"It Had to be You."

The Body

When a friend calls in the middle of the night, anybody would worry about the reason. Hesitant and curious, a friend embarks on a journey with an unknown destination. His only clues are a shovel in the back and the stoic expression worn in the driver’s seat

Husk

Absolution, Parsin

The imagined perpetrator in a famously unsolved true-crime case, “Who Put Bella Down the Wych Elm”, is confronted about his past by an unearthly Bison in this Stop-Motion animated short film.

Burn

In the midst of national hysteria and incomprehensible personal tragedy, a child is born bearing the scars of other people's sins.

Long Gone

Reporter Chris (Drew Horsley) and junior photographer Amanda (Hannah Walker) venture to the countryside in search of the truth surrounding the disappearance of Heather Langford and two police officers involved in the case.

Nocturnal Celluloid

In the midst of a move out, Stevie finds his deceased uncles film prints that depict his service in the Vietnam war.

Paradise Lost?

After discovering that John Milton is buried within London's Barbican grounds, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard reimagined his epic poem ‘Paradise Lost’ as part of Doug Aitken's Station to Station project. The piece uses the architecture and atmosphere of the Barbican to update the story, which is told in three parts.

The Billabong

A young boy is forced to stand up and face his fears head on to save a friend.

Cassandra

Do you remember? Last summer, Illinois was confronting a series of bizarre murders. At each crime scene, police found a sketch of a house which turned out to be the location of the next murder. But detectives couldn't identify the houses in time, and the murders continued, becoming more violent until someone recognizes the latest sketch as the old Wilson farm up in Monroe. As we open, a policewoman named Crawley is being interviewed by an unseen authority figure. She tries to remember what exactly happened at the Wilson farm. She explains she was patrolling in the area and went there quickly, intending to find out what the owner knew and get him out. Instead. . . what happened was. . . if only she could remember. . .

The Wrong Ned

Frida is excited about a date with a hot young spunk, but her friend accidentally gives her the wrong Ned's number. A creepy old man shows up who won't take no for an answer, he is a stalker and becomes obsessed with her.

Debris

After a disastrous event on his construction site, Armando acts quickly to save his crew, but instead stumbles upon an unspeakable truth.

Life of the Party

A man gathers all the necessary supplies for a party. Chips, pretzels, and most importantly, lots of drugs. Once people start arriving, the party goes wild. He’s in complete ecstasy, only to discover that the party may not be what it seems.

In the Shadow of My Memories

Emir is sleeping at his girlfriend Seren's house. Seren wakes Emir up and tells him that she is going to the hairdresser. Emir does not want to be alone because he was kidnapped in the past. He tries to convince Seren to stay with him, but he fails. Shortly after Seren leaves the house, Seren's neighbor Eren appears at the door. Emir remembers the voice of Eren. Eren is the person who kidnapped Emir in the past. Emir waits for Seren in fear. Seren comes back after a while. But Eren never acts suspicious. Seren tells Emir that he was not kidnapped, that they were all in his head, that he had suspected others before, and that they could no longer see them. The reason they couldn't see them is that Emir himself kidnaps the people he thinks kidnapped him. And his last victim is his neighbor Eren.

Father

During Thanksgiving week, two college friends interview a group of students who have seen the ghost of a deceased father.

Trigger Happy

A neon action-thriller about influencers fighting to the death at a live-streamed, lethal laser-tag match, exploring competition, revenge, and weaponized performance.

Strand

Allen O'Clery works for the Time Investigation Corporation. He finds himself in a problematic situation.

In The Tall Grass

Joseph is mentally deviated. He is a prisoner of his own flat and always in permanent war with his own mind.

American Nazareth

The short film (conveyed in a parable-like story structure) follows a man devoted to himself and the blessings of his attributed god. He struggles to survive a primitive life and is forced to take action to ensure his own prosperity.