A Short Film About My House

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.

Begotten

June 1991 •English

Begotten is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the (re)birth of nature on a barren earth.

Presence

January 2025 •English

A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The presence is about to disrupt their lives in unimaginable ways.

Inland Empire

December 2006 •English

As a Hollywood actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.

The Scary Movie

January 1993 •English

Martina and Sonja, cross-dress in vampire capes and werewolf claws, re-enacting familiar horror tropes. A corresponding soundtrack of stock screams and "scary" music suggests that the girls' toying with gender roles and power dynamics may have dire consequences.

Shapeless Tracking

Invalid date •Spanish

Inside a computer a space-time is revealed in which image and sound become numbers and motion manifests as rhythm, flow and chaos. This tracking and integration experiment removes the superficial identity of video to detect kinetic disturbances in everyday environment.

Normal Porn for Normal People

May 2020 •English

"Normal Porn for Normal People" is an appropriated media piece that explores our societal need to consume violence for entertainment. The film offers a satirical commentary on the romanticizing and normalization of violent imagery, while observing the link to commercial consumerism that exploits human sexuality, while simultaneously demonizing it. Interview segments echo our endless need to devour salacious content by venerating both real and fictional violence. Sexuality and sexual images remain a convenient scapegoat that facilitate a continued avoidance regarding the impact that the glorification of violence has within American culture.

The Hunched Donkey

August 2009 •Spanish

After his mother's death, a young man edits the family's home videos to bring back her image. As he delves into the occult he begins to reveal the paradoxical magic of memories and cinema.

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July 2024 •English

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Friend of the World

August 2020 •English

After a catastrophic global war, a young filmmaker awakens in the carnage and seeks refuge in the only other survivor: an eccentric, ideologically opposed figure of the United States military. Together, they brave the toxic landscape in search of safety... and answers.

"DOG" a short film by shinrabit

September 2014 •English

A short film about creation and how it doesn't always go to plan.

Menschen in Gespensterkostümen

May 2024 •German

Doll

Invalid date •English

On Halloween night, an unexpected guest arrives, to reclaim the doll.

Cain Rose Up

August 2021 •English

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

Beyond Doubt

Invalid date •English

Upon becoming aware of an ancestor guilty of several cruel acts who bore a striking resemblance to himself, a man begins to fear he too could be capable of similar sadistic deeds.

Toxoplasma

May 2025 •English

In the aftermath of his father's death, a young man navigates a developing relationship with a brain-eating parasite.

A Visual Poem

June 2024 •

Surreal environments take center stage in this visual odyssey.

GRIS

April 2024 •Portuguese

How to Make Sourdough Bread

Invalid date •English

A troubled woman demonstrates how to bake whole grain, stone-milled sourdough bread.

A Train Arrives

October 2024 •German

A woman is chased by the wind of an arriving train. What follows is a visual ride – the camera becomes a protagonist of the film itself. The levels of inner film reality and the film material influence each other more and more to the point of physical destruction.