The Shadow of the Cage

Dizzy

April 2023 •English

Dealing with his pill addiction, Jinn suffers from vivid nightmares, featuring a monster that plagues his everyday life.

Cohibeo

January 2025 •English

The wind carries an aspiring healer into a chaotic, virulent parallel world. Paralyzed by a familiar universe that is gradually becoming distorted, she discovers she has the power to stop time.

A Paw Over Dark

May 2023 •English

A washed up actor performs night after night in a grimy theater to a nearly empty audience. However, everything changes when a clueless dog jumps on stage.

HELP

February 2025 •English

A man in need of help eventually receives it, whether he asks for it or not.

The Conarium Of Thanatos

December 2020 •French

Swing

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Abuse is all around us, where do you fit in? Swing is an abstract , stylized dark comedy about abuse. In this short film, escalating abuse is depicted in familiar situations, highlighting how accustomed we have become as both the victims and perpetrators.

The Death Ox

June 2022 •English

An experimental and video art film in which an ox is butchered by a butcher.

4.48 Psychosis

September 2023 •Portuguese

An adaptation of the play "4.48 Psychosis" written by Sarah Kane. The movie consists of scenes that work as a fragmenteded voyage through the mind of a person on a deeply depressive state. Everything is shown in a raw and experimental manner to bring the feelings and emotions in the most pure form to screen.

Subsurface

August 2023 •English

Trapped and alone, a young man must confront the pain he's ignored when he finds himself face-to-face with consequence.

A Minds Abyss

May 2024 •English

Painful memories are unleashed following an act of violent suicide.

Tempo Rubato

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The night before her eighteenth birthday recital, an overworked and undertalented pianist is abducted by three ghouls.

Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes

January 1971 •Portuguese

First film by Julio Bressane shot in exile, "Memoirs" is a film about a man who repeatedly kills the same type of woman in same places, the same way. Filmed on the streets of London.

LIMINAL

December 2021 •Spanish

Clarity

March 2025 •English

"If I can't abandon you, then how can I save you?"

House

August 1977 •Japanese

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest

March 2001 •English

Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.

Terror!

June 2024 •Portuguese

A teenager tests his limits by attending a costume party, where his anxiety manifests itself in the form of a looming shadow.

506

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A strange and dark road trip to destinations unknown.

Cain Rose Up

August 2021 •English

Pigpen has a snore. Bailey has a lot of nerve. And Curt Garrish has a gun.

Atrás de Você

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