Phantasmic

Arcadian

April 2024 •English

In the near future, on a decimated Earth, Paul and his twin sons face terror at night when ferocious creatures awaken. When Paul is nearly killed, the boys come up with a plan for survival, using everything their father taught them to keep him alive.

A Drowning Man

October 2001 •Japanese

Tokio finds his wife Kumiko drowned in the bathtub one night. He lifts the telephone handset to call an ambulance but hesitates. Instead, he takes a cup of coffee before empting the bathtub and carrying Kumiko to the couch. When he wakes up after a nigh of heavy drinking, he finds himself in bed. Kumiko enters the room and asks how he is.

Asceso

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Angst

January 2022 •Arabic

A surreal depiction of anxiety.

Switch On

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Switch On is a short horror film that juggles questions about the pressures the modern-day education system places on young students and the effects this has on them. The heart of the story is Alexander, a young student plagued by insomnia and anxiety, who tries to retain his sanity under the pressure of a looming exam.

Melia

June 2023 •French

A little girl sees her anxieties manifesting themselves during her sleep.

How to Be Alone

March 2019 •English

When her husband leaves for a night shift, a woman battles physical manifestations of her repressed fears and desires.

Stage Fright

May 2022 •English

"Stage Fright" tells the story of Natalia Swan, who on the night of her first big concert develops an overwhelming feeling of stage fright.

BZRK

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Anders’ rage is on the precipice of taking control, fearing he’ll succumb to his violent visions, he seeks the help of a psychiatrist whose mediation methods awaken a power within him. Short film that screened at Chicago Horror Film Festival 2025. Won Best Horror Director.

Hi! You Are Currently Being Recorded

June 2024 •English

On a trip to Los Angeles to visit a new flame, Anna finds herself lost, stoned and alone… or is she?

Behind Closed Doors

April 2025 •English

An anxiety-ridden teenager searches for connection at a high school party, until an unexpected connection finds him instead.

FRENCHY

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Drama student Bethany McKabe is starring in a student short film helmed by her friends that’s being shot over Halloween. The premise being what would happen if a costumed killer came after their friend Bethany.

MARA

November 2021 •English

Mara, an exhausted, anxious insomniac, is continuously plagued by familiar looking visions.

La stanza buia

July 2019 •Italian

Caio

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A young digital influencer, struggling with his own traumas and social pressures, faces a crisis of identity and loneliness as he tries to reconnect with life and discover a path to redemption.

Do All Primate Infants Cry?

June 2025 •English

Marina, after a nervous breakdown, comes face-to-face with herself and explores all the things she could have become. The short film is the second part of "House at the End of the World".

Obscure

November 2021 •Portuguese

Obscure is a short film that addresses, through a personal narrative, the director's first contact with depression and anxiety.

Reflexes

May 2023 •Swedish

Coming home one night, a girl discovers a strange growth inside her mouth and struggles to ask for help as it grows at an alarming rate.

Stomach It

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While struggling to emotionally detach from the deceased, a crime scene cleaner believes a monstrous presence is toying with him.

Tempo Rubato

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