SHORTS PACKAGE: A SERIES OF STARTLING EVENTS

Shorts screened:

DEFECT

7 minutes Netherlands (Comedy / Horror / Narrative)

When deliverymen Kevin and Jochem have to replace a broken washing machine at an old farm, they soon discover that there is more to the machine than they ever imagined.

TRIPTYCH

14 minutes United Kingdom, Bulgaria (Horror / Narrative / Women Director / Thriller)

A high-end art dealer is haunted by a mysterious force from her past that threatens to destroy everything she's built.

POCKET PRINCESS

9 minutes Canada (Animation / Fantasy / Horror / Women Director)

A young girl must take part in a dangerous task in order to complete her doll collection.

GENDER REVEAL

12 minutes Canada (Comedy / Horror / LGBTQ+ / Narrative)

Rhys, a dedicated people pleaser, winds up at their boss’ gender reveal party with their two partners.

THE SACRIFICE

16 minutes United States (Dark Comedy / Drama / Narrative)

A suburban couple's marriage is tested when a husband’s attempt to plan a BBQ at their home reveals ulterior motives and a newfound friend group he’s kept secret – a local chapter of the Church of Baphomet.

SKEETER

3 minutes United States (Comedy / Horror / Narrative)

A backyard party goes bonkers when this one weird guy shows up. Every party has a buzz kill.

VIDEO BARN

13 minutes United States (Narrative / Women Director / Thriller)

Two outcasts working at a small town video store must solve the mysteries of the town's dark past when one of them goes missing.

CEASE TO EXIST

3 minutes Canada (Experimental / Horror / Alberta)

Two girls attempt to commune with the spirit of Charles Manson.

FRANKENBABES FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE!

9 minutes United States (Narrative)

Frankenscience and religious ideology reanimate a cohort of recently deceased fetishists to create the perfectly subservient woman only to unleash hell on the patriarchy.

IS THAT A MIME?

4 minutes United States (Comedy / Horror / Narrative)

A couple’s picnic is disrupted by what may or may not be a mime.