NYC HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2023

Virtual Program 6 short2

Expired January 4, 2024 4:45 AM
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9 films in package
Lost in the Sky
In a strange galaxy, a small rescue robot is searching for survivors when he makes a dark discovery, leaving him with a devastating choice. A live-action space adventure made entirely with practical effects using a water tank, a real robot and miniature models. Six years in the making, this is Simon Öster’s directorial debut. Winner of Méliès d'argent for Best European Fantastic Short Film 2023.
A Cotton Moon
A feckless loner uncovers cryptic TV broadcasts of a mysterious deity (Academy Award-nominee Eric Roberts) whose teachings inspire a strange and radical holy awakening.
Queen of the Night
A timid young woman meets a stranger with a dark secret.
Khoby Forever
A Gen Z cautionary tale.....When Khoby gets dumped on her birthday, her friend Erica stages a relationship intervention. Little do they know a real CREEP is about to crash their “party”.
Three Baths
A spiritualist instructs a woman to give her distraught, younger sister three baths to get rid of a malevolent spirit that appears to be moving closer and closer to her.
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At the Window
A young girl wakes at night and looks out over the snow-covered garden where everything lies eerily still. Behind her, her mother lies sick in bed. Suddenly the mother’s dark dream starts to take form in the garden. A hybrid of animation and live action brings to life Helen Adam’s mysterious horror poem.
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Sleep Tight
A young boy struggles to navigate everyday life as his parents battle through their divorce and he faces the trauma caused by his sleep paralysis demon.
No 8 Reporting
Citizens from the well-fed, fenced off city can only venture beyond the walls on a train that distributes humanitarian aid. One reporter is determined to find out what really happens outside the city.
Annihilator
A nihilistic young man develops an obsession with snuff films on the internet. With few prospects in his increasingly bleak life, his obsession begins to take on a new dimension: a desire to star in his own.
In a strange galaxy a small rescue robot dreams of becoming a hero, but in his search for survivors he makes a dark discovery, leaving him with a devastating choice. A space adventure created entirely with practical effects.
  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Premiere
    New York Premiere
  • Note
    Simon Öster is a Swedish director with a knack for handmade crafts and practical effects. He achieved acclaim for his camera work on the Cannes Silver Award-winning Polestar ad in 2019. He also snagged the Swedish Design Award and Publishing Award for his Morakniv commercial in 2020. Simon's cosmic journey began in 2016 when he tinkered with colored liquids in a water tank. This culminated in 'Lost in the Sky, his six-year labor of love and directorial debut, crafted entirely with practical effects.
  • Director
    Simon Öster
  • Screenwriter
    Kevin Gullberg
  • Producer
    Kevin Gullberg
  • Co-Producer
    Olle Tholén, Crazy Pictures