Saturday, November 9 | 10:15am
Where: The Cinema Theater
Tickets: $10 individual
Included with Full Festival Pass, Saturday Pass
Spend your Saturday morning seeing shorts at the Cinema! From fables to fighting, blood to the bizarre, this lineup of amazing short films presents a cross-section of some of the best genre filmmaking from around the world.
11 films | 109 mins
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Toe
Horror | A stop-motion gothic folktale. A starving young boy eats a human toe that he finds in the ground. Later that night, something comes to his bedroom wanting it back.
La Llorona
Horror/Comedy | After a harsh breakup, Pranay decides to ease the pain with a night of heavy drinking. Little does he know that his life is about to change when he encounters a young undead bride looking for revenge.
2019 | India | 23 mins
In Gujarati / Hindi / Marathi
with English subtitles
Writer/Director: H. J. Leonard
Producer: Anusha Vaidya
Cast: Mrinmayee Godbole
Shivam Parekh
Look Twice
Sci-Fi | A night surveillance security guard spots a trespasser on the property, then regrets grabbing their attention once he realizes the intruder is paranormal.
The Original
Sci-Fi | A couple struggles with letting go, dependency, and the extreme choices we are willing to make in pursuit of happiness.
Bar Fight
Action/Horror | When a terrifying machete-wielding cult walks into a bar, one bartender is in for the longest night of his life.
2019 | USA | 5 mins
Writer/Director: Benjamin R. Moody
Producer: Rachel Moody
Fight Choreographer:
Aaron D. Alexander
Cast: Aaron D. Alexander
Donald Brooks
Hector Gonzales
Nelson Nathaniel
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Labrys
Sci-Fi/Action | First dates are always nerve-wracking, especially as you find out more about who the other person truly is.
2019 | USA | 7 mins
Director: BJ Colangelo
Writers: BJ Colangelo
Zach Shildwachter
Cast: Venchise Glenn
Madison Woods
Christopher Marinin
Allison Egan
corruption
Experimental/Horror | With a new apartment, a writer descends into creativity and madness. Part of the 2019 Straight 8 film competition: one super 8 cartridge, no postproduction, filmed in sequence, original audio track composed without seeing the film.
2019 | USA | 4 mins
Writer/Director: Jason Ewert
Cast: KariAnn Christensen
Composer: Peter McKenzie
Five Course Meal
Horror | Mark and Jenny agree to take part in a mysterious experiment for money. Things get exceptionally messy.
2019 | Canada | 6 mins
Writer/Director/Editor:
James Cadden
Producers: Rebecca Bell
Bannister Bergen
Aron Levitz
Eric Lehrman
Cast: Melissa Kwasek
Murray Farnell
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Capitán Kinesis
Fantasy | Sebastián is a retired superhero who lives alone in a small flat. He leads a quiet life and it's been ages since he last used his powers, but an unexpected visit puts his world at risk.
2019 | Spain | 11 mins
In Spanish
with English Subtitles
Writer/Director: Carles Jofre
Producer: Francisco Jiménez
Cast: Jaume Pla
Eduard Josep Gómez
Pepe Mediavilla
Stari Grad (Old Town)
Sci-Fi/Fantasy | A boy, hiding from artillery fire, makes a wish for peace, with unexpected results.
ROCHESTER FILMMAKER
2018 | USA/Croatia | 9 mins
In Croatian
with English Subtitles
Writer/Director: Jack Beck
Producer: Barbara Beros
Cast: Franjo Gadzic
T.J. Borrelli
Marin Speranda
The Boogeywoman
Horror | In the fever of her first period, a curious teenager is drawn to her small town’s local legend, only to find that the “Boogeywoman” is flesh and blood—the mother she never had.