Beyond Doubt

Upon becoming aware of an ancestor guilty of several cruel acts who bore a striking resemblance to himself, a man begins to fear he too could be capable of similar sadistic deeds.

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O Conto de Tereza

Seeking power, a witch invades and manipulates realities by controlling other versions of herself.

2023-06-02 | en

A Visual Poem

Surreal environments take center stage in this visual odyssey.

2024-06-21 | xx

A Catalyst

A teenage boy is forced into making a decision within 60 seconds between a possible death, or being pulled into an unknown reality.

2020-09-20 | en

Observations

A young woman with little choice takes part of a social experiment

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Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest

Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.

2001-03-31 | en

The Forssa Syndrome

Experimental short film

1982-01-01 | fi

Subsurface

Trapped and alone, a young man must confront the pain he's ignored when he finds himself face-to-face with consequence.

2023-08-04 | en

A Paw Over Dark

A washed up actor performs night after night in a grimy theater to a nearly empty audience. However, everything changes when a clueless dog jumps on stage.

2023-05-25 | en

Skagit

Four friends leave Seattle for a weekend in a remote, rain-soaked corner of Washington State's rustic Skagit Valley. The foreboding October landscape begins to warp their minds, plunging each of them into alternate realities where they must grapple with personal demons, sexual tensions, and a sinister natural world as they claw their way back to sanity.

2022-04-22 | en

ONE NIGHT IN HELL

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Growing Dimmer

The light's in a student's room begin to shut off around him. He must escape the room before he is swallowed by darkness.

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Artificial

Innocent nature walk leads to a discovery of the morbid nature of humans.

2023-02-26 | en

An Experiment in Image and Form

Trapped between the frames of time.

2024-06-28 | en

The Sunset Special 2

This exclusive luxury cruise presents itself as the perfect holiday and family utopia. However, all artificial facades of this attractive consumer product dissolve, as a psychedelic dream world unfolds, illusions break and the crude reality beyond superficial comfort is unveiled.

2024-07-15 | en

Surrealist Overdose

At a peculiar dinner party, an actress tries to survive amidst visions of her darkest nightmares. Without the slightest notion of space-time, the bewildered actress faces her fears and addictions, lost between what could be real or a figment of her imagination, dinner takes on a life of its own.

2022-09-29 | pt

Doll

On Halloween night, an unexpected guest arrives, to reclaim the doll.

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House

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

1977-08-26 | ja

The Forgotten

An exploration of memory after death.

2024-08-06 | en

Bei Ewald

A man sits at the table and eats his meal...with rather unusual effects.

1989-04-24 | de