Creepy, dark, silly and wild. This package is full of deranged humour and bone-chilling scares. Best viewed with friends and with the lights off. <a href="https://www.connectfirstcu.com/en" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/8e1714bcf2c5f23671a8c7cc6ed0d238.jpg" width="347" style="max-width: 100%;"></a><a href="http://www.jwadesign.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.ciffcalgary.ca/assets/Sponsors/Banners/e65a702925/Jerilyn-Wright-_-Associates_TileAd.jpg" width="350" style="max-width: 100%;"></a>

A sinister farm accident leaves Cáit with a terrible decision to make.

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A sinister farm accident leaves Cáit with a terrible decision to make.

Christie O'Mallaghan is a lonely and pathetic fishmonger, hated by everyone on the island of Connamarragagh for being a disgrace of a man — can’t fish, can’t swim, can’t even drink. When Christie’s mother is struck down with a deadly case of St. Moira’s Bloat (contracted by eating cheese made from her own breast milk), Christie learns that if he is unmarried at the time of her death, her soul will burn in hell. Christie sets off on a wild ride of suicide attempts, exploding hell-blisters, tentacle sex, and a musical promenade. Either Christie will rise above a life of disgrace and failure, or his mother will burn for eternity. Content Warning-themes of suicide <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64e3e337df7d24002c4213dd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">﻿FISHMONGER will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: I CAN'T GO TO SLEEP package.</a>

FISHMONGER

In a supernatural dark comedy, a pathetic Irish fishmonger must survive a sex pact with an ancient fish creature to save his mother’s soul from burning in hell.

When a bruised and battered man claiming to be Santa Claus is arrested for the murder of a child, the interrogating officers uncover a story more bizarre and horrific than expected. They expose a violent Christmas rivalry between the forces of good and evil, where the outcome hinges on a promise made decades ago. Award-winning duo, Sam Chou and Ellery VanDooyeweert, team up again for another animated thriller, this time delving into the turbulent origins of old Father Christmas himself. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64e3e337df7d24002c4213dd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IN THE HEAT will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: I CAN'T GO TO SLEEP package.</a>

IN THE HEAT

A violent Christmas rivalry between the forces of good and evil, where the outcome hinges on a promise made decades ago.

A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. An unknown female with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?” <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64e3e337df7d24002c4213dd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A KIND OF TESTAMENT will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: I CAN'T GO TO SLEEP package.</a>

A KIND OF TESTAMENT

A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies.

After confiding in her grandmother Ah-Ma about a racist remark made by a bully at school, Gertie comes to class and presents a family heirloom: an ancient Chinese Demon Mask. The mask is said to ward off evil, including the NIAN, a mythological beast believed to come down after sunset on the eve of the Lunar New Year to eat bad children. After school, Gertie's bully makes another racist remark and Gertie attempts to stand up to her attacker. Gertie dons the mask and discovers its protective powers just as the NIAN arrives. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64e3e337df7d24002c4213dd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NIAN will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: I CAN'T GO TO SLEEP package.</a>

NIAN

A Chinese American girl stands up to her racist bully armed with a Chinese demon mask and the help of the NIAN, a mythological creature said to eat rotten...

Meet Melody; at fifteen, she is outspoken, intelligent, and creative. Melody enjoys hanging out with her friends, keeping up with 70s pop culture, and dreams of performing in her school talent show. The problem? Her strict father, a traditionalist, shakes Melody’s world overnight after sewing a zipper onto her mouth on her sixteenth birthday. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64e3e337df7d24002c4213dd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZIP will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: I CAN'T GO TO SLEEP package.</a>

English

On her 16th birthday, singer-songwriter Melody awakens with a zipper sewn onto her mouth. A story about the voiceless, who must fight to be heard.

Iris is hiding a supernatural secret from her boyfriend, Dan. When he surprises her for her birthday, they must face it together as a couple. Featuring eye-popping visual effects by the legends at Sandbox VFX (CREED III, I TONYA, GRETEL &amp; HANSEL) and practical effects by SFX makeup wizard Santino Ferrese (STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3), Austin Kase's HIDE YOUR CRAZY is a horror rom-com about being truly seen. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64e3e337df7d24002c4213dd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HIDE YOUR CRAZY will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: I CAN'T GO TO SLEEP package.</a> Director Austin Kase will be in attendance at the September 23 screening.

HIDE YOUR CRAZY

Things get a little crazy at surprise birthday celebration for Iris.

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SHORTS: I CAN'T GO TO SLEEP

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