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A Really Bad Place(en)

A one-shot horror thriller about a kidnapped man who has ended up in a bad place in many ways.

I'm Scared(en)

8-year-old insomiac Ralf warns his brother Crumbs of all of the dangers that lurk in the shadows, waiting to devour the two of them.

To Be or Not to Be: Klingons and Shakespeare(en)

The story behind the translation and performance of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in Klingon.

I'm Feeling Sad Today, But I'll See Her Again Soon.(es)

A girl who's living abroad, alone for the first time, misses her cat.

Pillage(en)

Three grave robbers hired to find a priceless heirloom. Little did they know the trouble it'd take to find it.

Stanley(pt)

Two boys, one girl, one night in the Northeast of Brazil. A morning of passion and secrets revealed.

Good Night, Morning(fa)

A working-class man returns to his city from a distant job and spends the night at a friend's house instead of going home to his wife.

The Devil's Skipper(en)

The Devil's Skipper was based on Demetrios Contos, a seafaring yarn by Jack London. Effectively cast against type, Belle Bennett plays a wronged woman who becomes the most brutal and feared slave-ship captain on the Seven Seas.

Walk With Me(en)

​While walking his dog, Eric bumps into the confident and carefree Ryan. Taking a nervous leap, Eric accepts Ryan’s invitation to walk through the city en route to a concert. In the next six blocks, the two men discover that intimacy through anonymity also exposes one another’s flaws and insecurities. Will they make it to the concert in one piece?

One Night Only(en)

In this defiantly affirming queer tale, a gorgeously decked-out Australian calls out his date for chastising his "femme" qualities.

The Author(tr)

Wicked Conclusions(en)

A young woman chained up in her boyfriend's basement must decide who the real monster is - her captor, or the little boy imprisoned beside her.

La Morsa(en)

A young man ventures to an abandoned shed behind his highschool, causing suspicion for one of his classmates.

Lazy Boy(en)

Ray discovers his La-Z-Boy recliner is a one-minute time machine. Will he learn from his mistakes or is he destined to repeat them forever?

Aline(fr)

Alban lives in a ski resort with his mother. Each night, the teenager slips away to meet up with Julien – this boy who curiously has the same name as the hero of the novel Alban is devouring.

Prologue(ro)

A young woman deals with a self-centered, abusive boyfriend.

Surviving Theater 9(en)

From the survivors of the Aurora Colorado Batman Movie Theater and Columbine mass shootings, a powerful and inspirational movie about the events and about hope.

Complex(en)

You are locked in an empty room with a camera. The room is dark. It is raining hard outside. You are a subject of Complex, a scientific experiment, whose purpose is to test the limits of the human mind. The objective is simple: stay alive.

What Did They Say?(en)

A 1-minute film about the experience of young immigrant children having to translate for their parents. Presented by NextShark.

Outside the Wire(en)

A female Australian soldier cut off from her team, lies trapped in a collapsed building behind enemy lines. With a broken leg and minimal supplies, she is on her own until the unlikely arrival of a frightened 10 year old boy wielding a rifle, who helps her maintain survival through their developing friendship.