Here is a 92-minute collection of PG-13 rated horror, dark fantasy, animation, and sci-fi shorts from around the world.
THE BLACK reCAT - A stop motion adaptation of the novel by Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Black Cat”.
CIMIM - A desert camping trip turns deadly when one of the campers returns to the group to find herself sitting at the campfire.
KAFKA’S DOLL - Inspired by an unproven myth, Kafka's Doll is an animated short film that blends factual research, fiction, fantasy and myth into a single heart-warming story about loss. In Spanish with English subtitles
MIDDLE WATCH - As World War Two draws to a close, a sailor aboard ship in the Indian Ocean must do his duty. Watch must be kept, the horizon scanned for enemy craft and the bubble trails of deadly torpedoes, launched by stealthy submarines. Haunted and scarred by conflict and the loss of fellow shipmates, our sailor's task is the Middle Watch, or the graveyard watch, as old mariners call it. But, as he goes about his duties, in the small hours of the morning, his routine is shattered by an encounter that could tip the balance of his delicate state of mind.
N'XAXAITKW - After moving to a new town, a teenager must navigate peer pressure when her next-door neighbor convinces her to explore a nearby island in search of a legendary lake monster. However, she quickly learns that her new friends might be harboring some secrets and ulterior motives of their own.
SECRET SANTA - Robin is Santa's biggest fan. It's Christmas Eve and Robin has hatched a plan to stow away in Santa's sleigh and hitch a ride to the North Pole. Won't Santa be surprised! But it's Robin who’ll be getting the surprise. Robin is about to find out that you should never meet your heroes.
SOCKS - Theodore watches his favorite after dinner television show but is surprised by it's unexpected ending.
VIRGIL - A lonely preteen stumbles onto an antique PC in the attic of his new home, and begins chatting with another boy named Virgil. However, our young hero soon begins to suspect his new friend may have dark designs.
VRDLK: Family of Vurdulak - VRDLK: (pronounced Vor-Du-Lac) centers around a traveling diplomat that is caught in a snowstorm and forced to take shelter with a poor Serbian family. When the family warns him of “beasts” that hunt in the night, he is quick to dismiss their fears as superstition and fairy tales - a mistake he may not have a chance to make twice. Based on acclaimed writer, Aleksey Tolstoy's 1839 gothic novella, "The Family of The Vourdulak"
THE BLACK reCAT
A stop motion adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Black Cat".
Director Biography - Paolo Gaudio
Born in 1981, he is a director, screenwriter and animator. For years he has been engaged in experimentation with animation techniques such as stop motion, cut out animation and computer graphics. Reveries of a Solitary Stroller marks his debut in the feature film with which he wins 14 international awards. In 2018 he received the Nastro d'Argento as best animated short film for LOONEY FOODZ! He actively collaborates with the Rainbow Academy and with the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome to train new professionals in the sector. In 2019 he directed the Il Giro dell'Horror, a docu-series dedicated to made-in-Italy horror, produced by InGenereCinema.com.
- Year2022
- Runtime6 minutes
- CountryItaly
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorPaolo Gaudio
- ScreenwriterPaolo Gaudio
- ProducerPaolo Gaudio
Here is a 92-minute collection of PG-13 rated horror, dark fantasy, animation, and sci-fi shorts from around the world.
THE BLACK reCAT - A stop motion adaptation of the novel by Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Black Cat”.
CIMIM - A desert camping trip turns deadly when one of the campers returns to the group to find herself sitting at the campfire.
KAFKA’S DOLL - Inspired by an unproven myth, Kafka's Doll is an animated short film that blends factual research, fiction, fantasy and myth into a single heart-warming story about loss. In Spanish with English subtitles
MIDDLE WATCH - As World War Two draws to a close, a sailor aboard ship in the Indian Ocean must do his duty. Watch must be kept, the horizon scanned for enemy craft and the bubble trails of deadly torpedoes, launched by stealthy submarines. Haunted and scarred by conflict and the loss of fellow shipmates, our sailor's task is the Middle Watch, or the graveyard watch, as old mariners call it. But, as he goes about his duties, in the small hours of the morning, his routine is shattered by an encounter that could tip the balance of his delicate state of mind.
N'XAXAITKW - After moving to a new town, a teenager must navigate peer pressure when her next-door neighbor convinces her to explore a nearby island in search of a legendary lake monster. However, she quickly learns that her new friends might be harboring some secrets and ulterior motives of their own.
SECRET SANTA - Robin is Santa's biggest fan. It's Christmas Eve and Robin has hatched a plan to stow away in Santa's sleigh and hitch a ride to the North Pole. Won't Santa be surprised! But it's Robin who’ll be getting the surprise. Robin is about to find out that you should never meet your heroes.
SOCKS - Theodore watches his favorite after dinner television show but is surprised by it's unexpected ending.
VIRGIL - A lonely preteen stumbles onto an antique PC in the attic of his new home, and begins chatting with another boy named Virgil. However, our young hero soon begins to suspect his new friend may have dark designs.
VRDLK: Family of Vurdulak - VRDLK: (pronounced Vor-Du-Lac) centers around a traveling diplomat that is caught in a snowstorm and forced to take shelter with a poor Serbian family. When the family warns him of “beasts” that hunt in the night, he is quick to dismiss their fears as superstition and fairy tales - a mistake he may not have a chance to make twice. Based on acclaimed writer, Aleksey Tolstoy's 1839 gothic novella, "The Family of The Vourdulak"
THE BLACK reCAT
A stop motion adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Black Cat".
Director Biography - Paolo Gaudio
Born in 1981, he is a director, screenwriter and animator. For years he has been engaged in experimentation with animation techniques such as stop motion, cut out animation and computer graphics. Reveries of a Solitary Stroller marks his debut in the feature film with which he wins 14 international awards. In 2018 he received the Nastro d'Argento as best animated short film for LOONEY FOODZ! He actively collaborates with the Rainbow Academy and with the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome to train new professionals in the sector. In 2019 he directed the Il Giro dell'Horror, a docu-series dedicated to made-in-Italy horror, produced by InGenereCinema.com.
- Year2022
- Runtime6 minutes
- CountryItaly
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorPaolo Gaudio
- ScreenwriterPaolo Gaudio
- ProducerPaolo Gaudio