her: Do the dead fly?

The Hourglass Sanatorium

Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.

Bonkers

When a spacey-teenager notices a storefront-psychic, she convinces her cautious friend into getting a reading together. Quickly their fortune turns as they attempt to land the gig of a lifetime.

Dough for the Do-Do

Porky Pig has an adventure in Wackyland while searching for the last Do-Do bird.

DINNER

A world class chef provides the meal for a strange picnic.