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The Cry of the Owl(en)

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.

2:22(en)

Two planes almost collide after a blinding flash of light paralyzes air traffic controller Dylan Branson for a few seconds. Suspended from his job, Dylan starts to notice an ominous pattern of sounds and events that repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending precisely at 2:22 p.m. Also drawn into a complex relationship with a woman, Dylan must figure out a way to break the power of the past and take control of time itself.

Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea(en)

A tyrannical landlady in Hemet, California lords it over her tenants, pitting them against each other in a web of paranoia spun for deadly results.

Sanctuary(en)

A faithless pastor is haunted by the sins of his past during a single night in the sanctuary.

Resonances(en)

A Perfect Enemy(en)

Famed architect Jeremy Angust is approached on his trip to the Paris Airport by a chatty girl named Texel Textor who needs a ride. He obliges and after they part ways at the airport entrance, he misses his flight. As he settles in the lounge, he encounters the mysterious young Texel again, who insists on telling her strange story — and the conversation grows stranger and more twisted until it turns sinister and deadly.

Alter Ego Film Project(en)

5 short films, from 5 directors and 4 different countries on the theme of the Alter-Ego. The "Alter Ego Film Project" is inspired by the spirit of Maya Deren and her way of making films. Between double personality, secret identity, doppelgänger and impossible love we have discovered several unconventional stories halfway between narrative and experimental.

The Playground(en)

A fable of five vastly separate inner-city lives who struggle against their limitations in an interlocking tale assembled by a dark orchestrator.

Fragments of Zepotha(en)

Alaine's day hasn't been going great, partially because this isn't the first time they're experiencing the 27th of September in 1985. A strange film from two years into the future, a seemingly cursed VHS tape, and a mysterious masked figure that appears in their kitchen every night - these are not meant to be understood separately; they are pieces of the puzzle, they are all but fragments of Zepotha.

Unravel(en)

A young woman explores a sprawling government building to discover a sinister entity lurking within. She must decide whether to free this mysterious creature or destroy it.

Weltende(es)

Happily(en)

Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couples' trip with friends who may not actually be friends at all.

Lolita ou le Bréviaire des Simulacres(fr)

Maggie Moore(s)(en)

Bizarre back-to-back murders in an otherwise quiet Arizona desert town has rattled local Police Chief Jordan Sanders. The two dead women have no connection to each other – except they’re both named Maggie Moore. While unravelling a web of small-town lies and mysteries, the investigation gets even more complicated when Sanders begins a romantic relationship with one of the murdered women's neighbor, Rita.

Stranger(no)

An old farmer struggles to take care of his rundown farm alone, when a stranger appears and uninvited begins to help him.

Sunfall(en)

A girl sitting on an autumn leaf-filled sidewalk communicates with a mysterious figure across the street.

Listening(en)

For years, we have tried to harness the power of the human mind… and failed. Now, one breakthrough will change everything. Beyond technology. Beyond humanity. Beyond control. David, Ryan, and Jordan hope the telepathy invention will solve all their problems, but the bleeding-edge technology opens a Pandora’s box of new dangers, as the team discovers that when they open their minds, there is nowhere to hide their thoughts.

It's All Wrong(en)

Three creatures wait in a basement for a mysterious man. But their curiosity might just get the better of them.

The Ghost of Bobby Fischer(xx)

An obsession with chess leads a boy to a nightmare where he realizes that his life must change.

RIBBITS(en)

Two teenage boys on the verge of great change in their lives find themselves being strung across a series of coincidences, but why are they all happening?