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The Man in the Black Suit(en)

A young boy has a terrible encounter with a strange man while fishing in the woods. From the award winning story by Stephen King.

Normal Porn for Normal People(en)

"Normal Porn for Normal People" is an appropriated media piece that explores our societal need to consume violence for entertainment. The film offers a satirical commentary on the romanticizing and normalization of violent imagery, while observing the link to commercial consumerism that exploits human sexuality, while simultaneously demonizing it. Interview segments echo our endless need to devour salacious content by venerating both real and fictional violence. Sexuality and sexual images remain a convenient scapegoat that facilitate a continued avoidance regarding the impact that the glorification of violence has within American culture.

The Blair Bitch Project(en)

Three student filmmakers run into trouble in the woods as they set out to make a documentary about the Blair Witch. This is a short parody of "The Blair Witch Project".

How to Disappear(en)

Nina Moyse decides to completely exclude herself from society. However, everything changes when she discovers that she feels a desire for some form of human interaction.

Hive(en)

A teenage babysitter loses the young girl she’s taking care of at an idyllic playground and is forced to confront an insidious entity hidden among the children.

The Discovery of Alan Hindley(en)

A HAM radio enthusiast discovers a mysterious object in his backyard that might be a window into another world.

Ice Man(en)

In a frozen, post-apocalyptic world, a man unwittingly rescues a woman from cannibals. (Screamfest)

The Teachers(en)

A new elementary school teacher is just trying to fit in. He's about to learn just how dark he'll have to go to join the cool crowd. (Screamfest)

Clean(en)

A man living peacefully in self quarantine discovers a troubling spot. (Screamfest)

A Wake(en)

Three sisters struggle to hide how their father's death haunts them. (Screamfest)

One-Eyed Likho(ru)

The plot is the embodiment of everyday belief about the impact of a certain evil force on a person. The action develops in a peasant environment.

Good Night(sk)

Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, a couple is looking for a room to spend the night. The guests are rather weird. Their hosts are very tempted by the black suitcase. Something of tremendous powers is to be unleashed upon this world. (Screamfest)

Demons in the Dark(en)

After being brutally raped by three men at the age of seventeen, a troubled prostitute makes it her life work to punish any men who treats her wrong. As tables turn and the hunters become the hunted, what she becomes is more terrifying than any predator could ever be. (Screamfest)

The Cask(en)

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.

So She Might Live(en)

A young girl tries to save her mother from a deadly illness. (Screamfest)

Kiss the Devil in the Dark(en)

Marcus, a powerful sorcerer who is desperate to save his dying wife, makes a deal with the demon Dagon to save her soul. Dagon, however, has more in mind for Marcus than just a simple exchanging of souls. With seemingly no other choice, Marcus accepts, thus catapulting him into a series of events that will reveal to all involved the very meaning of betrayal. (Screamfest)

Facility 4(en)

Due to an accident in a bioweapons bunker, two Soviet soldiers are met with the very weapons their government has engineered. The two must escape, before their entire facility is locked down, encasing them forever underground.

The Converted(en)

After Mitch doesn't show up at a neighborhood bar on Halloween night, Josh and Trent decide to pay their evasive friend a visit at home. (Screamfest)

Piecemeal(de)

An approaching loss threatens the of a middle-class family, whose dark secrets gradually come to light and begin to gnaw away at the family members - literally.

Gay Jesus(en)

Once upon a time in a cheap Jerusalem hotel room, Jesus and Judas are spending their time away from Nazareth between hot, sweaty, carnal love and preparing sermons for Jesus' growing fanbase. Enter Mary Magdalene, jealousy, Satan, and the Romans, and the once-perfect love affair between Judas and Jesus becomes a hellish ring of fire, leading Judas to betray his beloved Christ and the Romans to punish everyone for trying to turn everyone gay.

Close to the Bone(en)

A man must confront the dark origins of his complex eating disorder to move his life forward.

Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal(it)

A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.

Re/cycle(en)

With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense that only 'found' elements were used, and that it defies interpretation based on ordinary cause-and-effect time sequence.

People(en)

The Red Mountain Tribe hangs out in my backyard. "Lipton's lovely home movie PEOPLE, in its affection for valuable inconsequential gestures, indicates in the course of its three minutes why there has to be a continuing alternative to the commercial cinema." – Roger Greenspun, The New York Times

Lake Consequence(en)

A repressed housewife is plunged into erotic ecstasy by the arrival of a handsome groundskeeper. At a remote lake, she is encouraged by the groundskeeper and his lover to explore her deepest sexual desires.

Code of the West(en)

Knowing the railroad is coming, Carter is after the rancher's land. Bob and Chito return just in time to save Banker Stockton and his money from Carter's men. When Stockton then lends the ranchers money, Carter has them burned out. Bob knows Carter is responsible and when Carter's henchman Saunders is recognized, Bob goes into action.

Life(ku)

"Jiyan" takes place in Halabja about five years after Saddam's infamous chemical attack in 1988. Diyari (Kurdo Galali) has come from his new homeland, America, to put up a badly needed new orphanage. As construction proceeds, he gradually becomes acquainted with the tragic individual stories of the survivors. Prime among these is orphan girl Jiyan (Pirsheng Berzinji), and her lively young cousin Sherko (Choman Hawrami). Although he seems to fit right into life in this impoverished town, Diyari can hardly absorb the catastrophe that hit there, nor can he accept the level of injury that he encounters. When the orphanage is ready, Diyari says his goodbyes, plunging Jiyan back into quiet despair.

The Stigma(tr)

Tarik Akan plays a man who attempts to get revenge for the rape of his fiancee.

Deathly Love(en)

A parody of love, life and death follows Ricky through a series of relationships with a group of offbeat chicks and a visitor from his past -- desperate to reveal secrets that will change the lives of everyone involved.

Sensation White: 2006 - Netherlands(en)

Sensation White 2006: Amsterdam Arena, Netherlands

Fortress(az)

A drama about a film crew making a movie in an isolated mountain town famous for its ancient fortress, and what happens when the town is threatened by a modern-day foreign invasion.

Buddhism, the Unspeakable Truth(fr)

Sexual abuses, mental manipulation and embezzlement: Tibetan Buddhism is shaken by serious scandals. An in-depth account that lifts the veil on the unspiritual underbelly of a religion venerated in Europe.

This Time(en)

As Manny has second thoughts about getting married, he is visited by an unexpected guest.

The Gift of Youth(vi)

A story about the intimated friendship of four ladies in their twenties. While the other three friends have it all: beauty, money and love, My Phuong is less fortunate. After being rejected by the 100th guy, My Phuong is struck by lightning and hospitalized. She wakes up and her lives and the lives of her three best friends are changed forever in the most unexpected way.

Echoes(en)

Jack, a teenager in his final years in highschool is torn by grief after his girlfriend, Elizabeth, takes her own life. Not even his closest friends are able to get through to him, with their words silent throughout the film. Jack is forced through his own mind's manifestations of Elizabeth to take the steps to moving on.

Naked Autumn(fr)

Milan is an ex Formula One driver and now he lives with his wife Roberte in a small country town. But Milan is not satisfied, so Roberte encourages a love-story between Milan and Helene, a young woman. Milan can't decide and at last the tragedy comes. Then Milan returns to drive in Formula One.

The Broken Cord(en)

Fact-based story of an idealistic single dad who discovers that his beloved Native American adopted son is afflicted with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and complicates his life with the woman who becomes his wife.

Yo Amo, Tu Amas, Nosotros...(es)