Here is a 91-minute collection of intense, graphic, and disturbing shorts from around the world.
THE AUTHOR (EL AUTOR) - Martin, a self-centered writer obsessed with his book, Carlos, a devoted young man, and Mayka, 9 month pregnant, are the last people on Earth. After years looking for survivors, Mayka's pregnancy makes them seek shelter in an unsettling house so she can give birth to a baby who could change it all. In Spanish with English subtitles
FILTER - Xiaomei is a heavy user of the beautyCam/filter and cannot extricate herself from the world dressed by the BeautyCam/filter. However, the unexpected visit of her mother forces her to face reality. But what is the reality? In Chinese with English subtitles
THE FOURTH - Eager to celebrate the 4th of July, a group of young black and Latino friends experience a police encounter that shatters the meaning of the holiday.
SHUT - When Jonas visits his father after a long time, he's shocked to find him in a confused state. Has his father's mental state badly deteriorated or is something more sinister going on? In Dutch with English subtitles
IN THE SHADOW OF GOD - As a woman packs up her childhood home following the passing of her father, she comes to learn that there may have been a more sinister threat behind his death, long buried on the grounds of the family home.
INCUBUS - Trapped on a boat, a woman is haunted by fear itself.
THE AUTHOR (EL AUTOR)
Martin, a self-centered writer obsessed with his book, Carlos, a devoted young man, and Mayka, 9 month pregnant, are the last people on Earth. After years looking for survivors, Mayka's pregnancy makes them seek shelter in an unsettling house so she can give birth to a baby who could change it all.
In Spanish with English subtitles
Director Biography - Ignacio Bárcena Martín
Nacho Bárcena worked for 11 years in the advertising sector for important brands such as Mercedes - Benz, Unicef, and Nestle. In 2021 he finished two international Masters, one of Film Direction and the other one of International Fiction Series Script, both of them at the ICdM. As a scriptwriter he was finalist in the Series Concept 2021 of Iberserie with "Crypto" and Top10 Webseries and Special Mention in the Bilbao SeriesLand 2021 Festival with "Disclassified Mockumentaries". "The Author" is his first short film.
- Year2022
- Runtime17 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountrySpain
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorIgnacio Bárcena Martín
- ScreenwriterIgnacio Bárcena Martín
- ProducerNacho Bárcena Martín & Alfredo Lobo Sánchez
- CastFerrán González, Usue Álvarez, Román Reyes
Here is a 91-minute collection of intense, graphic, and disturbing shorts from around the world.
THE AUTHOR (EL AUTOR) - Martin, a self-centered writer obsessed with his book, Carlos, a devoted young man, and Mayka, 9 month pregnant, are the last people on Earth. After years looking for survivors, Mayka's pregnancy makes them seek shelter in an unsettling house so she can give birth to a baby who could change it all. In Spanish with English subtitles
FILTER - Xiaomei is a heavy user of the beautyCam/filter and cannot extricate herself from the world dressed by the BeautyCam/filter. However, the unexpected visit of her mother forces her to face reality. But what is the reality? In Chinese with English subtitles
THE FOURTH - Eager to celebrate the 4th of July, a group of young black and Latino friends experience a police encounter that shatters the meaning of the holiday.
SHUT - When Jonas visits his father after a long time, he's shocked to find him in a confused state. Has his father's mental state badly deteriorated or is something more sinister going on? In Dutch with English subtitles
IN THE SHADOW OF GOD - As a woman packs up her childhood home following the passing of her father, she comes to learn that there may have been a more sinister threat behind his death, long buried on the grounds of the family home.
INCUBUS - Trapped on a boat, a woman is haunted by fear itself.
THE AUTHOR (EL AUTOR)
Martin, a self-centered writer obsessed with his book, Carlos, a devoted young man, and Mayka, 9 month pregnant, are the last people on Earth. After years looking for survivors, Mayka's pregnancy makes them seek shelter in an unsettling house so she can give birth to a baby who could change it all.
In Spanish with English subtitles
Director Biography - Ignacio Bárcena Martín
Nacho Bárcena worked for 11 years in the advertising sector for important brands such as Mercedes - Benz, Unicef, and Nestle. In 2021 he finished two international Masters, one of Film Direction and the other one of International Fiction Series Script, both of them at the ICdM. As a scriptwriter he was finalist in the Series Concept 2021 of Iberserie with "Crypto" and Top10 Webseries and Special Mention in the Bilbao SeriesLand 2021 Festival with "Disclassified Mockumentaries". "The Author" is his first short film.
- Year2022
- Runtime17 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountrySpain
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorIgnacio Bárcena Martín
- ScreenwriterIgnacio Bárcena Martín
- ProducerNacho Bárcena Martín & Alfredo Lobo Sánchez
- CastFerrán González, Usue Álvarez, Román Reyes