Rowena
Moe's Wife
An artist struggles with his latest portrait while working away at a manor house in the countryside. Just when he thinks he is getting inspired, strange things start happening around the grounds.
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
For hundreds of years the human race has looked beyond the stars for extra-terrestrial life. Every new discovery creates a dozen more questions...who would have guessed the answers were now among us? After Saturn 16 crashes back to Earth, ex-astronaut Arthur struggles with an infection. His doctors, friends and family are blind to it's origin but his victims won't be. The Doorway is open - it started in Space, but it ends on Earth. No one is safe in I Am The Doorway.
A war hero forces himself to relive the war by watching the film of his own torture.
Ex-cop Les Kearney is hired to find the kidnapped daughter of a wealthy businessman.
A short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "Cask of Amontillado," in which a man recounts taking revenge upon an old friend by using the lure of a rare wine. It is a dark thriller exploring the shift in power between friends.
After Will Spann's wife suddenly vanishes at a gas station, his desperate search to find her leads him down a dark path that forces him to run from authorities and take the law into his own hands.
A group of men who were clearing brush for the government arrive back in town, claiming that their friend was abducted by aliens. Nobody believes them, and despite a lack of motive and no evidence of foul play, their friends' disappearance is treated as murder.
Fleeing New York City, a failed marriage and a fragile mental history, artist Robert Forrester moves to small-town Pennsylvania. There he becomes fascinated with the simple domesticity of a beautiful neighbor, watching her through the windows of her home --- until she invites him in for coffee. He is drawn into a relationship with the young woman whose boyfriend goes missing; Robert becomes a murder suspect, gradually sensing he is the target of a larger plot.
Liza works at night, a taxi ride for her is a moment of much-desired peace. The driver Sasha inspires confidence, he knows the approach to the most demanding client. There are many unexpected turns in the lights of the big city, behind each of which lies a terrible threat. And perhaps the main danger is closer than it seems.
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.
Sonia and Arturo live in a house that appears safe but is too large and silent. One night, three armed men violently break into the couple's property. Arturo manages to escape and capture the youngest and most inexperienced of the thieves, deciding to kidnap him and discipline him in the basement of the house. Gradually, the anger dissipates, and strange familial ties emerge that Arturo and Sonia believed were long gone. "Salvajes" is a violent portrayal of a divided society, in an unequal social fabric where the boundaries between victim and perpetrator become blurred.
While cycling through the streets of Marseille, Alfredo, a young Italian student, crashes his bike. Seeking help, he heeds a strange call from a porn cinema from another time.
A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
After the passing of his father, Sam Mitchells returns to his childhood home to collect the rest of his father's belongings. Greeted only by his step-brother, Sam uncovers threatening and mysterious evidence of foul play in his father's death.
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.
A couple tries to solve their problems with a device that allows them to watch one another's dreams. It doesn't end well.
A couple receives a mysterious package from an old friend.