A terrible phone call in the middle of the night shakes Laura's world. Meanwhile, little Ainara plays in her room. The appearance of an unknown being? It will test the mental and emotional stability of the two sisters. Director's Bio Tony Morales was born in Málaga. Studied Film and Video Production in Madrid (I.E.S. La Director’s Arboleda). Lover of genre cinema since very young age. In 2014 he shot his first short film, “Ku”, with which he obtained 11 international selections. His second short film, “Hada”, achieves more than 260 selections and 60 international awards, including: Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Telluride Horror Show, Fantasporto, NYC Horror Film Festival, Nightmares Film Festival, Les Enfants terribles, Comicpalooza Film Festival and FilmQuest. In 2017 he went back to behind the cameras and filmed the legendary CreepyPasta “Black Eyed Child”, whose world premiere was held in the prestigious Fantasporto, had a great tour of festivals with more than 90 selections and more than 20 international awards. His latest work, “Abracitos“, is Tony Morales’ most complex project to date. It had its “World Premiere” at the Fantasia International Film Festival and its “American Premiere” at the Fantastic Fest.Abracitos has had one of the best starts of a short film in horror genre festivals of the last decade, including runs in Screamfest Horror Film Festival, The Overlook Film Festival, Popcorn Frights, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, iHorror Film Festival, Telluride Horror Show, Nightmare Film Festival, Morbid Film Fest, New York City Horror Film Festival, etc. Abracitos won the award for the Scariest Short Film at both The Overlook Film Festival and the Popcorn Frights Film Festival, the Bronze Audience Award for Best International Short at the Fantasia International Film Festival and has also been nominated several times for the Melies D’Argent.

ABRACITOS

TARTARUS is a fantastic drama where common characters face an extraordinary situation. The presence of evil between us and the fortuitous and unexpected of life as the backdrop for a story that speaks of our condition as humans and in a changing and unexpected world.

TARTARUS

After a self-destructive bender, Rebecca receives a threatening phone call from her "beloved." She begins to fear that before the night is through, she'll have to face the consequences of her actions.

PARCHED

Anna and Dylan meet on a dating app, and the two begin a budding relationship. As their chemistry progresses, we begin to see there is more to this seemingly chance encounter than we were originally led to believe. One thing's for sure — someone is getting an axe to the face.

AXE TO THE FACE

Victor and Connor, two unlikely allies, have a big problem on their hands - a body in their trunk, and the dire need to keep that body hidden from the organized crime family that they work for.

BANJANXED

Two old friends take a trip down memory lane, but they are not alone – there’s someone there who never left.

OUZO AND BLACKCURRANT

When a wheelchair-bound teen is put to bed by his overly attached father, he complains about personal space. However, when the lights go out, he'll soon discover that it's not the bed bugs that bite!

SLEEP TIGHT

A selfish man sells the soul of his unborn child to Satan in exchange for forcing his wife to make guacamole for him. Things go wrong... Director's Bio David Bornstein is a writer and director, and an elusive SoCal native. Born and raised in Laguna Hills, California, he resides in Eagle Rock, the sleepy northeast corner of Los Angeles. An alumnus of Saddleback College and University of Arizona’s film programs, David has directed and written over half a dozen short films and sketches. David’s short film A King’s Betrayal was released to critical acclaim, screening in over 40 film festivals, including a placing as a finalist in the Francis Ford Coppola Short Film Competition, and was selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick, among other accolades.

UNHOLY ‘MOLE

Two young siblings (Mia, 15 and Max, 6) must take care of their dangerously ill parent and protect each other from the outside world during a pandemic. Director's Bio Sean Tretta is a writer/producer for television. This film was shot entirely under COVID-19 quarantine by Sean, his wife Tiffany Shepis-Tretta, their children, and several socially-distant cameos by horror veterans/friends.

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