A young couple traveling down an isolated back road are stopped by abandoned cars blocking the way, and they discover something eerie in the wreckage that threatens to contaminate them. As they continue into the unknown territory searching for survivors, they’re forced to confront their moral limits. Written by composer Mark Korven (THE WITCH, THE LIGHTHOUSE) and directed by Kerim Banka (INTO THE OTHER-SIDE), MORBUS is a creepy warning for the times of contagious disease.

MORBUS

After being stopped by a car wreck on an isolated road, a young couple searches for survivors but finds themselves in danger from...

Lewis is mugged late at night in a back alley and loses a tooth after being punched in the face. Luckily, Lewis is outside of a 24-hour dental clinic and the receptionist reassures him that he will be taken care of despite not having any money. But things soon take a terrifying turn when he is given an anesthetic injection that makes him unable to move.

CENTRAL DENTAL

A young man loses his tooth in a back alley but finds a 24-hour dental clinic that promises to help, despite him having...

FREYA is the winner of the 2020 CIFF Best Live Action Short Film Award. Jade considers FREYA (her Federally Regulated Enquiry and Yield Assistant) a friend. But when a one-night stand doesn’t go as planned, Jade is forced to question FREYA and the system she represents. Set in the not-too-distant future, FREYA will make you second guess your relationship with technology, social media, and The State.

FREYA

After discovering she's pregnant via her smart toilet, Jade begins to question FREYA (her Federally Regulated Enquiry and Yield Assistant) and the government...

After losing a well-paid engineering job, a young hot wolf named Toomas gets cornered into working as a gigolo to support his family. He is keeping it as a secret from his pregnant wife Viivi, but she also has a secret: she is attending a female empowerment seminar involving male slaves. When Toomas gets a role in a sexploitation movie, it becomes harder to keep his new profession a secret.

TOOMAS BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE WILD WOLVES

A young hot wolf named Toomas tries to keep his gigolo profession a secret from his wife, but things become difficult to hide...

Inspired by ‘The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters’, an etching by Francisco Goya, THE FALL is a powerful short film that invites its audience to project their preoccupations and interpretations. Director Jonathan Glazer (UNDER THE SKIN, BIRTH) invites us into his terrifying nightmare of mob justice that feels eerily prescient in these times.

THE FALL

From director Jonathan Glazer, this horror short sees mob justice morph into a terrifying nightmare.

Three women share glimpses of their affection, attraction, and relationship with Richard Ramirez, a serial killer and rapist they contacted after he was convicted. Directed by Shoko Hara, this claymation creation is a visual masterpiece that fits the eeriness of the unbelievable story.

JUST A GUY

A unique claymation-style documentary that shares the perspectives of three women who worshiped Richard Ramirez, a serial killer and rapist.

After an unsuccessful attempt to renew his car registration, Dejan falls in a bureaucratic trap that tests his determination to be there for his daughter on this special night. STICKER is a dark, comedic thriller from Macedonia that doesn't let up and drags you along as the situation spirals out of control.

STICKER

Dejan's luck goes from bad to worst as he tries desperately to be a responsible and supportive father.

One morning, a farmer wakes up to an unexpected apocalypse. He has no idea what has happened to anyone or why he is seemingly alone. The farmer keeps taking care of the farm, but slowly begins making little changes to his appearance and his personality. As the last man alive, he decides to throw caution to the wind and start living his very best life. Everything comes crashing down when he suddenly realizes that there are other possible survivors.

THE LAST QUEEN ON EARTH

A farmer wakes up one morning to an unexpected apocalypse, where he decides to throw caution to the wind and start living his...

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