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From dystopian dramas to nihilistic animated shorts and deeply personal unscripted shorts, this block of films explores what happens when what you want, say, believe, or do comes into conflict with the reality of the events that are unfolding. The subjects in these eight shorts manage to hold onto some hope in harrowing and complicated circumstances.
In a climate-decimated future where the sun has turned lethal and the world’s remaining resources are nearly gone, humanity survives underground, governed by violent tribal rituals used to settle disputes and maintain control. When a young woman makes a desperate, high-stakes gamble to change her fate, she is forced into a brutal contest where survival comes at an unimaginable cost.
Tense, tragic, and unsettlingly timely, the film confronts the collapse of society, the weaponization of ritual, and the thin line between order and cruelty—speaking chillingly to today’s most urgent sociopolitical anxieties.
Starring Katie Burton (At Last), Ashley Romans (Y: The Last Man, The Pitt), and Clint Jordan (Bliss).
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish
- CountryNetherlands, United States
- Genrescience fiction, post-apocalyptic
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Social Media
- DirectorJeffrey Elmont
- ScreenwriterJeffrey Elmont
- ProducerChristine Park, Rachel Klein, Amira Adeeb, Paula Loos
- CastKatie Burton, Ashley Romans, Clint Jordan, Diogo Hausen, Corey Jovan
From dystopian dramas to nihilistic animated shorts and deeply personal unscripted shorts, this block of films explores what happens when what you want, say, believe, or do comes into conflict with the reality of the events that are unfolding. The subjects in these eight shorts manage to hold onto some hope in harrowing and complicated circumstances.
In a climate-decimated future where the sun has turned lethal and the world’s remaining resources are nearly gone, humanity survives underground, governed by violent tribal rituals used to settle disputes and maintain control. When a young woman makes a desperate, high-stakes gamble to change her fate, she is forced into a brutal contest where survival comes at an unimaginable cost.
Tense, tragic, and unsettlingly timely, the film confronts the collapse of society, the weaponization of ritual, and the thin line between order and cruelty—speaking chillingly to today’s most urgent sociopolitical anxieties.
Starring Katie Burton (At Last), Ashley Romans (Y: The Last Man, The Pitt), and Clint Jordan (Bliss).
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish
- CountryNetherlands, United States
- Genrescience fiction, post-apocalyptic
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Social Media
- DirectorJeffrey Elmont
- ScreenwriterJeffrey Elmont
- ProducerChristine Park, Rachel Klein, Amira Adeeb, Paula Loos
- CastKatie Burton, Ashley Romans, Clint Jordan, Diogo Hausen, Corey Jovan