Bleak Times

The Man in the Trunk

November 2019 •English

On an otherwise quiet night there is a startling knock at the door. Andrew Tucker answers the door to find an old friend whom he hasn't seen in years. The disheveled and absent friend comes to him with one request: "I need you to come with me but, I can't tell you where we're going." Andrew takes a chance but learns that every answer brings more questions. Nothing good ever comes knocking after midnight and Andrew's nightmare asks how far you would go to help a friend.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

June 1992 •English

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

Solar Beats

October 2008 •French

Walking towards the fire. In a ceaseless stream of light, people, landscapes and objects lead us to mysterious regions. French filmmaker Patrick Bokanowski’s work is hard to classify - and all the richer for it. Together with his wife Michèle, whose musique concrète compositions form the basis of the sound design, Bokanowski offers a prolonged, dense and visually visceral experience of the kind that is rare in cinema today. Difficult to define and locate, its strangeness is quite unique.

Altered States

December 1980 •English

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.

Dirty Love

October 2009 •English

"Three tales of sex and violence presented by TORO LOCO, a blood thirsty, perverted killer cowboy seeking and killing people that starred in some exploitation movie. He is showing his victims the movies before torturing and killing them with a cow skull. The first story deals with two inspectors hunting a cannibal serial killer called "The Tiger". The second is about a 'not-so-devoted' husband interested in having a night of perverted sex with a prostitute in a motel room. The third is a tragical love story between a poor, little man oppressed by his wife and an handsome boy with self-destruction tendencies.

Moondog Airwaves

November 2014 •English

On the stormy night of July 5th, 1995, Trick Stuart works the graveyard shift with his plus-sized pal Meathead at the Delta Kream, a 24HR fast food joint. As they practice their brass band routine, a very unexpected visitor arrives.

DOUGHBOYS

May 2020 •English

Two sweet brothers struggle with madness and starvation when faced with a food shortage in the colorful nightmare they call home.

The Meeting

January 1984 •Ukrainian

An alien decides to find out how much humans actually know about extra-terrestrials. The directorial debut of Mykhailo Titov, a master of chimerical animation of the 80s, is based on the story of the Ukrainian science fiction writer Volodymyr Zayets.

Tiare Peatra

October 2021 •Portuguese

What Happens In Your Brain If You See a German Word Like...?

August 2015 •German

A surreal trip into the world of an extremely long german word.

Beautiful Dreams

September 2025 •English

Samantha Moon, A young woman who lives by herself in the city must confront her past and future through her dreams whilst being stalked by a mysterious entity…

The Hare

January 1976 •Estonian

A short Estonian animation about a rabbit who creates a mechanical being that struggles to navigate a frantic, pop-art world.

Nothing True Over The Moon

Invalid date •English

The story begins with tired eyed freak rocker Danny Feedback facing upheaval: His life’s work, including priceless family heirloom instruments, like his one of a kind transparent luminescent guitar, have disappeared via an overnight heist. Unlike a typical breaking and entering, this crime is fueled by a personal vendetta which is evident by the ransacked music studio, and shrapnel from a couple destroyed artifacts that were obviously left behind to “send a message”.

Tree of Nails

March 2024 •English

A folktale in Los Angeles.

Who's With Me?

April 2021 •English

Marcus, an average young man awakens to find his apartment under quarantine and completely isolated from the outside world. Ominous messages about toxins and evacuations plaster each screen of his various electronic devices, leaving his next door neighbor as the only person he has contact with. Scared, and with few resources, the two try to navigate there way through the indefinite wait - staving off hunger, boredom, and paranoia.

The Wet Road

June 2024 •English

Three survivors travel in the apocalypse while being chased by an unknown man.

The Man in His Eyes

May 2022 •English

A little boy encounters a masked killer every time he closes his eyes...

Tarantella

September 1989 •English

"Tarantella" was an early Super 8 short film directed by Christopher Nolan with his childhood friend Roko Belic. It was made in 1989 while Nolan was studying at University College London. The film aired on "Image Union," a PBS programme in Chicago. It is about the suffering of a young man while he has nightmare about spiders and demons.

The Face Robber

October 2013 •

A mysterious young woman has been horribly attacked by a strange creature that steals faces. Detective Paul F. Gimbal decides to protect her and starts a dark investigation to overcome the dangerous thief who wants to destroy everything.

The Concert

November 1967 •French

A short film by Walerian Borowczyk. Ostensibly a film of a concert given by the round, unassuming Monsieur Kabal and his spiky, terrifying wife, it's actually a cover for their frequent attempts at causing each other extreme physical harm.