Double Blind No. 1
Australia 2015, 1:40 min, The Double Blind Experiments
Five VFX artists set out to test the theory that a line-art technique relying on chance could be applied to a motion piece.
A Peaceful Man
Australia 2015, 4:46 min, Harrison Norris
Beaten within an inch of his life, a peaceful man has a gruesome epiphany through violence.
Something About Silence
Germany 2016, 13:03 min, Patrick Buhr
You are here because you are boring. Let the audio-visual experience sink into your subconscious in order to become more exciting and fashionable.
Dog in The Woods
USA 2019, 5:35 min, Christian Chapman, Paul Jason Hoffman
A downtrodden house dog escapes into the woods at night to follow the psychedelic temptations of the natural world.
Placenta
USA 2019, 1:18 min, Robert Broadhurst
Sacco de Bambino Erotico.
Your Houseplants are Screaming
USA 2022, 7:20 min, Benjamin Roberds
Human houseplants are held captive by a giant plant creature. Confined to their pots, the houseplants struggle to comprehend the horror of being shelf ornaments in a grotesque hell house made of flesh, meat, muscle and bone.
Beyond Noh
USA 2021, 3:55 min, Patrick Smith
Thousands of masks from around the world, at 24 masks per second, brings us along a journey through culture, utility, and deviance.
Platform
Germany 2022, 16:20 min, Steffen Köhn, Johannes Büttner
Is yesterday’s science fiction today’s social documentary? Real stories from gig-workers in the delivery sector intertwine with Neal Stephenson's cyberpunk classic Snow Crash.
Wawd Ahp
USA 2014, 2:44 min, Josh Chertoff
A man raps, cuts his head off, and has sex with it. There is also a cartoon.
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Note: While this short film program runs less than two hours, it is best enjoyed with a rest period due to the visual intensity of the work.
Scarlet Red
Netherlands 2022, 13:16 min, Toon Loenders
A retro-futuristic reinvention of the Edgar Allen Poe story, “The Masque of Red Death.”
Carnal Orient
2016 USA, 8:11 min, Mila Zuo
A cook serves exotic dishes to his hungry, impatient guests. Suddenly the arrival of a mysterious Asian woman re-ignites their insatiable appetite.
Geneva Jacuzzi’s Casket
USA 2022, 6:08, Chris Friend
Kate Shaw is massively frustrated. She has several shipments of experimental Emote Cartridges past due for delivery to the World Wellness Watch, the current one-world government. Kate is going to miss the deadline. Execution is likely.
Ape Sodom
Canada 2016, 14:13 min, Maxwell McCabe
Three degenerates navigate the descending hierarchy of post- consumerist enlightenment.
Perfect Town
Switzerland 2019, 4:25 min, Anaïs Voirol
In search of perfection a city obeys blindly to selection.
Catastrophe Anthem
USA 2021, 8:24 min, Christopher Hewitt
The end of the world isn't going to be an apocalyptic explosion. It's going to be our minds, descending into chaos.
Gwilliam
USA 2016, 6:02 min, Brian Lonano
A recently released criminal is looking for a good time. He can forget his sins but he can never forget… Gwilliam.