Night Games

Bugcrush

January 2006 •English

A teenager's infatuation with the new bad boy at school leads him onto a dark path.

Carne

May 1991 •French

After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.

Pig

January 1999 •English

A young man journeys through a desert, where he is kidnapped by a sadistic stranger clad in a pig mask. The stranger proceeds to brutally torture the young man, who then finds himself escaping into his imagination, with fantasy and reality intersecting.

Gemini

July 2022 •English

Gemini is a sci-fi post-apocalyptic action-thriller film about a man suffering from amnesia trying to find his way back home through a landscape plagued with the destruction brought on by androids. These androids are indistinguishable from humans and still roam the apocalyptic countryside.

Killer

January 2012 •English

Detective John Hay is told his young son has been kidnapped and he has just 15 minutes to reach him. Forced into a desperate race against time he fights to overcome obstacles the kidnapper has prepared whilst piecing together the identity of his tormentor. In the final moments he is has to face the truth about the role he has played in this deadly game and the impact on his son, who will never again see his father with innocent eyes.

Blinded

May 2021 •English

Whilst on a camping trip in the woods, Sarah and her boyfriend (Joseph) begin driving back home after a long weekend. When they suddenly hit something on the road, they are pulled into a new world where Sarah must endure to find Joseph and get him back.

For Elsie

April 2012 •English

Glenn is a disillusioned piano teacher, who once aspired to be a concert pianist. He is moving back to his parents house and is on the brink of giving up the piano for good when Kilov, a Russian gangster, offers him a unique opportunity: £10,000 if Glenn teaches his daughter Beethoven's "Fur Elise"... in a day.

He Was a Friend of Him

February 2015 •Russian

After failing to commit his first murder, an aspiring serial killer decides that the most rational way to get started is to kill a friend who totally trusts you. This is how a lonely mentally unstable guy meets a naive next-door boy.

Reality Free

October 2022 •English

A young man undergoes the dilemma of either letting the medication he takes for his bipolar disorder suppress his entire personality or be himself with all that comes with it.

The Trap

October 2007 •English

Maggie's friends have planned a surprise birthday party (despite it being a month away). During the party, Maggie realizes there's more to it then that.

The Range Riders

June 1910 •English

Each year the unique surroundings and novel characters of this great and typical American custom is becoming more and more obsolete and in a few short years entirely extinct. Can you imagine a more exciting or sensational picture than a great cattle stampede, curbed by fearless cowboys and dauntless riders of the western range horse?

First Blood

August 2022 •English

A teenage girl goes through a bizarre transformation after she gets her first period.

God Help Us

April 2024 •English

In the gripping drama "God Help Us", a desperate man stands on the edge of self-destruction caught in a supernatural game of life and death. An Angel and a Demon engage in an otherworldly game of chess to determine the man's fate. Tension rises as the dual between the two extraterrestrial beings mirrors the man's internal struggle with each move on the chessboard propelling the man closer to either salvation or despair. Will Angel's divine strategy prevail or will Demon's conniving manoeuvres let him leave? "God Help Us" is a thought-provoking journey as it challenges viewers about the fragility of the human soul exploring themes of faith, resilience and morality

Touch

June 2016 •English

When a single mom, facing eviction, is offered a night’s work, she unsuccessfully seeks a babysitter for her two small children. Desperate, she reaches out to the last person she wants to ask for a favour.

Else

March 2007 •French

Spiderweb

January 1976 •English

A rabbi is murdered. Detective Llonrot is called in on the case and looks for a 'rabbinical explanation' for the murder. Other murders are committed and deliberate clues left in chosen locations. Llonrot, convinced he is on the trail of a 'mystical intrigue' is lured to the 'crime scene' when the tables are turned by his nemesis, the master criminal Red Scharlach.

LALU

June 2016 •Malay

KIX’s first short film experiment, Lalu is a hyper-stylized Malaysian short thriller directed by Ion Furjanic. The word “Lalu” is used to refer to the passing of time or to pass through something. Synopsis: Three friends’ trip into the jungle is blurred by something they see far across a deserted lake.

The Tunnel

February 2016 •Norwegian

In an overpopulated future, a family travels home from the beach in heavy traffic; between them and the gigantic city in which they live, is a tunnel with a horrifying purpose.

Bourgeois Absolution

June 2019 •Dutch

The depressed Cayden is being haunted by a sinister entity. This entity is troubling him in his daily routine: during his economy lectures, walking on the street and, most importantly, at home. Cayden wants to escape this traumatic cycle, and eventually falls for his overly optimistic friend Danny, who offers him the possibility to join a mysterious motorcycle gang under the leadership of the enigmatic Jansen.

Welcome Home

October 2021 •English

When adolescent Elsabe is adopted by a well-to-do lawyer named Nancy, she struggles to feel welcome in her new home as her jealous step-brother Andrew attempts to corner Elsabe in her alienation.