Here is a 94-minute collection of terrifying short films from outside the US and Canada.
DENALI - Marina hires the services of Soul Data -- a company that creates digital consciousness through data generated in life -- to contact her deceased father for the hidden location of his safe and its valuables. In Spanish with English subtitles
GOLEM - Cristina is desperate. Her co-star is gone, and she must perform for a very important agent in a matter of hours. Using her skills as an acting coach, Cristina resorts to the only available tool: her assistant, a clumsy and unimaginative robot named Golem. In Spanish with English subtitles
THE NEWCOMER (La Nueva) - Maria is the new teacher who arrives at an old religious school. On her first day, she will have to teach a group of rebellious kids who are part of a detention class. An unexpected event will turn the classroom into a real hell. In Spanish with English subtitles
RESPIRATIONS - In a burning world, wrecked by pollution, a survivor is heading toward his destination. In French with English subtitles
SHINY NEW WORLD - Fifty-year-old Barry is a special kind of cleaner: he cleans crime scenes where demons have wreaked havoc. While making a corporate film about his work, a normal working day for Barry gets out of hand in a bloody way. In Dutch with English subtitles
SUCKER - In a twisted story of co-dependence and body horror, two sisters are pitted against each other by a giant, abhorrent leech creature that uses its mind-controlling influence to puppeteer them from the inside out.
TABLE 8 - An anxiety-ridden man meets his friend for dinner in a shadowy restaurant to share a dark suspicion. At first, his friend doesn't believe him, tries to convince the man there's nothing going on. But the further they get into their midnight conversation, the more they both begin to fear something about this evening isn't quite right. In Dutch with English subtitles
TISTLEBU - As a young urban couple on a working holiday hope to connect with nature at Tistlebu farm, a primordial power comes into play, changing them both forever. In Norwegian with English subtitles
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - Short
Sucker
SUCKER
In a twisted story of co-dependence and body horror, two sisters are pitted against each other by a giant, abhorrent leech creature that uses its mind-controlling influence to puppeteer them from the inside out. To her horror, Sam discovers her sister Caitlin has been infested by a monstrous leech creature that is slowly sucking her life force dry.
Director Biography - Alix Austin
Alix is a British/Swiss Director and Creative Producer - she has a big passion for practical creature effects, lethal sound design & killer soundtracks. Most recently she co-directed the London segment of Horror Anthology Feature ISOLATION (2021) with Keir Siewert, alongside Dennie Gordon and Larry Fessenden. The film celebrated premieres at Frightfest & Screamfest LA. The project was featured on Variety, Rue Morgue, Dread Central and Bloody Disgusting. She is currently in production with her first feature film KILL YOUR LOVER, co-directing with Keir Siewert - where 'Blue Valentine' meets 'The Fly'. She previously co-created and produced the horror short, RETCH, which has screened at over 30 festivals, including the London Short Film Festival, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and won Best Horror Short at Cinefantasy Film Festival.
Here is a 94-minute collection of terrifying short films from outside the US and Canada.
DENALI - Marina hires the services of Soul Data -- a company that creates digital consciousness through data generated in life -- to contact her deceased father for the hidden location of his safe and its valuables. In Spanish with English subtitles
GOLEM - Cristina is desperate. Her co-star is gone, and she must perform for a very important agent in a matter of hours. Using her skills as an acting coach, Cristina resorts to the only available tool: her assistant, a clumsy and unimaginative robot named Golem. In Spanish with English subtitles
THE NEWCOMER (La Nueva) - Maria is the new teacher who arrives at an old religious school. On her first day, she will have to teach a group of rebellious kids who are part of a detention class. An unexpected event will turn the classroom into a real hell. In Spanish with English subtitles
RESPIRATIONS - In a burning world, wrecked by pollution, a survivor is heading toward his destination. In French with English subtitles
SHINY NEW WORLD - Fifty-year-old Barry is a special kind of cleaner: he cleans crime scenes where demons have wreaked havoc. While making a corporate film about his work, a normal working day for Barry gets out of hand in a bloody way. In Dutch with English subtitles
SUCKER - In a twisted story of co-dependence and body horror, two sisters are pitted against each other by a giant, abhorrent leech creature that uses its mind-controlling influence to puppeteer them from the inside out.
TABLE 8 - An anxiety-ridden man meets his friend for dinner in a shadowy restaurant to share a dark suspicion. At first, his friend doesn't believe him, tries to convince the man there's nothing going on. But the further they get into their midnight conversation, the more they both begin to fear something about this evening isn't quite right. In Dutch with English subtitles
TISTLEBU - As a young urban couple on a working holiday hope to connect with nature at Tistlebu farm, a primordial power comes into play, changing them both forever. In Norwegian with English subtitles
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - Short
Sucker
SUCKER
In a twisted story of co-dependence and body horror, two sisters are pitted against each other by a giant, abhorrent leech creature that uses its mind-controlling influence to puppeteer them from the inside out. To her horror, Sam discovers her sister Caitlin has been infested by a monstrous leech creature that is slowly sucking her life force dry.
Director Biography - Alix Austin
Alix is a British/Swiss Director and Creative Producer - she has a big passion for practical creature effects, lethal sound design & killer soundtracks. Most recently she co-directed the London segment of Horror Anthology Feature ISOLATION (2021) with Keir Siewert, alongside Dennie Gordon and Larry Fessenden. The film celebrated premieres at Frightfest & Screamfest LA. The project was featured on Variety, Rue Morgue, Dread Central and Bloody Disgusting. She is currently in production with her first feature film KILL YOUR LOVER, co-directing with Keir Siewert - where 'Blue Valentine' meets 'The Fly'. She previously co-created and produced the horror short, RETCH, which has screened at over 30 festivals, including the London Short Film Festival, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and won Best Horror Short at Cinefantasy Film Festival.