The Shadow of the Cage

My Home Is Burning(en)

Impressions of a turbulent period in youth.

Return to the Pleasure Dome(en)

A dancer encounters an unnatural menacing force to the beat of a rockabilly tune. Madness ensues as the surreal and nightmarish event unfolds setting the stage for the question of whats real and whats not. Is it a dream or hallucination?

Immortal(en)

Three unlikely individuals attempt to escape the dark prison known as "The Void."

PUTREFIXION: A Video of Nina Temich(es)

PUTREFIXION: A Video of Nina Temich is the first feature to be entirely filmed on a 360 camera. Director David Torres utilizes the disorienting nature of a 360 lens to transform Mexico City, accentuate the ritual of dance, and open a new chapter of in-world-camera narratives. As Nina, model and dancer Dalia Xiuhcoatl controls the space and movement of the camera, giving this portrait of a young woman's brush with the supernatural a mesmerizing feminine energy.

INFRASTRATA(en)

Amongst the contemplative static shots of decaying architecture weaves an abstract narrative unveiling the life-cycle of a higher perception, too large to perceive. Shot at various sites across south-east England, INFRASTRATA is a study on the concept of super-organisms, and the relationship between structure and nature.

A Gaping Wound, A Grinning Mouth(en)

A surreal horror film following an obsessive actress who finds herself trapped within a cursed theatrical production where she is forced to choose between her career and her life.

4.48 Psychosis(pt)

An adaptation of the play "4.48 Psychosis" written by Sarah Kane. The movie consists of scenes that work as a fragmenteded voyage through the mind of a person on a deeply depressive state. Everything is shown in a raw and experimental manner to bring the feelings and emotions in the most pure form to screen.

Tabefaction(en)

Cain suffers from an unusual ailment that induces the expulsion of a shimmering black substance, leading to his self-isolation and exclusion from society. His friend, Ridley, endeavors to alleviate his physical and mental distress and integrate him back into the normal world; all the while an eldritch entity strives to steer him towards an inevitable, tragic course.

A Minds Abyss(en)

Painful memories are unleashed following an act of violent suicide.

Perfect Dark(en)

A womans last moments before she is consumed by a darkness.

Natal, à Noite, Sozinho(pt)

A boy passes his christimas alone in his house and starts being hauting.

Skagit(en)

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.

The Waltz of a Lonesome Pigeon(en)

An experimental fairy tale about life, death, and spreading your wings. After Cecilia witnesses a bird smashing into her window, she begins to notice her body transforming. Her skin starts to peel and little feathers start to grow out of her back. Will she fly away or end up like that poor little bird?

The Dream(en)

A man tries to escape a never-ending dream.

Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes(pt)

First film by Julio Bressane shot in exile, "Memoirs" is a film about a man who repeatedly kills the same type of woman in same places, the same way. Filmed on the streets of London.

The Conarium Of Thanatos(fr)

Friend of the World(en)

After a catastrophic global war, a young filmmaker awakens in the carnage and seeks refuge in the only other survivor: an eccentric, ideologically opposed figure of the United States military. Together, they brave the toxic landscape in search of safety... and answers.

Sprog(en)

A man eats a rather unsavoury snack.

BREACH(en)

A man searches for his brother in a locked down school.

House(ja)

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.